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Welcome to March – the Month of Greens
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Three Wishes for You
A round-up of Leprechaun donuts
Recipe : Cherry Chocolate Baked Donuts
A touch of green in every meal
Recipe: Salmon Friday Feast
A new green victory food garden
Recipe: Italian Spinach Soup
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“March came in like a lion but is leaving like a lamb.” Do you feel the excitement? The ground is thawing; greens are starting to grow. Days are getting longer. It’s time to think about planting your own little victory food garden in your yard or even inside your house.
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The Month of Greens
Health Benefits of Leafy Greens
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Leprechaun’s Cherry Chocolate Baked Donuts
Tart sweet cherries, a little chocolate, and oven baked
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About the Recipe: Would you love to have a little donut, frosted with sweet dark chocolate? These are easy to make, uses softened dried cherries for a sweet tart flavor, and are dotted with tiny chocolate chips. Serve them frosted with melted dark or white chocolate and don’t forget a few sprinkles for the spirit. Have fun!
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Salmon Friday Feast
A five star rated salmon dinner with Mideastern flavor
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About the Recipe: The salmon is mouthwatering, sauced in sweet garlic tomato sauce, enriched with cherry tomatoes, carrot ribbons, and a generous amount of cilantro. One taste will have you awarding it a five-star rating and begging for an encore.
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Cherry Chocolate Baked Donuts
Tart sweet cherries, a little chocolate, and oven baked
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About the Recipe: Would you love to have a little donut, frosted with sweet dark chocolate? These are easy to make, uses softened dried cherries for a sweet tart flavor, and are dotted with tiny chocolate chips. Serve them frosted with melted dark or white chocolate and don’t forget a few sprinkles for the spirit. Have fun!
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Italian Spinach Soup
Great flavor, vibrant green color, and a healthy choice
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About the Recipe: Year round spinach is a popular ingredient used in cooking. The spring season, however, provides an extra incentive with spinach’s young tender leaves and savory sweet flavor to add it to recipes. This soup combines caramelized onion-flavored broth with Italian seasoning, swirling with roasted red peppers and plenty of Popeye’s favorite veggie, spinach. Add a crunchy garnish of croutons, almonds, and shaved Parmesan cheese. It’s a vegetarian dish that is hearty enough to serve for dinner with crunchy slices of Artisan bread.
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Acadia Tucker
We asked Acadia Tucker to stop by and give us a few hints on growing food without a yard. Her books are a call to action to citizen gardeners everywhere, and lay the groundwork for planting an organic, regenerative garden. Even in your own kitchen.
Acadia lives on the East Coast and grows hops to support locally sourced craft beer in New England. She is the author of Growing Good Food and Growing Perennial Foods, which is a field guide to raising resilient herbs, fruits, & vegetables. Her just-released book is Tiny Victory Gardens: Growing food without a backyard. Acadia is a Rodale Institute Ambassador on regenerative agriculture.
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Climate activist and farmer Acadia Tucker fell in love with container gardening after glimpsing its potential to produce food―lots of food. By applying select growing practices, and managing for square inches rather than square feet, she has come up with instructions for growing a small-scale farm in your patio, on your stoop, or in your dining room
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This is a handbook for growing a Victory Garden when the enemy is global warming. Acadia Tucker, a carbon farmer and gardener, invites us to think of gardening as civic action. By building carbon-rich soil, even in a backyard-sized patch, we can capture greenhouse gases and mitigate climate change, all while growing nutritious food
These books are available through Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and fine bookstores across the country.
Copy of Acadia Tucker’s Recipe: Butternut Squash and Sage Risotto
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A World of Greens
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Spring Party Pea Salad
Three different kinds of peas celebrate spring in a salad
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About the Recipe: This recipe celebrates tender young spring peas. All the different kinds of fresh peas combine, adding their own special flavors. Bright red radishes add an attractive color addition as well as a zesty flavor combo. The dressing under the salad creates a delicious fresh taste to accompany the garden-fresh salad.
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Pan Pan Pork ‘n Pasta
Make ahead steps solve the quick dinner problem
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About the Recipe: Lightly spiced peanut flavored sauce with chunks of ground pork is served over rice noodles. The pork and vegetables are cooked using a stir-fry pan, making preparation quick and easy. If you like a spicier dish, just add more red pepper flakes and chili sauce. Pickled fresh cucumbers and onions add a refreshing note to the thick sauce.
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Green Garden Relish Avocado Hummus
Creamy hummus swirls with spring herbs and green relish
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About the Recipe: The creamy avocado hummus is flavored with fresh spring herbs, peppers, and topped with sweet pickle relish. You won’t believe how delicious this is! It brings spring and summer fun right into your life. We like to serve it with homemade tortilla chips, sausage, and veggie sticks.
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Chimichurri Grilled Steak Dinner
It’s time to use those fresh herbs for delicious sauces
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About the Recipe: Chimichurri sauce is a zesty marinade or sauce made with parsley or cilantro. It uses lots of garlic, olive oil, vinegar, and chili peppers. The fresh flavor is like a barbecue herb sauce and adds a spicy flavor to the grilled steak. A tasty addition is Pepper Jack Potatoes, flavored with sweet and spicy peppers.
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Mafroom with Tangy Tomato Sauce
Meat stuffed potatoes cooked in flavorful tomato sauce
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About the Recipe: This name of the recipe has several different spellings, which include Mafrum, Mafroom, and Mafroum. It is traditionally simmered in a covered pot with the potato “almost” sliced in half and the slit filled with meat. It is a North African/Middle Eastern dish that is often served in Jewish homes. Covered with a delicious tomato sauce, it takes a little time to make but is a complete meal in one dish.
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Shredded Pork Stroganoff Style
Serve with Golden Potato Cauliflower Mash
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About the Recipe: Stroganoff is usually served as a beef dish, but for this recipe we used pork loin. Cooked in an Instant Pot, the meat is very tender and full of flavor. Serve with mashed potatoes/cauliflower and smothered with a thick yogurt cream gravy. It’s full of old-fashioned flavor and uses your favorite Instant Pot.
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Spring Garden Risotto
Earthy sage pairs beautifully with caramelized squash
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About the Recipe: Celebrate! Spring is coming. Mix up a pot of Italian risotto with vegetable broth until rich, creamy consistency. Stir in some spring onions and baby peas. Add a touch of Parmesan cheese and fresh tender asparagus.
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Sesame Crusted Halibut
Extra crunchy Asian inspired dish that’s a little spicy, sweet, and tangy
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About the Recipe: The juicy halibut is crusted with toasty sesame seeds and served with a sauce that is a little spicy, sweet, and tangy. Crunchy coleslaw, flavored with sweet oranges, makes a delicious companion dish.
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Spicy Salmon with Orange Peppered Vinaigrette
Sweet rosy oranges with peppered relish top healthy salmon dinner
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About the Recipe: The combination of sweet oranges with red pepper relish is amazing. It adds an attractive sparkle to the hot spiced salmon. Use sweet oranges or blood oranges, if available, for a unique flavor blend and spectacular color,
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Chocolate Crusted “Aussie Down Under” Dessert
Fresh kiwi fruit flavors the creamy light minty filling
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About the Recipe: The tart creamy taste is unique, blended with just a touch of mint. The chocolate crust perfectly complements the flavors with a chocolate pistachios crunch. The best part is that it is filled with some extra “good-for-you” ingredients.
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Crustless Creamy Mini Apple Pies
Would you like to have warm apple pie in 10 minutes?
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About the Recipe: There is nothing more delightful than warm apple pie dessert. Since this dessert doesn’t have a crust, it’s easy to prepare in the microwave in just 6 minutes. Nothing could be easier or more delicious. Add a border of your favorite toasted nuts for a flavorful crunch.
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