From the monthly archives:

January 2010

Holly’s Green Smoothie

January 29, 2010

When my friend Holly Shelowitz posted her favorite green smoothie recipe on Facebook, I wanted to try it immediately. I did…and I loved it.
Holly is holistic nutritionist. We only just met a few months ago, but we have so much in common that it feels like I’ve known her much longer. She and I share [...]

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Meyer Lemon Cream Tart

January 28, 2010

It’s been a week of some serious treats at my house. It all started last Saturday with this birthday cake for my daughter.
Then, there was the Daring Baker’s challenge.
Next, these killer chocolate chocolate chip cupcakes for a Food52 contest…
And finally…this lemon cream tart. A tart so delicious, I can’t seem to find the words to [...]

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Gluten-Free Nanaimo Bars

January 26, 2010

The January 2010 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Lauren of Celiac Teen. Lauren chose Gluten-Free Graham Wafers and Nanaimo Bars as the challenge for the month. The sources she based her recipe on are 101 Cookbooks and www.nanaimo.ca.

Let me first start by saying that while I don’t know Lauren in person, I’ve gotten to [...]

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Blanched Broccoli Salad with Pumpkin Seeds and Dried Cherries

January 25, 2010

This broccoli salad was inspired by another contest at Food52. I submitted this recipe to the contest, but have since tweaked it a bit to come up with the version you see here.

Though I will certainly eat steamed broccoli, I much prefer it when broccoli has been blanched. Yes, I know “blanched” is just a [...]

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Simple Seasoned Aduki Beans

January 22, 2010

Simple beans are just the thing for those days when life is anything but…

This easy bean recipe is adapted from Ree Drummond’s cookbook, The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Recipes from an Accidental Country Girl. Ree’s recipe features pinto beans. Those would certainly be the more standard sort to use in this dish, but I’m not a [...]

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A Breakfast Recipe Blog Carnival to Help Haiti

January 20, 2010

Like many other food bloggers, I’m having a hard time chatting about recipes and sharing pretty pics when there are so many people suffering in Haiti right now. Another earthquake hit this morning.
I’ve been touched by what many bloggers are doing to help, and I’d like to do something too. Read on to see how [...]

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Meyer Lemon Pudding (Mostly Raw and Vegan)

January 18, 2010

When I found Meyer lemons at my local Hannaford’s market last week, I did a little happy dance.

I’ve been hoping they’d show up in my area for many weeks now, ever since I saw this Meyer lemon tart recipe over at Food52.
Meyer lemons are said to be a cross between a lemon (the most common [...]

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Breakfast Millet with Prunes

January 18, 2010

In know, I know, the title doesn’t sound terribly appetizing, right?

Please bear with me, though, because this recipe for breakfast millet is surprisingly delicious.
Millet has a long history of cultivation, but it’s hardly a popular food here in the United States. Most people probably know it as “bird food” more than anything else. It’s seriously [...]

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Baby Spinach Salad with Toasted Hazelnuts, Pear, and Parmesan

January 15, 2010

I’m sort of a salad freak. I’ll put pretty much anything in a salad, and I rarely make exactly the same salad twice. Here’s a new one that I just love.

I love the mild flavor of baby spinach as well as the simplicity of using it- there is no chopping required. And as far as [...]

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Beef Satay

January 14, 2010

The January 2010 DC challenge was hosted by Cuppy of Cuppylicious and she chose a delicious Thai-inspired recipe for Pork Satay from the book 1000 Recipes by Martha Day.

Since I am still making my way through the 40 pounds of grass-fed beef I purchased as part of a cow share program, I used beef [...]

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