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Cucumber chick pea salad

Heirloom Tomato, Cucumber & Chickpea Salad
By Categories: Featured, Gluten-Free, Paleo, Salads, Sides, Summer Produce, Tomatoes, Vegetarian/Vegan Tags: , ,

Last summer, a friend brought an amazing cucumber, chickpea and heirloom tomato salad to a barbecue picnic. I asked for the recipe and she said she never really follows one – she just throws together a few simple ingredients and it makes for this incredible combination. I’ve made it a few times since then and…

Cultivating Greens and Making An Easy Arugula Salad
By Categories: Gardening Advice: Vegetables, Fruits & Herbs, Leafy Greens, Locally Grown, Recipes, Salads, Seasonal, Summer Produce

Despite chilly, rainy days in the recent weeks of early spring, May will soon be showing us the brighter and warmer days which are perfect for planting garden greens. When it comes to cultivating different kinds of leafy greens to join into your meals, Robyn Jasko of Kutztown has the perfect background to give great…

Top 10 Reasons to Bring Leek Dishes to a Memorial Day Picnic
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10. Leeks are versatile and can easily swap with onions in any recipe, but their flavor is mild, earthy and unique.  Leeks are in the same family as garlic and onions (and, for that matter, lilies!), so they have a bulb shape that might look familiar, even if you’ve never prepared leeks before. 9.  Leeks…