Internet factoid: “The eggplant is a member of the nightshade family to it is akin to the potato, tomato as well as the tomatillo and chayote. Although we use the eggplant as a vegetable it is really a fruit. The eggplant is native to India and Pakistan and was first domesticated over 4000 years ago….
Tag: veggies
Stacked Burrito Pie
Back when I only cooked using a recipe, I used to go to the library to search through cooking magazine’s (I like magazine’s best because they always have picture’s- this helps me). I would usually come home with a few good ideas- but not to many things were kid friendly. So then ding, ding, ding…
Lainey’s Plate: Garden Cake
YUMMY! I know for a fact that Leslie is a modest blogger, and isn’t linking to her new posts on Lainey’s Plate. Well, I will do it for her (hope its ok Leslie). This recipe is sooo good. I made it the night she posted with one of my CSA beets and boy is it…
{Chard} Two Ways
Got swiss chard in our share. Do I know what to do with it? Nope. I have no idea what these creations will taste like. I wanted to post the pics and the culinary ideas before tonight’s monthly meeting. 1) Chard leaves in frittata. I took Leslie’s chard idea of a tofu Quiche and I…
{photo diary} CSA Share: Week 3
As a hobby photographer since the age of 13, I don’t get much chance to spread my artistic wings… so I’ve decided to document EVERYTHING from our Denison Farm CSA 2010 season. Every piece of produce is getting face time. I am a Round Laker, so here’s what we got- Scallions, Fennel, Broccoli Rabe, Swiss…
Caramelized Fennel Pizza
I made this for dinner tonight, and it was soooo good. Turns out I like fennel after all! 🙂 Dinner tonight used all the fennel, almost all of what was left of the scallions, and our whole bunch of kale. Sorry for linking ot my blog, it seems like shameless self-promotion, but it’s easiest for…
{recipe} Bok Choy Wontons
I have never tried to make wontons before. I watched a cooking video on the subject by the Tamra Davis Cooking Show and decided to try my hand. I knew it would be a time consuming task so I decided to do it over a weekend using two days to complete the task. On Saturday…
Ode to 1st Share
I am following Sarah’s lead….
