Last week, Chris came back from an unsupervised day in Santa Barbara with a giant box full of oranges from a roadside stand (it was $11!). We are on a serious orange kick in my …
Author: aucellc
Recipes, Food Stories, Adventures, and Other Musings
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Recipe: Fresh Orange Sherbet
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Recipe: Springtime Orzo with Peas
We received our first spring CSA box last week, which contained the most beautiful shelling peas for us to enjoy. I was inspired to make a nice orzo with peas to use these little gems …
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Recipe: The Ultimate Cucumber Sandwich
Nothing says summer like an abundance of cucumbers, and this sandwich really warmed me up for the season. If all goes according to plan, we should be getting lots of cucumbers from both our garden …
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Recipe: Ultimate Hidden Veggie Turkey Meatballs
Now that gardening season is in full swing, it’s officially time to clear out my freezer of last year’s frozen zucchini jam to make space for this year’s zucchini haul that will be gracing our …
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Recipe: Cumin Carrots
I got my second covid vaccine over the weekend – which was super exciting, although it did make me pretty sick (that means it worked!). So, in my times of trying to relax while feeling …
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California City Guides: For Excellent Ice Cream and Art on the Central Coast, Visit Harmony, CA
A few weeks ago, Chris and I took a little day trip up to San Simeon to go for some hikes on the beach and explore a new part of the Central Coast. It was …
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Recipe: Soy Maple Tofu
Now that I’m back to working full time (no more Work from Home lunches for me!), I’m back on the meal-prep bandwagon for my lunches. While adjusting to everything in my new job has been …
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Recipe: Par-Baked and Frozen Sourdough Pizza Crusts
Chris and I have been really enjoying perfecting our bulk baking and freezing method for home-made sourdough pizza crusts, and I’m so pleased to report that we have finally landed on an awesome method that works …
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Recipe: Taco Meat with Hidden Veggies
This idea came to me last night when I was thinking about dinner, and about our garden, and about zucchini. We had planned to make taco salad for dinner, which has genuinely become a fan …
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3.16.21 Garden Update – Let the Spring Planting Begin!
We’re finally getting the last of the rainy season and the colder lows are hovering around the mid-40s, which means its finally time to start planting here in Southern California! Over the weekend, we put …
