Chef Mila’s Quinoa with Roasted Asparagus and Grapes

Time: 30 minutes                                                        Serves: 6 to 8 people

 

Ingredients:

 

2 cups washed red or white quinoa                4 cups vegetable broth

2 pounds fresh asparagus                               1 cup green or red grapes

2 cups sliced roasted red bell peppers            Salt and pepper

Chef Mila’s Kale Salad with Feta and Earth & Vine Honey Pear Vinaigrette

Total time: 25 minutes                                                Serves: 6 to 8 people

 

Ingredients:

2 bunches of Black or Regular Kale                (TJ’s and other stores have chopped kale)

2 cups cherry tomatoes cut into halves          1 cup crumbled feta (or goat cheese)

1 medium sliced

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By Chef Mila Payne | Total time: 30 minutes  |  Number of servings: 4

1 package fresh shrimp or 1 package medium frozen and defrosted shrimp
1 container Pico de Gallo or 1 cup diced Roma tomatoes
1 cup chopped fresh mangos
1

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 APRIL

Annuals:
(See also Sweet Peas and Wildflowers)

Some of your cool-season annuals may still be going strong, especially along the immediate coast. If so, leave them in. Otherwise, it’s time to replant these with warm-season varieties.
Warm-season annuals should