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By Lindsay, on November 24th, 2011 Click on photos to expand Happy Thanksgiving!!
Today is my favorite holiday all year – not surprising that I look forward to a holiday focused on food, huh? I LOVE the traditional Thanksgiving dinner, but before you dive head first into a plate of brown-ish, carb-y, gravy-soaked dinner, consider a colorful “pre-game” salad. This one comes together in a jiffy after the beets are roasted (which you could do a day or so ahead of time) and is jam-packed . . . → Read More: Pre-Thanksgiving Light Lunch: Peach and Roasted Beet Salad
By Lindsay, on August 1st, 2011 Click on photos to expand
I’m always drawn to eggplant in the summer. I think it’s the purple. It’s a color we don’t see very often at the market, but it’s so pretty. Erik doesn’t really like eggplant, though, so I have to find good recipes to make him tolerate it. This is a winner, as far as I’m concerned, and somewhere above tolerable, but below enjoyable, in Erik’s opinion. I think the combination of cooked tomatoes, smushy eggplant, . . . → Read More: How to Braise Stuffed Eggplant
By Lindsay, on June 23rd, 2011 Click on photos to expand If you’ve been wanting to try your hand at canning, but don’t know where to start, give this one a try. There’s very little work and you end up with a really versatile product.
I didn’t really plan well last year and ended up making a lot of jams, jellies, and fruit butters, which we don’t eat very often. People are super happy to get them as gifts, though, so it made Christmas and . . . → Read More: Strawberries in Syrup Saved for Winter
By Lindsay, on January 31st, 2011 Click on photos to expand Local pinto beans from Cayuga Pure Organics
On Saturday night we threw a party for some friends and needed to find a solid anchor for the menu, something that would stand up to the punch (and help our friends stand up to the punch). With the lousy weather we wanted something warm and inviting that is filling and can be prepared well in advance. Enter cassoulet!
Cassoulet is a slow-cooked meat and bean stew. . . . → Read More: How to Make Cassoulet in a Slow Cooker
By Lindsay, on January 19th, 2011 Click on photos to expand This is an incredibly simple, mindless vegetable broth. It mimics the boxed or canned brands, but is salt-free (a standard 1-cup serving contains 20-25% of your daily sodium allowance!) and allows you to control the quality of the ingredients. It also takes advantage of my favorite appliance, the slow cooker, so you can throw it together with about 15 minutes of hands-on time.
We’ve been making this about every two weeks, but that’s kind of . . . → Read More: How to Make Vegetable Broth
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