Month: June 2015

Tips for Grilling Vegetables and a Recipe for Grilled Vegetable Vinaigrette

Tips for Grilling Vegetables and a Recipe for Grilled Vegetable Vinaigrette

Grilled vegetables are best when kept simple – allowing their true flavors to burst through. They are especially nice when tossed with a light dressing just before serving, like the basic vinaigrette below. Grilled Vegetables Tips On the grill – keep it simple. Quick cooking over high heat. Just salt and pepper, and 

Spinach, Parmesan, and Ricotta Ravioli

Spinach, Parmesan, and Ricotta Ravioli

This ravioli filling uses your fresh spinach with ricotta and Parmesan cheeses.

Spinach, Parmesan, and Ricotta Ravioli
Author: Renee Shelton
Ingredients
  • 1/2 pound fresh spinach parboiled or sauteed, drained, squeezed, chopped
  • 1/2 pound ricotta cheese
  • 1 cup Parmesan fresh grated
  • 2 eggs
  • Seasonings to taste: Salt pepper, allspice, nutmeg
Instructions
  1. Place spinach, ricotta, parmesan, and eggs in a mixing bowl. Sprinkle with seasonings to taste. Mix until combined.
  2. Place spoonfuls of filling in straight rows on fresh pasta sheets, about 2 inches apart. Brush a little egg wash in between the filling mounds. Place another pasta sheet over the top. Press down between the mounds to seal the sheets together. Cut between the mounds with a fluted cutter to separate the ravioli.
  3. Allow to stand for about 20 minutes, and then boil for 5 minutes in salted water just until done.
  4. Drain; serve.
Field Trips: Leucadia Encinitas Farmers’ Market

Field Trips: Leucadia Encinitas Farmers’ Market

Field Trips – Leucadia Encinitas Farmers’ Market

Location, Hours, Map

  • What: Leucadia/Encinitas Farmers’ Market and Art Fair
  • Where: Paul Ecke Elementary School, Encinitas, CA, 92024
  • When: Sundays 10 am – 2 pm

Source: Farm Bureau San Diego County

Highlights below of this farmers market.

 

Leucadia Encinitas Farmers' Market | Cultivatetoplate.com

Leucadia Encinitas Farmers' Market | Cultivatetoplate.com

Leucadia Encinitas Farmers' Market | Cultivatetoplate.com

Leucadia Encinitas Farmers' Market | Cultivatetoplate.com

Leucadia Encinitas Farmers' Market | Cultivatetoplate.com

 

Salsa de Chile Rojo Recipe Using Dried Ancho and Pequin Chiles

Salsa de Chile Rojo Recipe Using Dried Ancho and Pequin Chiles

Use your dried Ancho and Pequin chiles for this hot sauce.

Salsa de Chile Rojo
Author: Renee Shelton
Ingredients
  • 5 dried Ancho chiles
  • 1 cup boiling water
  • 1 dried pequin chile
  • 3 medium tomatoes peeled, seeded and chopped
  • 1/2 cup chopped yellow onion
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
  • 1/2 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
  • Salt and black pepper to taste
Instructions
  1. Pull the stems of the Ancho chiles and remove the seeds while rinsing them off under cold running water. Place in a bowl and pour the boiling water over them. Soak for about half an hour. Pour out all but 1/4 cup of the soaking liquid. Place the soaked Ancho chiles, crumbled up pequin chile, and the reserved 1/4 cup soaking liquid in a blender with the tomatoes, onions, and garlic. Blend until smooth.
  2. Heat the oil in a large skillet until moderately hot. Add in the chile puree and cook, stirring constantly, for about 5 minutes.
  3. Remove from heat, and add the rest of the ingredients. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
  4. Serve chilled. The hot salsa will keep for about 3 days tightly covered in the fridge if making ahead of time.