Very Good Recipes of Greens from Out of the Ordinary

There are 22 Greens recipes on the blog Out of the Ordinary. (815 on all the blogs)

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Masa crusted potatoes with smoky red beans and greens, and honey-lime avocado cucumber salsa Masa crusted potatoes with smoky red beans and greens, and honey-lime avocado cucumber salsa By Out of the Ordinary 06/11/13 19:44 One of the delightful things about my disintegrating eyesight is that when I read I’m no longer confined to the actual words on the page. When I read without glasses, who knows what the book really says? Not me! So … Continue reading →
Savory almond cake with toasted beets, beet greens, goat cheese and asparagus Savory almond cake with toasted beets, beet greens, goat cheese and asparagus By Out of the Ordinary 06/06/13 19:34 Last night we went to Isaac’s poetry cafe. I’ve got to start wearing dark glasses and a veil to these things, because I find them so moving that by the end I’m a puddle, despite my cynical and cantankerous nature. … Continue reading →
Empanadas with greens, chickpeas and cranberries Empanadas with greens, chickpeas and cranberries By Out of the Ordinary 05/24/13 20:48 I’ve been thinking about the way our world changes, and specifically about the way people bring about that change. Our history as humans is a pattern of progress and change, progress and change. We’ll head blindly in one direction, unable … Continue reading...
Pumpkinseed, green vegetable, and cheddar soup Pumpkinseed, green vegetable, and cheddar soup By Out of the Ordinary 04/04/13 20:47 I spent the morning cleaning. Let me tell you why that’s interesting. It’s not! It’s not interesting at all, to anyone! Cleaning is dull and tedious and repetitive, and it’s only satisfying if you’re good at it, which I’m not. … Continue reading →
Sage roasted butter beans and greens with raisins and pine nuts Sage roasted butter beans and greens with raisins and pine nuts By Out of the Ordinary 03/10/13 16:02 It was a night under the stars! That’s what the school dance was called, and, funnily enough, as we walked home I’d never seen the stars so bright and clear over our tinsy little metropolis. The stars were cool and … Continue reading →
Greens, white bean and potato soup & more Eliza Greens, white bean and potato soup & more Eliza By Out of the Ordinary 10/27/12 17:15 If you cast your memory back to last weekend, you may recall that we’re going to share a story in these virtual pages in serial format. It’s time for our second installment of Eliza and Hyssop! Someday it will have … Continue reading →
Beet green, black bean, pumpkin and cashew curry with roasted beet kofta Beet green, black bean, pumpkin and cashew curry with roasted beet kofta By Out of the Ordinary 10/26/12 21:42 While we walked to school the other day, Isaac told me that recess isn’t fun anymore because two of his friends won’t play with him. He said “sometimes I feel like I don’t exist at all.” It gave me such … Continue reading →
Greens, olives & pecan tart Greens, olives & pecan tart By Out of the Ordinary 10/18/12 18:40 Malcolm and Isaac did some free writing in school. Isaac said that he wrote about Clio, our puppy. He wrote that she was mostly housebroken. It’s sweet that he loves her, and he’s “writing what he knows,” which is the … Continue reading →
Green tomato tarte tatin revisited Green tomato tarte tatin revisited By Out of the Ordinary 09/14/12 20:06 Well! October 11th will mark the one year anniversary of this blog! How time flies. We’ll be celebrating with a spectacular fireworks display and a regatta along the delaware. It’s silly how addicted to it I’ve become! It’s silly how … Continue reading...
Fried green tomato pakoras and cilantro, tamarind, almond sauce Fried green tomato pakoras and cilantro, tamarind, almond sauce By Out of the Ordinary 09/11/12 17:50 September 11, 2001 was a perfect golden day, just like today. We had just moved to the town we now live in from Boston. It felt like coming home. I felt as glowingly hopeful as the weather. And then, of … Continue reading →
Zucchini, green pea, feta, & mint paté and zucchini with tarragon and hazelnuts Zucchini, green pea, feta, & mint paté and zucchini with tarragon and hazelnuts By Out of the Ordinary 08/28/12 22:35 It can be hard to stay cheerful when you’re a waitress. Many restaurant patrons are as needy and particular as toddlers, and they’re not always nice about making their needs known. I slip into horribly bitchy crankiness sometimes, as a … Continue reading...
Beet & goat cheese roulade filled with greens and pinenuts Beet & goat cheese roulade filled with greens and pinenuts By Out of the Ordinary 07/20/12 19:18 I’m feeling a little dull and blue today, for no reason whatsoever! It’s a funny thing about feeling blue, because it’s not really a bad feeling, as I use the term. It’s a contemplative, slightly melancholy feeling. But there are … Continue reading →
Greens, potatoes, & tomatoes and patatas bravas with almond aioli Greens, potatoes, & tomatoes and patatas bravas with almond aioli By Out of the Ordinary 07/15/12 17:52 My friend Laura recently posted a picture of her son jumping into a swimming pool. He looks wonderfully happy, as boys do jumping into swimming pools. You can see his shadow on the water. He’s in the air! I love … Continue reading →
Greens with lime, honey & fresh basil Greens with lime, honey & fresh basil By Out of the Ordinary 05/31/12 02:23 People come up to me on the street all the time, and they say, “Claire, we love to eat greens, but we can’t be bothered to wash them or remove their stupid stems. Should we just popeye them straight from … Continue reading →
Spring herbs & greens tart Spring herbs & greens tart By Out of the Ordinary 05/24/12 22:46 Garden A garden is a lovesome thing, God wot! Rose plot, Fringed pool, Ferned grot– The veriest school Of peace; and yet the fool Contends that God is not– Not God! in gardens! when the eve is cool? Nay, but … Continue reading →
Eggplant pie with greens, quince, and hazelnut Eggplant pie with greens, quince, and hazelnut By Out of the Ordinary 05/12/12 02:14 We started bird watching back in our courting days. We’d wake up as close to dawn as we could muster, we’d stop at Dunkin Donuts for some sweet coffee, and we’d listen to the Sudson Country radio show on the … Continue reading →
Homemade tortillas and pigeon peas & greens Homemade tortillas and pigeon peas & greens By Out of the Ordinary 04/10/12 16:26 In my short acquaintance with masa harina I’ve become very fond of it. It has such a mysterious taste. It taxes my limited descriptive powers. Almost sweet, a little floral, maybe. I think the corn is treated with lime. Is … Continue reading →
Homemade paneer; green dal; tomato cashew curry Homemade paneer; green dal; tomato cashew curry By Out of the Ordinary 03/28/12 20:05 “This is my first sous chef job!” Said Isaac, brightly, as he stood on a chair before the stove, watching a pot of milk. It turns out watched pots do boil! What else have they lied to us about? Isaac … Continue reading →
Butternut squash flatbread stuffed with greens & walnuts Butternut squash flatbread stuffed with greens & walnuts By Out of the Ordinary 02/15/12 17:25 I seem to cook a lot with butternut squash in the winter time. I’ve made empanadas, enchiladas, big pies, little pies, soups, stews, dumplings, soufflés… on and on it goes. So when presented with half a roasted butternut squash (I’d … Continue reading →...
Empanadas with greens, green olives and pistachios Empanadas with greens, green olives and pistachios By Out of the Ordinary 02/09/12 20:08 I bought these beautiful little green olives. I can’t remember what they’re called, but I think they might have been castelvetrano olives. They were small and round and serpent green. Lovely! They were so pretty that it might have been … Continue reading...
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