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By Erik, on February 22nd, 2011 Click on photos to expand
It’s been a quiet week in our kitchen. Lindsay and I were both sick, Lindsay has been travelling again for work, and we had out-of-town guests staying with us this past weekend. Meals at home were quick, and we mostly forgot to take photos. But, there is one exception: quick local grilled cheese sandwich and tomato soup. Grilled Cheese and Tomato Soup
Ingredients:
Amount Ingredient Preparation Where we bought it (* Union Sq. Greenmarket) . . . → Read More: Quick Local Dinner: Grilled Cheese and Tomato Soup
By Lindsay, on February 7th, 2011 Click on photos to expand
I barely know who’s playing this year. I’m just not a huge sports fan…but I do like the food tradition! if you want to speed things up, you can make this recipe from store-bought beans, sour cream, and salsa verde. Honestly,though, even making it all from scratch, most of the time it was hands-off. It just took a bit of planning to know to start the day before.
This recipe is adapted from Gena . . . → Read More: Dark Days (Super Bowl Edition): Three Layer Bean Dip
By Erik, on February 2nd, 2011 Click on photos to expand
We try to write this blog at a level that anyone can follow, whether a seasoned cook or someone who is just learning. When I learn a new technique, I often need to be told how to do things in painful detail. Pictures help. When writing, I make sure that we assume nothing.
In that vein, I don’t want this post to scare anyone away. You don’t need to be as crazy as . . . → Read More: A Dark Days Secret: Our Larder
By Erik, on December 23rd, 2010 Click on photos to expand 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
By Erik, on November 14th, 2010 Click on photos to expand Cran-banero jally in the jar, and on a bagel…
About two weeks ago, seasonal, local cranberries made their first appearance. Apparently, cranberries have a relatively short season, so we bought a bunch. Last weekend, Lindsay decided to try out a recipe for a sweet and spicy jelly. Except for the sugar, all the ingredients were from the greenmarket:
Cranberries 1 Habanero Pepper 1 Jalapeño Pepper Apple scraps and cores (which we have been saving . . . → Read More: Preview Post: Cranberry Hot Pepper Jelly
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