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Mango Salsa
This salsa is an excellent accompaniment to grilled chicken, fish and pork. If you want to serve with bbq pork or brisket, I recommend trying a minced...
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Solveig Cooney
Solveig runs our Cooking Department in the summers and is here to give you her best recipes all year long!
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Quinoa Sweet Potato Cakes with Avocado Lime Mousse
Yields approximately 10 cakes Ingredients: 2 medium baked sweet potatoes (skins discarded) 2 C cooked quinoa 2 scallions, chopped 2 garlic cloves, mi...
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Romaine Chopped Salad
Yields approximately 6-8 servings Salad Ingredients: 1 large head romaine lettuce, chopped into bite size pieces 2 large tomatoes, diced small 1 larg...
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Thai Chopped Salad
Yields approximately 6-8 servings Dressing Ingredients: 1 can low-fat coconut milk 1/4 C sunflower or soybean butter 2 t yellow curry powder 2 cloves...
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Vitamix Tomato Soup
Yields approximately 5-6 Cups One of our counselors suggested adding tomato soup to our crepe class to complement the grilled cheese crepes. It was a ...
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Balsamic Strawberries and Blueberry Jam
Roasted Balsamic Strawberries Rinse and hull one pint of strawberries. Slice in half and then in quarters. Add 1 tablespoon of honey and 2 T of balsa...
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Squash Biscuits
Yields approximately 36-40 mini or 20-24 large biscuits We served the biscuits with caramelized shallots, goat cheese, brie and blueberry chia jam. Th...
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Juices
Here are a few juices the girls came up with. Remember that juicing can need tweaking as each fruit and vegetable may yield different volumes. Sunrise...
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Madeleines
Yields approximately 12 Ingredients: 1/2 c (2 oz./60 g) cake flour 1/2 t baking powder 1 egg 1/4 c (2 oz./60 g) granulated sugar 1 t fresh lemon juic...
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Chocolate Frosted Doughnuts
Yields 12 plus donuts Doughnut Ingredients: 1 c garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained 1/2 c unsweetened almond milk (or soy or rice)* 3/4 t baking powde...
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Bread Pudding
Yields approximately 6-8 servings Ingredients: 4 c bread, cubed or torn 2 eggs, beaten 2 c milk 1⁄4 c butter, melted 1⁄2 c sugar 1 t cinnamon 1 T Van...
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Pot Stickers
Yields approximately 24 Dumpling Ingredients: 24 square wonton wraps 4 ounces ground meat/shrimp 2 T water chestnuts, minced 1 egg white 1 t fresh gi...
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Panzanella
Yields 4-6 Servings. Salad Ingredients: 1 day old 1 1/2 # loaf of French or Italian Bread 1 pound tomatoes, cut bite sized 1 medium cucumber, cut bit...
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Andrea’s Meatballs
Yields approximately 25 medium meatballs. Ingredients: 3⁄4 lb ground beef 1⁄4 lb ground pork 1-2 eggs, beaten 3⁄4 c breadcrumbs 1⁄2 c grated Parmesan...
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Fresh Pasta
Yields approximately 6 servings (about 1 pound) Ingredients: 2 1/2 c unbleached all-purpose or “00” flour, plus more as needed 1/4 t fine sea salt 4 ...
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Napa Apple Slaw with Crunchy Topping & Lemon Vinaigrette
Yields approximately 8-10 servings. Topping Ingredients: 1 T butter 1 packet ramen noodles, uncooked and crushed 1 T sesame seeds 1/4 c sunflower ker...
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Baked Chicken Bites with Ranch Dressing & Honey Mustard
Yields 4-6 servings. Ingredients: 6 oz (approx 2 large) skinless boneless chicken breasts cut into even bite sized pieces 2 t evoo 1/2 c Italian seas...
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The Perfect Omelette
Believe it or not, the girls did not use a recipe to make their own omelettes. Some girls paired together and made a two-egg omelette, some made their...
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Chocolate Ganache
Yields approximately 1.5 Cups. Ingredients: 6 oz (185g) chocolate chips (we used both semi-sweet and bittersweet) 2 T (28g) butter 1⁄2 c (4 fl. oz./1...
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Lemon Curd
Yields approximately 3.5 Cups Ingredients: 5 large eggs 1⁄2 c fresh lemon juice Zest of 3 lemons 1.5 c granulated sugar 1⁄8 t salt 1⁄2 c unsalted but...
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Savory Greens and Cheese Grilled Crepes
Ingredients: 1 large bunch chard, kale, spinach, or collard greens (mixed works, too) enough for 6 C shredded 3 scant T fresh dill (do not substitute...
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Crepes Three Ways
We served our basic crepes with lemon curd and chocolate ganache. In addition, we made a greens and cheese filling and grilled them for a fun savory t...
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Peperonata Basil Bites
This recipe was inspired by lots of basil and peppers from Farm and Garden and Chef Steven Satterfield. His restaurant, Miller Union, is located in At...
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Gooey Squash Brownies
Ingredients: 2 c all-purpose flour 1/2 c good quality cocoa powder 1 1/2 t baking soda 1 t salt 1/2 c vegetable oil 1 1/2 c sugar 2 t vanilla extract...
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Fudgie Hemp Balls
Makes approximately 6 balls. Ingredients: 8 Pitted medjool dates 1 heaping tablespoon cocoa powder, or carob (the higher the quality, the better the ...
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Greystone Peach Chutney
Yields approximately 2 Cups. 1 T evoo 1⁄2 C finely diced yellow onion 2 T finely diced red pepper 1 T finely chopped jalapeno pepper, seeds included ...
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Lemon Chicken
Ingredients: 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts 1⁄2 C flour salt and pepper 4 T salted butter 2 T olive oil 1⁄4 c lemon juice* 1⁄4 c white gra...
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Funfetti Cupcakes (from scratch!)
Yields 30+ regular size cupcakes. Ingredients for Cupcakes: 1.75 C cake flour 210g 1.25 C all-purpose flour 150g (NOTE: FOR GLUTEN FREE WE USED 2.5 C...
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Andrew Cooney’s Pad Thai
Ingredients: 1⁄2 lb rice noodles 1⁄4 c salted peanuts, finely chopped 1 T sugar 1⁄2 t grated lime peel Topping: 2 T fish sauce 2 T lime juice 1 1⁄2...
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Charred Hummus
Don’t be afraid to let the food processor (we used the Vitamix) run the full 2 minutes. It’s one of the keys to supersmooth, aerated hummus. This reci...