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This is one of those plant-forward meals from the garden — built from whatever’s available, flexible, and deeply satisfying. A mix of colorful vegetables, gently cooked. A little olive oil. And on this particular night, Argentine red shrimp—added not as the star, but as a complement. Simple, flexible, and deeply satisfying. This is how I…
There’s a certain kind of joy that only gardeners understand — the “let’s see what’s under there” moment. I found myself in one of those moments last fall crouched beside my 15-galon Smart Pot fabric grow bag with potatoes that had been quietly resting through the cooler days. The leaves had turned to yellow and…