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Welcome to Pete's Recipe Page! Scroll down to see our current collection of meats/poultry, appetizers, desserts, side dishes, vegetable dishes, fish/shellfish and miscellaneous recipes using everything from fresh herbs to edible flowers.  We will change this collection with the seasons to help you take advantage of what is fresh in your garden and local farmers markets—so make sure you check back regularly! We will also feature simple recipes for the *beginning herb enthusiast as well as more advanced ones for the herbal gourmet. Also check out some classic herbal mixes, such as mirepoix and gremolata, courtesy of Organic Gardening®.

Executive Chef Bob Waggoner of Charleston Grill has been kind enough to share his recipe for Lobster Tempura with Lemon Grits with us! If you have had this at the restaurant, you know how fabulous this dish is, so give it a try. 

Also make sure to check out the recipes published in our quarterly newsletter, featuring more edible flower recipes as well as ones using fresh green herbs, such as sorrel and cilantro.  Click here for recipes from Pete's presentation at the 2007 Charleston Garden Show.

Recipe Index

Meat / Poultry

Beef Pot Pie w/Parmesan Biscuit
  Crust
Beef Stroganoff
*Chicken w/Sage, Capers & Lemon
Fresno Lamb Shanks
*Pete's Roasted Chicken
Stuffed Chicken Breasts
*Tuscan Hunters Chicken
Roast Chicken w/Marjoram & Tomatoes
 

Appetizers

*Pears with Blue Cheese and
   Chives
*Herbed Goat Cheese in Endive
   Spears
*Olives and Rosemary
Gruyere Cheese Fondue w/Thyme
Pears with Rosemary and Brie
*Grate Bruschetta
Pesto, Tapenade, Roasted Red
   Pepper & Goat Cheese Torta

Desserts

*Lemon Thyme Cookies
Orange Calendula Drop Cookies

Side Dishes

Herbed Cornbread Stuffing Recipe
*Rosemary or Bay Scented Rice

Vegetable Dishes

*Broiled Artichokes
Cannellini Bean Soup w/Rosemary
  Olive Oil
 
*Herbed Vegetables
Oven Roasted Green Beans & Red
 Peppers
 
*Stewed White Beans with Sage

 

Misc.

Goat Cheese and Kalamata Olive
  Spread 
*Classic Pesto
Georgian Cilantro Sauce
Arugula Pesto Sauce
Olivi Paradiso (Black Olive Tapenade

Fish/Shellfish

Lobster Tempura with Lemon Grits

 

 

Pasta / Soups

*White Bean Soup w/Sausage & 
   Kale
*Penne and Vodka Sauce
*Pasta Primadonna
 

Edible Flowers

*Nasturtium Vinegar
Borage and Cucumbers in Sour
 Cream Dressing
*Anise Hyssop-Honey Butter 
*Nasturtium Sandwiches
*Crystallized Violets 
*Decorated Cheese or Cheesecake
*Floral Ice Block
Calendula recipes

 

 

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