I know I may be jumping the gun a bit by posting a “Winter” recipe as it seems Summer has just recently said its final goodbye. But as the wind currently wisps outside my windows and the rain pelts down on the fragile jewel-toned foliage I just know the trees that were barely clinging to [...]
Category Archives: Vegetables
Creamed Corn
September 8, 2009 – 1:26 pm
I’ve left this blog sit in silence for longer than I intended.
I can’t even begin to tell you how many times I sat on the couch with computer on my lap hoping for the words to float from my head to the screen. And they could very well have if there were any words in [...]
Swiss Chard and Caramelized Onion Tacos
August 24, 2009 – 7:57 pm
I fell in love with food around the same time I was falling in love with my husband.
I lived in Italy for six months and thought there was something wrong with me. While all the other students were buying leather boots and shopping for the perfect Italian apparel souvenir, all my money was spent on [...]
Garlic Scapes
June 18, 2009 – 1:41 pm
Garlic Scapes are a thing of beauty.
We haven’t known each other very long but I am already in love. We met last Summer. It was a beautiful day in June – a Tuesday actually. I always anticipated Tuesdays as a heaping box of fresh produce landed on my door step around noon every other week. [...]
Fresh Pea Soup
May 25, 2009 – 2:37 pm
Hello again. I can only stay for a minute. I’m sorry but I am oh so tired. My husband, myself and many wonderful helping hands have been busy moving our entire life out of our home. Hopefully by the end of this week or the beginning of next all the i’s will be dotted and [...]
Vegetables first
May 15, 2009 – 12:58 pm
Before we get to the ice cream it is only appropriate that we eat our vegetables first. My mother taught me well.
While the color of this dish might be one that only Oscar the Grouch approves of don’t let the murky-brown hue taint your taste buds. This dish is rich and incredibly satisfying. The best [...]
Asparagus 101
May 1, 2009 – 7:42 pm
It’s here! Bu da da dom!
Asparagus is the trumpet fanfare that precedes the progression of late Spring and Summer’s bounty. I welcome the tall and slender stalks with open arms and a hot grill.
With so many ways to prepare the brilliant green spears …
Shaved Asparagus Salad
Crostini with Asparagus Cream and Smoked Pancetta
Cream of Asparagus Soup
Five [...]
Get Fresh
April 21, 2009 – 8:02 pm
In our first years of marriage, Gabe and I soon realized that we ate a lot of fresh rolls. Every time we went out for Thai food, which was quite often, we would make sure to order a plate full of the rice wrapped bundles of fresh flavor. We thought it our mission to find [...]
Shaky and Stirred
April 1, 2009 – 9:13 pm
I jumped into the professional food scene feet first. Newly married and months away from graduating I was re-thinking the original plan. That June I graduated with a degree in Studio Arts and needed two quarters of student teaching to receive my Secondary Education Certification.
Maybe it was the fact that as soon as I was [...]
Dirty Carrots
March 28, 2009 – 11:17 am
Vegetables have been given a bad rap. Joan Jett may not give a damn about her bad reputation but vegetables deserve more than to be pushed to the side of the plate and fed to the dog.
It is because of our mistreatment of them (and where we buy that from – but that’s another post) [...]
