One of the important requirements for learning how to cook is that you also learn how to eat.”
— Julia Child
These simple and delicious recipes use seasonal produce and ingredients often found in your weekly grocery bags. They also include some of Chef Poppy’s favorite recipes from her Grey Bears cooking classes and offer informative nutritional facts. Buon Appetito!
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Three Sisters Succotash & Wild Rice Salad
Chef Poppy writes: “Because I’m taking a class about Native American agriculture, our la…
Roasted Romanesco
Romanesco cauliflower (also known as romanesco broccoli or just romanesco) is a cruciferous veggie a…
Parsley and Bulgur Salad (tabbouleh)
Tabouli salad or Tabbouleh is a simple Mediterranean salad of very finely chopped vegetables, lots o…
California Succotash (with Tarragon)
Chef Poppy calls this dish California Succotash because you can add more than the traditional lima b…
Vegetarian Red Borscht (Beet Soup)
Your weekly grocery bags often include beets, so we offer this simple and delicious recipe for class…
Veggie Stock, Butternut Squash Soup and Mushroom Onion Galette
Chef Poppy’s Roasted Vegetable Stock Yield: about 6 cups Time: 1 hour 30 m If you don’t …
Chef Poppy’s Plum Cobbler
The plums on the trees in my neighborhood are ready and ripe. My neighbor gave me these gorgeous and…
Red Curry Lentils with Sweet Potatoes and Spinach & more
Feels like spring is here, the blossoms are blooming. However, the spring vegetables have not yet ar…
Warming Winter Recipe
Try these winter warming recipes from Chef Poppy’s last cooking class. “In our last clas…
Chef Poppy’s Kitchari and Kale recipes
Kitchari is of Indian origin and associated with Ayurvedic Cooking, a holistic cooking method based …
Oh Pears!
You’ll find pears in your brown bag this month. Pears are rich in important antioxidants, flav…
Fall Sautés from Chef Poppy
Now that our beautiful summer is waning into fall, it’s important to eat all of the healthy ve…
The Star was Pasta
Chef Poppy writes: “After my eventful expedition to Italy, it was no secret that pasta would …
Irish Soda Bread and Kitcharie
Chef Poppy’s Irish Soda Bread This bread is a wonderful staple in my home. It is quick because there…
Pesto Pasta and Summer Squash
Chef Poppy’s Pesto You’ll need a Cuisinart for this, although it can be made in a mortar…
Mixed Pepper Ricotta Toast
Chef Poppy began last month’s cooking class feast by modifying a New York Times recipe for Mix…