Author Archives: ds331
Patriotic almond shortbread sandwich cookies
I was dreaming of red, white , and blue cookies…and I saw two things that inspired me…a photo of a plate of red, white and blue star cookies & a recipe for and shortbread sandwich cookies. So how does one … Continue reading
Gingerbread Campaign Cookies
I decided that it would be nice to have cookies with my husband’s logo on them, so I found someone on Etsy to print his campaign logo onto sheets of frosting (frosting stickers, essentially). Several sites do this and I … Continue reading
coming soon–the campaign wife bakes…
I’ve been a slacker, but it’s been a little busy with my husband’s campaign and all. The next few posts will prob be campaign related (the stuff I baked for the campaign and for the election night party). Coming soon. … Continue reading
People’s Choice winning Jalapeno cornbread
I won an award at a neighborhood cornbread bake-off today. The whole thing was just a lot of fun…a bunch of neighbors getting together to eat good food, enjoy a crisp fall day outside, and compete over…cornbread! It’s apparently a … Continue reading
Kozakattai (Indian coconut dumplings and salty dumplings)
A few friends and I got together today to recreate a dish from our childhoods–one our moms always make for Ganesha Chaurthi, an Indian holiday that occurs in late August or Early September. We are about a month off…this was … Continue reading
Grilled Eggplant Pomegranate Salad with blue cheese
It’s been a busy few weeks, so haven’t been blogging much, but I have tried out some new recipes to share! This recipe is courtesy of a book I was reading. I didn’t have the proportions, but there was … Continue reading
Roasted Corn Benedict
I was inspired by huevos rancheros…or at least the flavors of that dish. I didn’t really know what I was making when I started out–we had corn, peppers, and onions in the fridge…as well as some eggies… out came this … Continue reading
Recipes for the husband to use while I’m away….
I’m off on a quick jaunt to India for work…and my husband wondered what he possibly would do with the ingredients in our fridge. Here’s a post for him: What we’ve got: 2 Squashes 4 green peppers a bag of … Continue reading
Tomatillo Gazpacho
It’s been really hot, so…cold soup sounded good. We had some tomatoes and some tomatillos, several cucumbers and green peppers from our farm box…and voila…gazpacho! ♠ equipment: a food processor blender ♣ ingredients 4 tomatillos, peeled and quartered 1/4-1/2 cup … Continue reading
Beet Pate
After we received 2 bunches of beets in last week’s box, we were left wondering…”what the heck do we do with these?” I’ll admit, I don’t love a lot of beet dishes. But when I looked up recipes for soups, … Continue reading
This week’s box
Need to start thinking up ideas… We’ve got: Corn Zucchini Squash Eggplant Mushrooms Peaches Banana Leftover: cabbage
This week’s veggie box: the recipe dig begins
Some good stuff and some I’ll need some help with recipes for. We also might need to cut down to half a share! •Beets (help? Found a few recipes i want to try) •2 cabbages (help!!) •Lettuce •Sweet potato •Green … Continue reading
CSA Chronicles parte Quatre: Ratatouille
There was a large eggplant, a zucchini, some tomato sauce, and an onion in the fridge, along with some Robusto cheese and the cojita. What to make? That famous peasant food favorite of crotchety food critics like Gusteau, of course. … Continue reading
The CSA Chronicles Part Tres: SpanaChardaKopita with Cojita Cheese
What to do with 2 bunches of chard and a bunch of spinach? And 5 leeks? Spanakopita! yes, but i’m allergic to Feta…what to do? Ah but…there is a substitute that tastes good…cojita cheese. It is crumbly, but actually melts … Continue reading
The CSA Chronicles II: Mooli (Radish) Paratha
To go with my Kholrabi bharta and to use up 2 bunches of radishes, I decided to make some mooli parathas (radish flatbread). Tarla Dalal’s recipe was a pretty good start ♣ Equipment: A food processor with a grater disk … Continue reading
The CSA Chronicles: Kholrabi & Kholrabi Bharta
Since we lost our garden to the “Temple of Doom”, I finally convinced my husband to let us try joining a CSA. Actually, no I can’t take the credit–my friend did, when she told him about a reasonably priced one … Continue reading
sweet potato pesto
A 5 minute alternate for regular pesto…has a super food, too! in a food processor, combine the following ingredients and process until smooth: 1 sweet potato cooked (wrap it in a wet paper towel and microwave for 5 minutes). then … Continue reading
Portabella Parmesan with sweet potato pesto
I saw Giada make a version of this when i was mindlessly watching the food network while cooking one night. Hers seemed too cheesy (especially since I wasn’t supposed to be eating dairy–or at least minimizing it). So I modified … Continue reading
Caramelized Onion Pizza with Sweet Potato-Walnut-Basil Pesto
This is an improvement on a recipe I have been making since last year, when I found something similar in “Food and Wine” magazine. My innovations include: adding more flavor with the walnut-basil-sweet potato pesto (the original just has a … Continue reading
Orange-beet salad
This was inspired by a trip to the farmers market in DuPont Circle, where we tasted some amazingly sweet red beets and found a few oranges. Then someone brought us a huge tub of salad greens. And I had a … Continue reading
A Happy Veggie Foodie 