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Recipes & Fresh Food Tips
Recipes
Apples, Baked
Apple Crisp
Apple, Chunky Apple Sauce
Asian Stir Fry
Asparagus, Roasted Asparagus
Asparagus, Wrapped Asparagus Appetizer Basil, Basil and Spinach Quiche
Beans, Braised with Greens
Beef Curry
Beef, Irv's Famous Burgers
Beef Kabobs
Beef, Pot Roast
Beef Roast with Freshly Prepared Horseradish
Beet Curry Soup Beets, Lithuanian Beet Salad
Beets, Roasted Beets and Goat Cheese Salad
Berries, Mom's Berry Roll
Berries, Strawberry Yogurt Dessert
Brussel Sprouts, Carmelized Brussel Sprouts
Burdock, Spicy Braised Gobo
Cabbage & Carrots
Cabbage Rolls
Cabbage with Mixed Greens Salad with Tangy Herb Vinaigrette
Carrots, Grandma Phyllis's Carrot Latkes
Carrot Pudding
Chicken, Baked cut-up Chicken
Chicken Cacciatore
Chicken Croquettes
Chicken, Grilled Beer-Can Chicken
Chicken, Grilled Whole
Chicken, Roasted Chicken with Swiss Chard
Chicken, Savory Chicken Chicken Soup, Home-Made Chili Coleslaw
Collards, Quick Southern Style Cornbread with Sorghum
Egg, Farm Egg Frittata
Eggplant, Caponata
Eggplant Cakes
Fennel & Mushroom, Fast Saute of Fennel and Mushrooms
Fennel & Mushroom Pasta
Fruit, Fresh Fruit Compote
Garlic Scapes Pesto Goat Cheese, Savory Goat Cheese Tart with Leeks
Guacamole
Jambalaya
Kale Bean Soup
Kale, Portuguese Kale Soup: Caldo Verde
Kale, Penne with Kale and Beans
Kohlrabi, Kohl Slaw, Kohlrabi Fries, Mashed Kohl
Kohlrabi Puree
Lamb, Moussaka
Leek, Creamy Leek and Potato Soup
Macaroni & Cheese with Cauliflower, Mushrooms, Peas
Meat or Tofu/Tempeh Marinade with Sorghum Multi Colored Spaghetti Salad Mushroom, Molly's Mushroom Soup
Mushroom, Tomato Sauce with Portobello Mushrooms and Taleggio Mushroom Patties, Fries, Salad
Pasta Primavera
Peach Cobbler
Peppers, Stuffed Red
Pizza with Polenta Crust
Pizza, Lia's
Polenta and Root Vegetable Casserole
Portobello Mushrooms and Peppers, Grilled
Potatoes, Grandma Phyllis's Potato Latkes
Potatoes, Old Fashioned Scalloped Potatoes
Potatoes, Roasted Potatoes and Herbs
Pumpkin Pie
Ratatouille
Rhubarb Crisp
Rhubarb Pie
Roasted Root Vegetables
Root Vegetable Curry
Root Vegetable Soup
Salad, Greek Salad
Shepherd's Pie
Sloppy Joe's with Beef or Tempeh
Soup Base Soup With a Cream
Soup With Pureed Vegetables
Spanish Rice
Spinach, Irv's Creamed Spinach
Spinach Pancakes
Sunchoke Soup
Swiss Chard, Baked Cheese Polenta with Swiss Chard
Tacos with Ground Beef, Ground Turkey or Tempeh
Tilapia with Spinach and Quinoa
Tilapia, Tilapia with Spinach Pecan Pesto
Tofu, Sweet Chili Lime w/ Collards & Quinoa
Tomatillo, Roasted Tomatillo Salsa
Tomatoes, Stuffed
Turkey
Turkey Cabbage Soup
Veal Picatta
Vegetable Chowder
Vinaigrette, Amy's Tarragon Vinaigrette
Zucchini Patties
Zucchini Quiche
Zucchini Stuffed with Ground Beef
Fresh Food Tips
Beets
Berries
Burdock
Cabbage
Carrots
Chicken
Cranberries
Eggplant
Daikon
Fruits & Vegetables Garlic Scapes
Herbs & Vegetables
Hibiscus
Kohlrabi
Mushrooms
Parsnips
Patties
Rosemary
Saute Greens
Soups
Spinach
Sweet Corn
Squash
Tilapia
Articles, Research & Educational Links
Whenever we find an article of particular interest on health issues related to local and organic food we’ll place it here.You can also check out the Organic Consumers Association http://www.organicconsumers.org/ which publishes interesting and topical reports.
Local Food Connections
There are many not-for-profit organizations and associations involved in healthy food issues. Some of the groups we know about are listed below:
· Seven Generations Ahead http://www.sevengenerationsahead.org/ · Slow Food Chicago http://www.slowfoodchicago.org/ · Sustain http://www.sustainusa.org/ · The Land Connection http://www.thelandconnection.org/
· The CSA Learning Center http://www.csalearningcenter.org/
· Purple Asparagus email info@purpleasparagus.org for info about kid related food events
There are many fabulous restaurants in the Chicago area that incorporate local and organic food into their offerings. Here’s some we know about:
Blackbird http://www.blackbirdrestaurant.com/ Bistro Campagne http://www.metromix.com/ for review Campagnola http://www.metromix.com/ for review Green Zebra http://www.greenzebrachicago.com/ Lula Café http://www.lulacafe.com/ North Pond http://www.northpondrestaurant.com/ The Chicago Diner http://www.veggiediner.com/
Uncommon Ground http://www.uncommonground.com/
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