After a pretty stressful week at work, comfort food was on the menu this weekend. This polenta hit the spot. It’s based on a NY Times article and the fact that I wanted a relatively guilt-free meal, that still tasted “naughty”. Had I not been wiped out from work, this would have been an easy meal. I was, however, sleep-deprived and stressed out, so Erik tagged me out and finished when I got (easily) frustrated. . . . → Read More: Dark Days: Polenta with Celeriac and Mushrooms
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 4 comments - (Comments are closed)  Dark Days, Recipes  celeriac, Dark Days Challenge, mushrooms, poached eggs, polenta Pulled this one out just in time!! Thanks to the chaos caused by Snowmageddon 2010, my travel plans were up in the air for days. Luckily, the folks at Continental were kind enough to get me home on Thursday. Woo hoo! As much as I love my family, it was awfully nice to sleep in my own bed again. It’s also great to be back in my own kitchen! Erik and I ate at . . . → Read More: Dark Days: Crostini with Butternut Squash and Ricotta 2 comments - (Comments are closed) Dark Days, Recipes butternut squash, Dark Days Challenge, local food, pumpkin, Recipe I was shocked by how easy and tasty this meal is. The hardest part is peeling, seeding, and chopping the butternut squash, which isn’t that hard at all. If you can manage that step, you’ve got this meal. It’s also almost impossible to screw up, which is good since I was doing it on my own (see last week’s pasta that needed to be rescued). Equipment Standard prep equipment (cutting board, measuring cups) A . . . → Read More: Lentil and Butternut Squash Chowder One comment - (Comments are closed) Dark Days, Recipes butternut squash, lentils, potatoes, Root Vegetables On a recent weeknight we made an awesome and very filling dark days meal: homemade egg pasta with tomato sauce. Now, I have to admit that this is not one of the truly inspired “dark days” meals. We did not get all creative with tubers and root vegetables. We did not invent new ways to use beans and lentils. But on the flip side, look: We are very lucky that we can get local . . . → Read More: Dark Days: Pasta Marinara 2 comments - (Comments are closed) Dark Days, Recipes Canning, Dark Days Challenge, homemade pasta, local flour, Recipe We spent the week in sunny Texas, but got home yesterday to dreary drizzle. Blech. Luckily, we had fun brunch plans and all the ingredients for a steamy soup ready for today. There’s really nothing better, in my opinion, than a warm bowl between your hands on a dark winter night. Even better if the contents of that bowl are sprinkled with bacon. This recipe comes from a great book called Art of . . . → Read More: Dark Days: Pumpkin Bisque One comment - (Comments are closed) Dark Days, Recipes bacon, Dark Days Challenge, farmers' market, local food, pumpkin, Recipe, soup |
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