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Pesto Genovese with Green Beans, Roasted Tomatoes, Yukon Gold Potatoes, and Basil Burrata

Date: July 19, 2021 / By Nancy Olah

One of the joys of summer is growing my own basil – which means that fresh Pesto Genovese is always an option for dinner.  My favorite way to turn pesto into a full-blown meal worthy of company is to add cubed Yukon Gold potatoes, stringless green beans, and oven roasted tomatoes, before topping my ...

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Enhancing Quorn Turk’y Roast for your Thanksgiving Table

Date: November 20, 2017 / By Nancy Olah

If you've read my blog before, you know that  Quorn  Turk'y Roast  is my go-to plant-based protein  for holiday dinners.  And I'm always trying to find new ways to make it more appealing to carnivores. A couple of years ago, I created a marinade that included  extra virgin olive oil, maple syrup, ...

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Get Your Greens with Chimichurri Sauce

Date: April 11, 2017 / By Nancy Olah

  I discovered this weekend that making chimichurri sauce is even easier than making pesto. This potent fresh green sauce from Argentina combines fresh basil, mint, flat leaf parsley, and cilantro with olive oil, lemon, and garlic and can be made in less than five minutes in a food ...

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Fresher Produce Means Less Waste

Date: May 2, 2016 / By Nancy Olah

In a previous post on the problem of global food waste, I admitted that the very first place to eliminate food waste is in your own kitchen. I have a bad habit of seeing so much wonderful produce at the Charlotte Regional Farmers Market that I tend to overbuy on Saturday mornings. I also try to ...

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Why Forcing Students to Eat Vegetables Backfired

Date: October 7, 2015 / By Nancy Olah

Was anyone besides me not surprised to learn that students are throwing away more of their vegetables and fruits now that schools are required to include them in school lunches? Researchers found that students were throwing away fruits and veggies at a rate that was 56% higher than before the foods ...

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Autumn Fix for Pesto Lovers

Date: November 7, 2014 / By Nancy Olah

I don’t know about you, but I LOVE pesto. That’s why we grow so much basil in our herb garden every summer. Only this year’s basil crop was disappointing – to say the least. I don’t know what it was about our Carolina weather, but I had the worst basil crop I’ve had in the past two ...

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Herb Gardening Made Easy

Date: April 14, 2014 / By Nancy Olah

I've been lazy about my posts because I've been outside gardening! My first Herb Gardening Made Easy class was a big hit at the York Public Library on April 5th.  People asked great questions and enjoyed taking home samples of my dried herbs, like rosemary, tarragon, oregano, and Bay ...

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Are Four Extra Steps Needed To Make Great Pesto?

Date: March 28, 2014 / By Nancy Olah

As a veteran pesto maker (35+ years and counting), I was intrigued by  Cook’s Illustrated’s promise of gentler, more well-balanced pesto, without the “bite” of raw garlic. After making their recipe tonight, I have to tell you to not waste your time. My pesto takes about 20 minutes to make – Cook’s ...

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