4 posts categorized "Avocado"

Arugula Pesto Quinoa : May 13, 2010
Categories: Avocado, Farmers' Market Find, Picnic Food, Potluck Dish, Quinoa, Season: Spring
This time of year, we begin spending more and more time outside at dinner. With the kids at various practices for softball, baseball and, soon, swimming, we seem to be always in search of a portable meal. We are still...

Edamame Rice Balls: September 21, 2009
Categories: Avocado, Beans, Lunch Box, Party Food, Picnic Food, Rice, Season: Anytime
Sometimes a recipe comes together on the first try, and sometimes it seems that it never will. This recipe fell into the latter category. I had been wanting to come up with a simpler variation of sushi to put in...

Bean Quesadillas with Avocado Salsa: September 17, 2009
Categories: Appetizer, Avocado, Beans, Condiment, Farmers' Market Find, Lunch Box, Party Food, Quick Meal, Season: Anytime, Tomato
Some weeks we are very organized about the children's lunches, shopping especially for them on the weekend. And some weekends are chaotic and we don't get our planning done. Quesadillas are one of those lunches that we usually can pull...

Avocado, Red Onion, and Feta Salad: February 25, 2009
Categories: Avocado, Farmers' Market Find, Feta, Onion, Salad, Season: Winter
Although we often find tasty treats at the farmer’s market in the winter, the colors usually mirror the season, with brown mushrooms and dark greens. There is only an occasional jolt of orange from a squash or a red apple,...