Friday night our friends Scott and Carolyn joined us for dinner. Carolyn is a vegetarian and I always welcome the challenge because I usually include
Tag: CSA
Iron Chef Garden Edition: What Would You Do With These?
This is the beginning of year 3 of Community Supported Agriculture, or CSA for our family. Every week we get a bag of locally grown
Weeknight Dinner: Wahoo!
The grocery store had this beautiful fresh Wahoo at the fish counter and it was calling out to me! It grills up really white and
CSA Harvest from Late June: Can You Identify This Vegetable?
This week’s bag of veggies from the CSA was the biggest sign yet that summer is here! In addition to the lettuce herbs, and greens
Recreating Hawaiian Flavor Back Home in Virginia
So what to do when I’m not ready for the vacation to be over–but it is. I just spent two weeks eating amazing food from
Salmon Burger on Spring Lentil Mix
What to make on a beautiful weeknight for a quick yet healthy dinner? I had frozen salmon burgers on hand. They don’t have to be
The First Asparagus of the Season!
When we joined a CSA I pointed to asparagus as one of those things that should not be eaten out of season. It has
The Sobremesa
It was Friday night and Spring Break had begun! My son was home from work, my daughter had a week off and two friends over–the type
What’s for Breakfast? Multi-Grain, Whole-Grain, Amazing Hot Cereal!
The Granary In our kitchen we have a shelf we call the “Granary”. It is mostly dried beans, and whole grains. After years of these
The Mung Beans and the Rutabaga Two Unusual Ingredients Curry Favor!
I love the challenge of the CSA. Every Wednesday we get a bag of vegetables from a local farm and in our case it is
Casual Dinner with a Hint of Spring
Wednesday is the day we pick up the weekly CSA veggie bag. I’m always excited because there’s always something unexpected. It’s like a little contest
Pesto Beets with Goat Cheese
Gernerally speaking I respect when people say they don’t like a certain food, and beets are not everyone’s favorite. I am not one to say,
Spaghetti Squash and the Lazy Man’s Lasagna
This week, fresh from the CSA was a large beautiful spaghetti squash. I wanted to do something creative with it besides the usual, cook, scrape