Making vegetable stock is so easy, yet I’m guessing that not all of you have homemade stock on hand. By the time I remember to make some stock, I only have half an onion or a single celery stalk to work with and something about buying a whole basket of fresh veggies just to boil…
Tag: vegetables
{recipe: stone soup} Making Something From “Nothing”
I have always loved the folk tale of “Stone Soup” because in it a delicious soup is created from meager ingredients. I love the challenge of creating delicious food from not-so-obvious ingredients. Over one year ago I pledged to stop buying grocery store meat and this prompted me to start purchasing whole chickens at the…
{the new year} coping with mid-winter food blues
Maybe it’s being trapped inside at home with a new baby, but I’m prematurely feeling that mid-winter desperation about what to make for dinner every night. This feeling worsens when we’ve skipped a week at the farmers market and have no fresh, local produce. Local green vegetables are already becoming less prevalent and I can…
{from scratch holidays} Sweet Potato & Kale Casserole
I don’t think I’d ever made a casserole before. I wasn’t even sure I had a casserole dish. My venture in to this new territory was made even more exciting for me because I didn’t strictly follow a recipe. I found a Martha Stewart recipe that resembled something I imagined was both healthy and tasty…
{from scratch holidays} old montreal fondue
Have you thrown a fondue party yet? No? What are you waiting for? Take the plunge this Thanksgiving by trying out a fondue appetizer while the turkey is in the oven. It’s a great excuse to keep your family and friends lingering around the table, lazily dipping crudite and hunks of warm bread into a…
{how to} Cold Storage 101
I’ve pretty much wrapped up harvesting crops on Silly Goose Farm. Apples are done, tomatoes are done, and all that’s left to put-up is a couple of cabbages, a few rows of rainbow carrots, and a whole bunch of pears. The pear trees on our farm are over 100 years old and positively drip with fruit….
{meal plan routine} The Buddha Bowl
It’s Monday. You have a whole week of lunches and dinners to plan. Well here’s an idea that is super easy to slip into your weekly rotation: The Buddha Bowl! Make it for dinner and save the leftovers for a lunch that you can eat on the go. I’ve been experimenting with different rice bowl…
{recipe} Curried Butternut Squash Soup w/ Heirloom Tomatoes
I used to be a creative person. For years after completing a bachelors in art I made stuff and found ways to express myself visually. I am no longer like that. I have the usual excuses: child, work, household demands, tv, etc, but really none of them is adequate in explaining my lack of non-verbal…
{locavore challenge} Roasted Root Vegetable Tart
Sure I’m still harvesting (an enjoying) tomatoes from my garden, and I’m still making pickles from the cucumbers I pick every day. But the weather is crisping up around here and it’s time for some comfort food. To me that means it’s time to make my infamous Roasted Root Vegetable Tart. I’ve been making this…
{locavore challenge} veggie fajitas
The weather here in New York is surely and swiftly turning more autumn-like every day; cooler nights and crisper mornings have me frantically clinging to summer produce and laid-back dinners. This vegetable fajita recipe requires just a little bit of planning to let your local vegetables marinate and then comes together quickly as a one-skillet…
{SALSA} making good use of fresh summer veggies
Did you know I lived in Mexico for a while? Well I did. It was a phenomenal time, and I wish I could have stayed longer. When I was there I learned a lot about real Mexican cuisine, especially specific to the region where I resided. Foods I learned and now love and crave include pozole (corn…
Lard {Yes, that’s what I said: Lard.}
I should admit that, straightaway, this task was a stretch even for me. In a moment of pure curiosity (lunacy?) and inability to turn down a good deal, or a free deal, I graciously accepted a cooler full of pig fat from a local farmer. Josh from West Wind Acres had a few pigs processed,…
{pizza week part two} Pizza For One
Think you need a whole pizza party in order to make pizza? Wrong. Next time you are searching for a quick dinner to make yourself, try making a Pizza for One. Just because you are dining alone doesn’t mean that you have to eat cereal or cold leftovers for dinner. I like to make this…
{pizza week} Checking our Inventory
Pizza is one of my most favorite foods. It’s something that I enjoy in all its various transformations from Chicago deep dish, to New York hand tossed, to super duper thin crust. At home I often make thin crust but have sometimes made one with a slightly thicker crust that actually bakes up in my…
{pizza week} CSA Pizza w/ Good Intentions
I love making pizza at home. It’s easy, I can put a lot of vegetables on it, and it always tastes good. A perfect one-dish meal. Today I made pizza using the ingredients from my CSA box and from my garden. Oh my! I have a lot of produce to use up at this time…
