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A bite of pilaf on a fork in close-up, bits of ground beef, onion, parsley, and tomato scattered among the grains of rice, and a bright yellow chunk of squash dead center.

Lemon-parsley rice pilaf with beef and summer vegetables

September 15, 2017by Mike Bierschenk 4 Comments

Like the convenience foods of my childhood, but gussied up: light and herbal, but still being deeply satisfying, with a garden’s worth of colorful vegetables

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Grains, Main Dishes, Veg*n or veg*n-possible
An overhead shot of a bowl of colorful summer squash saute; the saute sits in the lower left, with a mound of rice in the upper right

Summer squash stirfry with blueberries and avocado

July 8, 2015by Mike Bierschenk Leave a comment

In summer there’s little need to do much more to fresh produce than throw it together over heat, which is exactly what this skilletful of differently colored fruits and veggies does, with bright yellow summer squash as the star.

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Main Dishes, Side Dishes, Stuff on Rice, Veg*n or veg*n-possible

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