{recipe} Curried Carrot Spread

Once the holidays (and all the parties and food that go along with them) are over, I always end up craving veggies and lighter foods. My body is so overloaded with decadent goodies and desserts, it’s as if I need to go in the total opposite direction to balance everything out. One food that I…

{New Year} Gonna Get Vegetable Crazy!

Okay, so I’ll be honest.  I’m really not into resolutions.  I’ve talked about this with some of my family and friends and they know that I am not a fan.  I really feel like New Years resolutions are promises that people make to themselves and then quickly break.  And it’s okay, why not let yourself…

{Leftovers} Thanksgiving Roasted Vegetables

We hosted Thanksgiving this year, and even though we did a potluck style dinner, we still have a fridge FULL of leftovers. I have big plans for our turkey that were not difficult to figure out(creamy rice soup, sandwiches, and lots of pot pies for the freezer!). Other items have left me a bit stumped…

Beer Can Chicken {oh so juicy! oh so fancy!}

One of our weekly staples is one, 4 pound roasted chicken. Beer Can Style. In the oven. So juicy. So fancy. My farm-to-table schedule: I buy a chicken from Dick & Peg (and sometime their grandchildren) of Brookside Farm (farmers of the egg share for Denison Farm CSA package) at the Saturday Saratoga Farmers Market….

{How To} Squash…those darn ridges

{Hello Kilpatrick Family Farm Carnival Squash, Please to meet you Denison Farm Acorn Squash} I received a email from a friend who asked how to prepare an acorn squash that we had recieved in last week’s Denison Farm CSA share. Squashes with the deep ridges can be tricky to prepare. You don’t want to waste…

{Roasted} Carrot and Butternut Squash Ginger Coconut Soup

I winged this soup tonight and it was so good that I had to share it immediately without much storytelling. Sounds good right? Just a recipe. I made a quinoa & lamb loaf today, I make one once a week-recipe to follow later week, and I was feeling a side dish. I was in a…