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Butter Braised Leeks with Parmesan and Thyme
This recipe makes the MOST delicious #leeks you have EVER tasted. The dish is savory, delicate and loaded with umami flavors. Serve with your favorite beef or chicken recipe. Recipe below or at www.verysmartideas.com
Ingredients:
6-8 medium leeks, about 2lbs, trimmed and rinsed clean
1/2 cup dry white wine, such as Sauvignon Blanc�1 cup chicken or vegetable broth
2 Tbsps cold, unsalted butter, cut into slices
1 tsp fresh thyme leaves
1/2 cup parmesan or pecorino or cheese, grated
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
Directions:
�Step 1. Trim dark-green tops and roots from the leeks then cut in half lengthwise. Remove any tough, bruised outer layers. Hold the leeks to keep them intact and rinse them under running water and drain.
Step 2. In an oven proof pan or cast iron skillet, arrange the leeks in a single layer, close together, with the cut sides up.
Step 3. Add the wine to a small pan and boil for a minute and then add the broth and bring to a simmer. Sprinkle the leeks with kosher salt and a few good cranks of freshly ground pepper.
Step 4. Evenly distribute the slices of butter on top of the leeks and sprinkle the thyme leaves. Cover the pan or skillet with a lid and simmer for 40-45 minutes. Add additional broth if necessary.
�Step 5. Uncover and continue simmering for 15-20 minutes or until the leeks are tender and the broth has reduced by half or more.
Preheat broiler to high
Step 5. Sprinkle the leeks with the pecorino or parmesan cheese and broil for 3-5 minutes or until browned and bubbly.
Add additional salt and freshly ground pepper to taste.
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Butter Braised Leeks with Parmesan and Thyme
This recipe makes the MOST delicious #leeks you have EVER tasted. The dish is savory, delicate and loaded with umami flavors. Serve with your favorite beef or chicken recipe. Recipe below or at www.verysmartideas.com
Ingredients:
6-8 medium leeks, about 2lbs, trimmed and rinsed clean
1/2 cup dry white wine, such as Sauvignon Blanc�1 cup chicken or vegetable broth
2 Tbsps cold, unsalted butter, cut into slices
1 tsp fresh thyme leaves
1/2 cup parmesan or pecorino or cheese, grated
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
Directions:
�Step 1. Trim dark-green tops and roots from the leeks then cut in half lengthwise. Remove any tough, bruised outer layers. Hold the leeks to keep them intact and rinse them under running water and drain.
Step 2. In an oven proof pan or cast iron skillet, arrange the leeks in a single layer, close together, with the cut sides up.
Step 3. Add the wine to a small pan and boil for a minute and then add the broth and bring to a simmer. Sprinkle the leeks with kosher salt and a few good cranks of freshly ground pepper.
Step 4. Evenly distribute the slices of butter on top of the leeks and sprinkle the thyme leaves. Cover the pan or skillet with a lid and simmer for 40-45 minutes. Add additional broth if necessary.
�Step 5. Uncover and continue simmering for 15-20 minutes or until the leeks are tender and the broth has reduced by half or more.
Preheat broiler to high
Step 5. Sprinkle the leeks with the pecorino or parmesan cheese and broil for 3-5 minutes or until browned and bubbly.
Add additional salt and freshly ground pepper to taste.
#verysmartideas #easyrecipes #Cookinglessons #umami #gardentotable #organicgardening #veggies #cookingvideos
What to do with your UNbloomed Orchid between blooms. Perfect tip to add a little extra ZHUZH to your holidays!
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What to do with your UNbloomed Orchid between blooms. Perfect tip to add a little extra ZHUZH to your holidays!
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Well, Mother Nature won the fight. What the conifer rust and Japanese beetles didn’t munch, the chipmunks finished. One of the hardest parts of growing an organic garden is losing crops like my beloved apples to pests and disease. Apples require so many sprays and pesticides, which I will not use in my garden. Foolishly, I thought I could keep on top of Mother Nature, but she won🌏🍎
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Well, Mother Nature won the fight. What the conifer rust and Japanese beetles didn’t munch, the chipmunks finished. One of the hardest parts of growing an organic garden is losing crops like my beloved apples to pests and disease. Apples require so many sprays and pesticides, which I will not use in my garden. Foolishly, I thought I could keep on top of Mother Nature, but she won🌏🍎
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Roasted tomatoes to use for later! Roast them in the oven with some salt (i like to add a little parmesan too) and once they are roasted and cooled, freeze them in a freezer bag and use throughout the year! Fresh seasonal tomatoes at your fingertips :D
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Roasted tomatoes to use for later! Roast them in the oven with some salt (i like to add a little parmesan too) and once they are roasted and cooled, freeze them in a freezer bag and use throughout the year! Fresh seasonal tomatoes at your fingertips :D
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Creamy Zucchini Pasta that will blow your 🤯! It is so darn good and I used a ton of zucchini’s from my garden this summer. #growwhatyoueat
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Creamy Zucchini Pasta that will blow your 🤯! It is so darn good and I used a ton of zucchini’s from my garden this summer. #growwhatyoueat
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Panzanella, aka bread salad. Typically you use torn bread and mix it in with whatever veggies you’d like! Toss with a deliicous dressing and it is a hardier comforting salad, perfect for fall. Here I used grilled peaches, homegrown tomatoes, basil, and pine nuts with a sweet and tangy dressing, kind of like a tangier oily balsamic dressing.
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#tomatoes #panzanella #homegrown #grilledpeaches #gardeningtips #makelifedelicious #myrecipes #verysmartideas #homemade #homecooking #homecook #cookwithme #bioniccook #cookingmama #onehandedcook #onehanded #easyrecipes #doubledutyrecipes #seasonalcooking #bionicers #bionicfoodie #bionicwoman #bionicmom
Panzanella, aka bread salad. Typically you use torn bread and mix it in with whatever veggies you’d like! Toss with a deliicous dressing and it is a hardier comforting salad, perfect for fall. Here I used grilled peaches, homegrown tomatoes, basil, and pine nuts with a sweet and tangy dressing, kind of like a tangier oily balsamic dressing.
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#tomatoes #panzanella #homegrown #grilledpeaches #gardeningtips #makelifedelicious #myrecipes #verysmartideas #homemade #homecooking #homecook #cookwithme #bioniccook #cookingmama #onehandedcook #onehanded #easyrecipes #doubledutyrecipes #seasonalcooking #bionicers #bionicfoodie #bionicwoman #bionicmom
Caprese Salad with homegrown tomatoes, homemade cashew burrata cheese, and fresh picked basil from the garden! Does it get any better than this? Just another tomato recipe to use up all the tomatoes you have from this summer’s crop. Find the recipe on www.verysmartideas.com!
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#tomatoes #caprese #homegrown #homemade #fresh #veganburrata #vegancheese #gardeningtips #makelifedelicious #myrecipes #verysmartideas #homemade #homecooking #homecook #cookwithme #bioniccook #cookingmama #onehandedcook #onehanded #easyrecipes #doubledutyrecipes #seasonalcooking #bionicers #bionicfoodie #bionicwoman #bionicmom
Caprese Salad with homegrown tomatoes, homemade cashew burrata cheese, and fresh picked basil from the garden! Does it get any better than this? Just another tomato recipe to use up all the tomatoes you have from this summer’s crop. Find the recipe on www.verysmartideas.com!
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#tomatoes #caprese #homegrown #homemade #fresh #veganburrata #vegancheese #gardeningtips #makelifedelicious #myrecipes #verysmartideas #homemade #homecooking #homecook #cookwithme #bioniccook #cookingmama #onehandedcook #onehanded #easyrecipes #doubledutyrecipes #seasonalcooking #bionicers #bionicfoodie #bionicwoman #bionicmom
When I look at the food I’m able to grow and share with my friends and family, I’m over come with gratitude, and reminded of how blessed i am every day❤️
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When I look at the food I’m able to grow and share with my friends and family, I’m over come with gratitude, and reminded of how blessed i am every day❤️
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Zucchini’s are overflowing in my garden, here are some of my favorite ways to use them! Find the recipes is a very smartideas.com/zucchini
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Zucchini’s are overflowing in my garden, here are some of my favorite ways to use them! Find the recipes is a very smartideas.com/zucchini
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Gardening season in Chicago is sadly coming to an end, which means it is time to focus on tasks that will create a successful garden for next year, like cleaning my garden tools!
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Gardening season in Chicago is sadly coming to an end, which means it is time to focus on tasks that will create a successful garden for next year, like cleaning my garden tools!
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#verysmartideas #gardentips #gardeningtips #cleanyourtools #summercleanup #fallbeginning #gardencloseout #summerisalmostover #cleaningtips #cleaning #reels
REbloom your Orchid! 🌸 part four 🖖🏼!
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REbloom your Orchid! 🌸 part four 🖖🏼!
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Great money saving gardening tip for your fall planters!
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Great money saving gardening tip for your fall planters!
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REbloom your Orchid! 🌸 part 3☝🏼+✌🏽
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REbloom your Orchid! 🌸 part 3☝🏼+✌🏽
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REbloom your Orchid! 🌸 part two✌🏽
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REbloom your Orchid! 🌸 part two✌🏽
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REbloom your Orchid! 🌸 part one☝🏼
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REbloom your Orchid! 🌸 part one☝🏼
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A tip for a fellow gardener who is tired of bending over for every task 😂
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A tip for a fellow gardener who is tired of bending over for every task 😂
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