Succulent and Sublime; Fennel pairs with Chicken Two Ways!

Fennel is a wondrous vegetable. It’s aniseed flavor makes a delightful addition to a salad thinly sliced and crunchy. Once cooked, it takes on a sweet, licorice flavor. There are many parts to fennel that are used in cooking such as fennel pollen derived from the small flowers of wild fennel. Dried fennel seed is an aromatic, anise-flavored spice used in Italian sausage. Then you … Read more Succulent and Sublime; Fennel pairs with Chicken Two Ways!

A Twist on a Traditional Panzanella Salad with Fresh Peas and Fennel

Panzanella Salad is an Italian bread salad usually made with rustic bread and tomatoes. It is popular in the summer when tomatoes are ripe and juicy lending moisture to the crisp chunks of hearty bread. Since tomatoes are not in season yet, this salad boasts the wonders of spring with fresh spinach, peas and fennel. This dish is super fresh and healthy as the vegetables are … Read more A Twist on a Traditional Panzanella Salad with Fresh Peas and Fennel

A Creamy Blue Cheese Sauce with Brussels Sprouts, Fennel and Bacon

Looking for something a little different for your Thanksgiving vegetable side dish? Well look no further. This amazing casserole of roasted vegetables and bacon are covered with a succulent, creamy blue cheese sauce which creates a side dish that pairs wonderfully with roast turkey! If you are hosting a small gathering, you can serve it in individual casseroles or ramekins. For a large group, assemble it … Read more A Creamy Blue Cheese Sauce with Brussels Sprouts, Fennel and Bacon

An unusual Spice Rub on this Salmon wakes up your Tastebuds!

Salmon offers a huge amount of health benefits. It provides us with a natural source of Omega 3’s which are much easier for the body to utilize than getting them from flaxseeds, hemp seeds or walnuts. You need to be sufficient in vitamin B6, magnesium and zinc for your body to make the enzymatic conversion from plant sources. Salmon is also very low in mercury as they … Read more An unusual Spice Rub on this Salmon wakes up your Tastebuds!

Greek Yogurt and Smoked Trout turn this Bean Salad into something Extraordinary!

You may have made a bean salad in the past and if not, you’ve surely eaten one. They are usually healthy and somewhat tasty, but often unexciting. However, if you combine these fantastic fresh Talley Farms French green and wax beans with the ingredients in this salad, you will have something utterly extraordinary! The base salad is made with a mixture of three beans; French … Read more Greek Yogurt and Smoked Trout turn this Bean Salad into something Extraordinary!

What Do I Do With All These Veggies?

Have you ever found yourself with a stash of unused veggies in your fridge and wondered what to do with such an assortment? Well, I certainly have. Since I cook mostly for two on a daily basis, I find that there are portions of this and that left in my veggie drawer that I just don’t want to waste. So, what do I do … Read more What Do I Do With All These Veggies?

Smooth and Subtle describes this delectable Carrot & Fennel Soup!

My Valentine’s feast needed a romantic, elegant soup to start the meal. With sweet orange carrots and fresh tasty fennel from my Talley Farms Fresh Harvest CSA box, I was stocked with the essentials for this smooth and subtle, purely delectable Carrot & Fennel Soup! The key to this soup is to slowly cook the vegetables to allow them to reach a deep rich flavor. You want … Read more Smooth and Subtle describes this delectable Carrot & Fennel Soup!

Food That is Almost Too Pretty to Eat!

An explosion in natural color, this food is almost too pretty to eat! Packed with vitamins and antioxidants, and brimming with flavor is my Citrus, Beet & Fennel Salad. Adapted from Bon Appetit, it is a salad to delight your senses. Simple to prepare, and can be done in stages. I roasted the beets a day ahead; cooled, peeled and sliced them to store in the refrigerator overnight. … Read more Food That is Almost Too Pretty to Eat!

Orange Scented Roasted Veggies are the Best!

I was so excited to receive two incredible and perfectly fresh fennel bulbs in my Talley Farms Fresh Harvest CSA box this week! The stalks were adorned with oodles of beautiful fronds. Since I had also received a pound of fresh brussels sprouts and a bag of navel oranges from Johnston Farms, I decided to combine them all into a wonderful dish of Orange Scented … Read more Orange Scented Roasted Veggies are the Best!

A Simple Mediterranean Vegetable Feast!

I wanted to try a new recipe using my Talley Farms Fresh Harvest CSA sweet potatoes and I came across a recipe from Inspiralized that had been adapted from Food Network to incorporate spiralized sweet potatoes. It creates a simple Mediterranean vegetable feast and was a perfect use for them! Roasted Fennel with Sweet Potato Noodles, Charred Tomatoes, Olives and Pecorino. I love roasted … Read more A Simple Mediterranean Vegetable Feast!