She ’s feeling " very Martha Stewart - slash - Ina Garten . "
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Katie Couric is busy with more than just news media these day — she ’s also the majestic proprietor of an expansivevegetable garden , harvesting its garden truck to flog up fresh meal for her friends and family . She recently spoke toThe New York Timesabout her favorite pick from her garden , so of course of study we had to comprehend up a few highlights .
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Couric had plenty of summer recipes to choose from when her garden was in full flower originally this yr . Her principal repast of choice ? salad . She said she prefers to keep dinners light , so you ’ll often see salads with loads of farm - to - tabular array ingredient featured on her social media .
From basil forhomemade pestoto kale for one of her favorite summertime salad , Couric ’s garden is seemingly eternal — and she ’s posted wad of her summertime highlights on her Instagram , such as thestuffed zucchiniflowers she served for a dinner party , straight from her backyard .
Speaking of salad , Couric secernate theNew York Timesthat her garden had an influx of dough this year , which lead her to experiment with plenty of kale salads . Her favorites : one with dry out cerise mixed in and another topped with toast pecan and Cucumis sativus .
" I have a really great veg garden , " she said . " I ’m sounding very Martha Stewart - separatrix - Ina Garten in good order now , I know , but I ’ll go pick stuff from my garden . This year we grew a lot of wampum so I ’ve been make kale salad with dried cherries I ordered from Michigan . It could be kale salad with cucumber and toasted pecans . I also care to make my own pesto because I rise a lot of St. Basil . "
Over on Couric ’s Facebook , there are plenty of abundant harvesting to admire , including squash , green beans , lettuce , cuke , and ( of path ) plenty of variety tomato plant .
garden egg , jalapeños , and rows of vivacious flowers made up the respite of her garden last yr — and her backyard also featured a declamatory herb garden . Her favourite ? You guessed it : basil .
If there ’s anything more we want to see from Couric , it ’s the journalist get to asterisk in her own cooking show . “ I think I need a tomato sandwich show , ” she quipped on her Instagram while raving over fresh summer tomatoes . We ’d certainly tune up in .
