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Comment on Embanata, the Sicilian Tradition by Cathy

Cathy — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 19:54:57 +0000

We make our embanada filling with:
Cut leaf spinach
oil cured olives
minced garlic
chuncks of pecorino Romano
grated parmesean cheeses
The cheeses replaces salt
olive oil

Comment on Embanata, the Sicilian Tradition by Janine

Janine — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 18:29:38 +0000

Hi. Thanks so much for posting this. My Nana was from Sicily and always made “banatas” as she called it, at Christmastime. I have her recipe, but I have wanted to see who else out there makes this. My Nana’s recipe left out the potatoes but included pine nuts . My favorite Christmas food!

Comment on Hot Sauce Recipe by Luke

Luke — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 15:59:58 +0000

Hello Jennifer. Essentially, when you first start stewing the peppers and other ingredients, they should be in the liquid but not all of the ingredients will be submerged. The liquid level should cover about 1/2 to 2/3 of the ingredients. As you stew them, the liquid level will rise. To get the right consistency, I end up cooking the sauce down for about 4 hours or so at medium temp after running everything through the food mill. It comes down to preference, the longer you cook the sauce down, the thicker it will get. I’ve even done some batches overnight to make sauce that is spreadable. I hope that helps

Comment on Hot Sauce Recipe by Jennifer

Jennifer — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 05:38:25 +0000

Luke – what do you mean “your peppers should be above the level of liquid?” – They should be floating? Or truly sitting above the water – as in, not touching the water. I’ve tried making hot sauce in the past but haven’t gotten the consistency I’ve been looking for – so was always curious how you made yours.

Comment on Home Grown Food Challenge – 2012 by Halloween Scary Pizza recipe | Sweet Local Farm

Halloween Scary Pizza recipe | Sweet Local Farm — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 22:08:51 +0000

[...] to Melanie for submitting this Home Grown Food Challenge recipe. This suggested combination of ingredients was surely a challenge…Jalapeno, Jerusalem [...]

Comment on Home Grown Food Challenge – 2012 by Spaghetti Squash Stir Fry Recipe | Sweet Local Farm

Spaghetti Squash Stir Fry Recipe | Sweet Local Farm — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 22:01:03 +0000

[...] to Lindsay for submitting this Home Grown Food Challenge recipe. Up until this point, I had only made spaghetti squash with tomato sauce, which I had grown [...]

Comment on Home Grown Food Challenge – 2012 by Butternut Squash Apple Soup Recipe | Sweet Local Farm

Butternut Squash Apple Soup Recipe | Sweet Local Farm — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 22:02:17 +0000

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Comment on Herb Spiral Update by Joyce

Joyce — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 14:15:22 +0000

Thanks for the wonderful pics and instructions; great inspiration

Comment on Grape Trellis update by Janet

Janet — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 13:30:11 +0000

Would love to have a grape arbor! Love your photos!

Comment on A Fruitless Year by small farms matter big

small farms matter big — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 01:35:22 +0000

Fruitless years suck. I’m with you there, friend. And having just read your About page, I know your grandmothers are, too. When they read over your post, they’ll say, shaking their heads, “Goddamn. How many years was it, Grandpa, that we went fruitless…?”