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Spinach & Shroom Pizza

June 15, 2025 by Chris

For this pizza… we smear a thin layer of “Coppola’s Marinara” on the surface of the dough before adding the rest of the ingredients. If you don’t make your own marinara, we suggest you try…

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Filed Under: Pizza, Sage Advice Tagged With: cheese, pizza, spring, vegetables

Celebrating Earth Day with ‘Mean Green’ Salsa Verde

May 7, 2021 by Chris

Delicately poached wild salmon is on the menu for this special Earth Day episode! Zest your tastebuds with two simple recipe building blocks: freshly squeezed lemon juice and salsa verde. (02:00) We’re remixing this rustic,…

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Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: herbs, salmon, spring, vegetables

Compote, Compost and Cooking with ‘Ruthless’ Rhubarb

April 21, 2021 by Chris

Spring has sprung, and rhubarb has won! In this episode, the versatile ingredient will be broken down … to a compote! Is it a veggie or fruit? How is it used in both sweet and…

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Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: ecofriendly, garden, herbs, spring

Marrying the Seasons

April 7, 2021 by Chris

Spring is here, the gardens are budding, and our taste buds are fired up for Season 2 of We’re Cookin’! In this second season premiere, we’re serving a springtime medley of flavor and fun, featuring…

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Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: garden, lamb, spring, vinaigrette

Marrying the Seasons…

July 9, 2019 by Chris

Farm markets are a great way to learn about what’s “in season” and “where food comes from”.  And colorful flavor is everything in a dish. Here we married spring and summer by prepping asparagus with…

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Filed Under: Sage Advice Tagged With: pasta, spring, summer, vegetables

Lemon Plugged Roast Chicken

March 21, 2016 by Chris

Seasoned with Maldon, ground peppercorns and fresh Rosemary, smeared with olive oil and plugged with a lemon… we roasted our 4 pound chicken in a Lodge cast iron skillet at 400 degrees F on the 2nd to…

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: carrots, chicken, entree, kale, poultry, spring, vegetables

Air Drying Spinach…

April 27, 2013 by Chris

For those of you who take our classes… you’ve learned about rinsing and air drying your produce before putting it in the fridge… We get home from the market and spread a large beach towel…

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Filed Under: Sage Advice Tagged With: snapshot, spring

Prepping Leeks…

February 18, 2012 by Chris

Our recipe for “Creamy Leeks & Slow Roasted Tomato Bruschetta” is posted below but first you’ll have to do the hard part… clean your leeks. Do so in advance and store your prepped leeks in…

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Filed Under: Building Blocks Tagged With: appetizer, fall, leeks, spring, vegetables

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