Roasted Root Vegetable Salad
Okay, now we're getting down to business! I had to make a dish to bring to a pot luck, so I knew I had an opportunity to use up lots and lots of veggies!Here we have (starting at the top and going...
View ArticleBraised Cabbage with Cream Sauce
I stole this recipe from Katie, who I think got it from Lucas. Anyway, this is probably the most elegant presentation for cabbage that I've ever seen, and pretty tasty to boot.Ingredients:1 or 2 small...
View ArticleGlazed Carrots
Just in time for the holidays, we have glazed carrots! I don't know why, but this dish always seemed a little festive to me. It's sweet and has cinnamon, so maybe that's why it reminds me of Fall and...
View ArticleGuatemalan Potatoes
This recipe is kind of late, busy with the holidays and all. Luckily, potatoes are readily available at any time of the year, not just veggie boxes, so here we go! A friend from Guatemala taught me how...
View ArticlePotato Celeriac Mash
Ingredients:about 2 pounds potatoes1 large celery root (celeriac)1 tbsp butter1 tsp sea salt (or to taste)Wash and peel the celery root. The skin is quite thick; make sure to get rid of all the tough,...
View ArticleButternut Leek Pasta Sauce
I used the butternut squash in the last box and the leeks in this week's box to make a pasta sauce. I wasn't sure how it would turn out, but I brought it to a potluck today and it got all eaten up, so...
View ArticleCarrots and Tops
STOP!DO NOT THROW AWAY THOSE CARROT TOPS!!!After receiving carrots with their tops several times, I decided to research the edibility of carrot tops and was quite surprised to find out they were...
View ArticleSpaghetti with Sausage and Mustard Greens
I used to make a dish with a delicious Italian vegetable called rapini. It's kind of like a cross between mustard greens and broccoli. Rapini has a short season and is sometimes difficult to find, but...
View ArticleHow to Not Hate Beets
Happy Valentine's Day, everyone! We had a fun party this weekend where you had to come in costume as "something you love." Ben and Natalia dressed as each other were fantastic.... I was a tree, Rachel...
View ArticleRoasted Beet Salad
1 bunch beets (3/4 pound without greens or 1 1/4 pound with), trimmed1/4 cup sliced almonds3 tablespoons olive oil1 tablespoon minced shallot1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice1 1/2 tablespoons red-wine...
View ArticleOven Roasted Carrots
Preheat oven to 400°F.Clean and peel 2 pounds carrots. Cut carrots into 1 1/2 to 2 inch long pieces, further slice these into thin spears. Place carrots on a baking sheet and lightly coat with oil...
View ArticleHoney Punch
I've acquired several citrus fruits via the veggie boxes and a friendly neighborhood lemon tree. Needing a drink to bring to a potluck tomorrow, I decided to concoct an improvised honey punch from 3...
View ArticleSpaghetti and Meatballs with Green Garlic Sauce
Yay green garlic! I love this stuff! I've been waiting for it to make another appearance in the veggie boxes so I could make it the star of a pasta sauce I've been dreaming up. And, since we got...
View ArticleWhite Beans and Spinach
Sitting around on a rainy day trying to figure out what to do with the veggies from the veggie box. Here's a quick and hearty dish to warm you up on a cold day:White Beans and Spinach1/4 cup olive oil3...
View ArticleRed Corn Bread
More rainy day goodness! I made this cornbread with the red corn meal we got in the last veggie box. I tweaked the recipe so that you can just dump in the whole 2 1/2 cup bag, although it does make...
View ArticleKale Chips
It took some figuring, but I think I finally came up with a workable recipe for these kale chips. I think someone told me the Full Belly recipe called for them to be baked at 350 degrees for 20...
View ArticleBORSCHT!
I looked with dismay at large piles of beets and cabbage, and finally decided to muster up the courage to attempt to make borscht. A Russian classic, very red, not always popular. But I found a recipe...
View ArticleTuna Salad with Fennel
I was so excited to see the fennel in the last veggie box because it meant I could finally make my tuna salad! I can't remember what TV show I was watching, but one character asked the other why her...
View ArticleBraised Leeks & Eggs
Here's another kind of fancy looking dish. I saw in this in a magazine and have been anxiously waiting for leeks to reappear in our boxes, which I knew was inevitable. I had never seen a dish made with...
View ArticleAsparagus with Toasted Walnuts
I discovered this method of cooking asparagus quite some time ago and it has since become my preferred method of preparing them. By quickly blanching them and then plunging them into cold water, they...
View ArticleChocolate Chili Granola
I had a whacky flash of insight the other day while eating the walnuts from the veggie box. They were good and all, but after eating a lot of them, the skins started to taste kind of bitter. I thought...
View ArticleMinty Orange Granita
I've accumulated a backlog of oranges, and have noticed they've been a bit more tart than I like lately, so I decided to turn them into a sweet dessert. Granita is super easy to make, you just need to...
View ArticleGinger Peach Granola
I know I just posted a granola recipe, but the first one was just so good, and we just got dried peaches in our veggie boxes, I couldn't resist. Also, this recipe shows how you can take an existing...
View ArticleRed Velvet Beet Cupcakes
I was so excited when we got beets a few weeks ago because I've been wondering if shredded beets could be used as a coloring agent to make red velvet cupcakes. Since I didn't need a "fancy" dessert...
View ArticleMom's Chicken Salad
I haven't posted anything in a while because everything I've been cooking lately has either been variations of things already on this blog, or didn't feature the veggies in an interesting way. Well, we...
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