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Market Monday: Join a CSA

Remember my dream… The one where I live at Chez Panisse? I fantasize about homesteading some day, growing glorious produce, raising chickens and milking our own cow. But for now my bucolic little rêve is satisfied with weekly baskets of farm fresh produce from our CSA. CSA stands for Community Sustained (or Supported) Agriculture which is a fancy way of…
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Roasted Romano Beans

Look what came in my CSA basket today! A big bag of Romano beans.  Maybe you know them as Italian green beans or pole beans.  I’m going to toss these in a little olive oil with some garlic, chives and red pepper flakes and roast them for an addictive appetizer tonight.  Oh and see the red carrots in the background?…
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Community Sustained Agriculture!

It’s here! It’s here! Our first bushel of the season.  For those of you hanging around the cafe long enough, you know I’m a huge fan of Community Sustained Agriculture (CSA) and we are blessed to be part of Tecolote Farms.  Our weekly baskets of fresh picked produce began today and for the next several months, each Monday, I will…
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Tomato Basil Salad

What’s your favorite lunch?  My favorite spring and summer lunch is hands down tomatoes tossed with basil, olive oil, and a splash of balsamic vinegar. Husband’s garden is beginning to show glimpses of the seeds he’s planted.  It won’t be long until our backyard bears the fruit of his labor and our CSA begins delivering bushels of freshly, hand picked…
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Alice Waters’ Coleslaw

I have a wonderful reoccurring dream where I live at Chez Panisse.  Sometimes in my dream I’m Fanny, Alice’s daughter who literally grew up at her mother’s famous restaurant in Berkeley.  Sometimes I’m one of the fortunate chefs under Alice’s tutelage.  But the dreamiest of all dreams is when I’m simply a guest at a cozy table downstairs with a…
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