Category Archives: CSA
Squash Daal
Inspired by a recipe from my father-in-law with some modifications from me–like squash instead of carrots. serves 4 3 small yellow squash (zucchini, butternut, Accorn, or carrots all would work) 1.5 cups Masoor Daal (red lentils) 5 cups water (it … Continue reading
Arugula Pesto Pizza
For the bday dinner, we talked about going out for pizza, but when I found out they weren’t going to be available until 9 or 9:30 pm, I decided to make pizzas instead. This one was the favorite. The Crust … Continue reading
Chik’n & Jungle Garden Veggie Saltimbocca
Our garden is going gangbusters. When I went the other day, the tomato plants were out of control, as was the basil and parsley. And there were 4 beautiful long eggplants. So I needed to make something with this stuff. … Continue reading
Souffle (with caramelized onions, chard, and asparagus)
Ok it’s been a LONG time since I’ve posted a recipe…It’s been a busy few months and these have been stacking up. In particular, this one is long overdue. It’s got a fair amount of cheese and eggs in it, … Continue reading
Cabbage Ginger Salad v2
Last year we went to a great Burmese restaurant (Mandalay) in Silver Spring. We loved the cabbage ginger salad and I came home wanting to figure out how to make it. The New York Times and this blog had a … Continue reading
Polenta with Chard, sun dried tomatoes, and caremelized onions
This is the last of my cooking for tonight (I cook in bursts–I actually made one more dish too, daal makhni). I saw a vegetarian times recipe for grits with kale and caramelized onions. I took that and played with … Continue reading
Wholegrain Cranberry Fig Muffins
I saw a tasty recipe for fig cornmeal muffins in the New York Times and I tinkered with it. 1 cup figs 1/2 cup cranberries (mine happen to be frozen–bought too many fresh cranberries at thanksgiving, but they are coming … Continue reading
Thanksgiving Pizza (pre-thanksgiving experiment #2)
What does one do with a large cooked squash and a mound of veggies and stuffing? A pizza, duh! At this point, you might be thinking “huh?” but really, that’s what came to mind as I was on my way … Continue reading
butternut squash veggie tofurkeyducken (now with recipe)!
Remember the Turducken? Well obviously that’s not happening in my vegetarian kitchen or on my parent’s vegetarian table. But we do love to be creative and try new things–every year we have a little challenge (my sister, cousins, mom, and … 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
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
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
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
A Happy Veggie Foodie 