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Goat Cheese Tomato Toast

August 16, 2017 by Gretchen Blazer Thompson

This is one of those magical “non-recipes, recipes.” Goat cheese tomato toast sounds so simple, but when you use fresh summer tomatoes and good bread, this is something you’ll end up dreaming about. I used heirloom tomatoes, which I think have a deeper, more complex flavor, but fresh on-the vine tomatoes would work great as well. The sweetness of the tomatoes, creaminess of the goat cheese, crunchy-ness of the toast, all topped with olive oil, sea salt, and pepper make the perfect combination.

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Garlic Scape Butter

August 11, 2017 by Gretchen Blazer Thompson

Have you ever had a garlic scape? The first time I ever saw them was at a farmers market a few years ago. The women who sold them to me said they were kind of like a cross between garlic and green onions. Now this is something I can get behind! I bought them, but then was at at loss of what to make, so I gave them to Rich’s aunt. She was familiar with garlic scapes and said she fried potatoes on the stove with them. Genius!

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“Grown Up” Croutons

July 17, 2017 by Gretchen Blazer Thompson

When I was little I would beg my mom to let me take croutons as a snack to school. No salad, just croutons. They weren’t even the good croutons, they were the cardboard-like ones you would get in the salad dressing aisle at the grocery store. I still have the same affinity for croutons, but now, its for golden, crunchy, homemade ones.

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