94 posts categorized "Farmers' Market Find"
Curried Apple Slaw: February 8, 2012
Gray skies, brown grass, bare trees. Even in a low-snow winter, they leave this girl pining for fresh, green and crisp. Never mind that there are already green shoots pushing up from bulbs that have rightfully earned several more weeks...
Caramel Apples: October 27, 2011
We have spent a lot of time these last few weeks getting ready for the kitchen project. We've cleaned, packed, organized, sorted, boxed, and schlepped loads of stuff, way more than I thought could fit in that kitchen and dining...
Warm and Cozy Broccoli and Red Pepper Soup: October 4, 2011
What the heck happened to fall? I'm a fan of those crisp blue-skied days and cool nights, when you need a sweater or jacket in the morning but the layers peel off by lunch time. No such luck this year....
Fresh Figs with Ricotta, Honey, and Pistachios: September 7, 2011
Categories: Appetizer, Dessert, Farmers' Market Find, Fig, Party Food, Picnic Food, Potluck Dish, Ricotta, Season: Summer
Some days it all comes tumbling down, that balance that I have so carefully tried to maintain in my life as a working mother. Some days I can see all my mistakes but feel powerless to stop them. Children are...
Freshened Up Eggplant Parmesan: September 1, 2011
Eggplant parmesan has had me in a quandary. The best eggplants are available at farmers' markets at this time of year, so this should be the best time of year to make it. But it has never seemed like a...
Purple Raspberry Sauce: July 10, 2011
We finally had time to go berry picking the other day, our first outing of the season to Larriland, our favorite pick-your-own farm. As usual, the children were very excited, happily picking away and planning what we should make with...
Fresh Pea and Potato Gratins: July 5, 2011
They say absence makes the heart grow fonder. I'm not sure about that. I think presence can make the heart pretty darn fond, too. Sitting here next to one of my children, typing away, I have a heart that feels...
Grilled Fava Beans with Pepper and Pecorino: June 24, 2011
Those who know me well know that I have a terrible memory. I would be embarrassed to tell you how many times I have bought a book that I have already read. But a bad memory can be a blessing...
Oscar's Tasty and Juicy Strawberry Pie: June 20, 2011
Okay, that's Oscar's title, but I was going to call it "Not Quite Perfect Strawberry Pie." Here's the back story. A couple of years ago, when we went strawberry picking, we were dreaming of all of the things that we...
Asparagus and Cannellini Bean Salad: June 13, 2011
I haven't been at all creative in the kitchen lately. In fact, I've barely been in the kitchen lately. The end of school year activities, along with overlapping sports seasons (soccer/baseball/softball/swimming) have left my head spinning with very little time...
Rhubarb-Apple Turnovers: May 17, 2011
One of the cookbooks that I have been using frequently of late is Dorie Greenspan's Around My French Table. The book is full of fairly simple but delicious recipes that are perfect for either a casual dinner or a fancier...
Ramp Pesto: May 13, 2011
Ramps are only available for a short time each spring, making them one of those foods that marks the season. They have a mild onion-y flavor, which is fresh and bright, capturing perfectly the taste of spring. I got the...
Green Rhubarb Galette: May 3, 2011
We went away for one week and the farmers' market went from ho-hum to fantastic. Not only were there ramps and asparagus, there were also lots of herbs, spring onions, and morel mushrooms. And there was rhubarb. As always, when...
Green Lasagna: April 29, 2011
Categories: Basil, Comfort Food, Easy to Freeze, Entree, Farmers' Market Find, Feeds an Army, Potluck Dish, Season: Autumn, Season: Spring, Season: Winter
Before we left for our spring break, the farmers' market was loaded with greens, but not much else. We decided to make this lasagna with it, which is loosely based on a lasagna that my sister and brother-in-law have made...
Black Sesame Carrots: March 21, 2011
I'm not sure why, but even many children who are picky eaters seem to like carrots. Our children prefer them dunked in copious amounts of Ranch dressing, and presented that way, they will munch through a lot of them. This...
Lemony Jerusalem Artichoke Stew with Biscuit Top: February 28, 2011
It's hard to imagine amid the snow and high winds of last week, but we used to have a vegetable garden. Remember that? Tomatoes, potatoes, little helpers, and a chicken chaser? Among those summer and fall vegetables we also planted...
Cooking with Mother Goose: Homemade Apple Sauce: February 9, 2011
Cooking with Mother Goose: A series of occasional posts inspired by children's stories and rhymes - just one more way for me to hook the children into the kitchen. For Baby You shall have an apple You shall have a...
Radicchio Risotto: January 19, 2011
I feel like we've had a bit of a respite these past few weeks. We are back at school and work after the holidays, but the children's after school activities haven't picked up yet, and we actually seem to have...
Spiced Roasted Pears: January 13, 2011
Apples and pears, pears and apples, apples, apples, and more apples, and then some pears. That's the state of fruit at the farmers' market these days. This is the time of year when trying to eat locally and seasonally can...
Brussels Sprouts with Lemon Persillade: December 6, 2010
Ever since I posted that recipe for Fresh Broccoli Lemon Pasta, I can't get that flavor profile out of my head. I am hooked on that fresh lemony, garlicky flavor, especially paired with winter vegetables. The latest vegetables to fall...
Airy Apple Cake: December 1, 2010
Categories: Breakfast, Cake, Comfort Food, Dessert, Farmers' Market Find, Potluck Dish, Season: Autumn, Snack
Sometimes a homey, tasty cake is just what you need. In fact, cake almost always has the power to improve ones outlook on life. In any event, the only thing it can hurt is the waistline, and I'm not going...
Leftover Mashed Potato Pancakes: November 27, 2010
My sister and her husband brought the mashed potatoes on Thanksgiving. They went through all the work of peeling potatoes for 16 of us, cooking, mashing, and adding whatever secret ingredients they mixed in to make them taste delicious. But...
Pumpkin, Radicchio, and Feta Salad: November 18, 2010
I have written about my friend Andrea before because she inspires me in the kitchen. Remember these macarons (and these) that we made together? But this recipe was one that she submitted to our preschool cookbook before I knew her...
Pumpkin Soup with a(n Optional) Kick: November 15, 2010
Categories: Comfort Food, Easy to Freeze, Farmers' Market Find, Party Food, Pumpkin, Season: Autumn, Soup, Squash
I know, I know, another recipe for pumpkin soup. Who needs it? But stick with me. This version is worth trying. I went to a lunch recently for a friend who was having one of those milestone birthdays that need...
Fresh Broccoli Lemon Pasta: November 12, 2010
After that recipe for pecan bars (and after polishing off the last of our stash), I am definitely in the mood for something healthier. And what is healthier than broccoli? Amazingly, our children will all eat broccoli. Actually, it's more...
Grilled Eggplant Baba Ganoush: October 20, 2010
Eggplants get a mixed reception around here. They come in such beautiful colors and shapes that my children like to pick them out at the market. Instead of choosing the most perfect unblemished eggplants, though, the kids were drawn to...
Dinner in a Pumpkin, Take 2: October 15, 2010
A few years ago, the Washington Post ran a recipe for dinner in a pumpkin. A fabulous idea, I thought, for a Halloween dinner, or for any fall evening. I modified that recipe once and loved it, but when I...
Grilled Sweet Pepper and Feta Hummus: October 8, 2010
A couple of weekends ago, Gabe and I were doing a little home improvement project. Those of you who know us know how unusual this is. Neither of us spends the weekends roaming around the house with a toolbelt looking...
Grilled New Potatoes: September 14, 2010
Although it wasn't always so, my children now love potatoes. (I so wanted to write that they "dig "potatoes for the pun, but I couldn't open with that; instead the pun gets relegated to the parenthetical). Baked potatoes are their...
Smoky Eggplant Lasagna: September 7, 2010
Categories: Basil, Comfort Food, Easy to Freeze, Entree, Farmers' Market Find, Pasta, Season: Autumn, Season: Summer, Tomato
So that's it then. Summer is officially over. Sigh. I can't say that I'm ready to leave it behind, the long days, lazy evenings at the pool, unstructured hours of who-knows-what. We did our best to wring the last bits...
Triple Ginger Zucchini Bread (or Muffins): September 2, 2010
Apparently I have become obsessed with zucchini this year. We have eaten tons of tomatoes, peaches, corn, and all manner of other wonderful summer produce, but this is the third time that I am writing about zucchini this summer. (In...
Blackberry-Ginger Jam and a Respite: August 3, 2010
Along with that flat of raspberries, we picked a second flat and a couple of smaller flats of blackberries. We went on one of those hundred-plus degree days that we have had so many of in Washington this summer. With...
Brown Buttered Zucchini with Spaghetti: July 26, 2010
We have been so lucky over the last couple of weeks because friends have kindly offered us their CSA shares while they are on vacation (thanks Beth and Leticia!). Such bounty! The shares have included broccoli, onions, lettuce, cucumbers, tomatoes,...
Grilled Zucchini Summer Sandwich : July 7, 2010
We seem to have spent the first part of the summer everywhere but home, eating dinner out of the house and expanding our repertoire of dishes that travel well. But now that school is out and we have settled into...
Lemony Potato Salad: June 30, 2010
There are so many things I thought I knew before I had children. Like how to raise well-behaved ones. You know, ones that would be polite, and kind, and generous with their siblings. Without being nagged reminded. And yet I...
Cherry Galettes: June 28, 2010
This is the best time of year to buy fruit at the market. Just this weekend, I picked up both sweet and tart cherries, black raspberries, red raspberries, blueberries, and peaches. Yes, I am a glutton. But I just can't...
Fresh Pea and Fava Bean Risotto: June 22, 2010
There is something about peas and fava beans in their shells that lures me in when I see them at the market. I know they will be work to shell and cook, but just knowing that those pods are filled...
Olivia's Warm Goat Cheese Salad: June 16, 2010
As you know if you have been reading this blog for a bit, I love nothing better than to cook with our children. Not with them as an ingredient, of course, but with them in the kitchen with me. Just...
Vietnamese Cucumber Salad: June 14, 2010
We had an exhausting weekend, running here there, and everywhere. I charted it all out because I was afraid that I would forget to show up somewhere, or bring the necessary gift/equipment/snacks, or worst of all, forget to pick up...
Rhubarb-Mint Popsicles: May 24, 2010
One of the things about trying to eat seasonally is that I find myself gorging on whatever is in season because I know it won't last. This is a good news, bad news situation. On the bad news side, I...
Asparagus and Goat Cheese Frittata: May 20, 2010
Our children are loving the Diary of A Wimpy Kid books these days, and, truth be told, I find them hilarious myself. They are part comic, part novel and they are written from the perspective of Greg as he begins...
Monday Rhubarb Streusel Cake: May 17, 2010
Sometimes you just need a little cake, a little just-because cake. You know, like a just-because-I-had-the day-off-and-felt-like-baking cake. Or just-because-it's-Wednesday-and-we're-half-way-through-the-week-cake. Or just-becase-we're-all-home-for-dinner-with-nowhere-to-rush-to-or-from cake. Or one of my favorites, just-because-it's-Monday cake. In general, we try to eat healthy foods, a wide...
Arugula Pesto Quinoa : May 13, 2010
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...
Coeur à la Crème: May 10, 2010
I was thrilled to find strawberries at the farmers' market this past weekend. I think that they are available earlier than usual this year because of the warm weather we have had this spring. Whatever the reason, though, there they...
Artichokes with Quick Hollandaise Sauce: May 4, 2010
I have written this before, but I have a theory that children are more willing to try something new if it involves eating with your hands. My kids love edamame, carrot sticks (much more than carrots cut up in a...
Happy Dance Greens & Basil Risotto: April 22, 2010
Maybe you saw it, but I had a recipe featured in the Washington Post Food section yesterday. Okay, okay, so it didn't have my name on it, but it was my recipe. Here's the back story. A couple of years...
Pressure Cooker Saffron and Artichoke Risotto: March 29, 2010
I bought a pressure cooker years ago for Gabe because I had heard it was great for making beans, and we loved to make Cuban black beans. But I was afraid to use it. I don't know whether I had...
Baked Potatoes with Cilantro Pesto: March 8, 2010
We have been reading our way through Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House books. The stories are beautifully written and transport me to a time and place that I will never know. And the children are so well behaved. The wonder...
Creamy Lettuce Soup: February 22, 2010
I know that it sounds odd to cook lettuce, but please keep reading. We cook spinach and lots of other greens, after all. And watercress soup is a classic. Years ago when I worked at a French restaurant outside Philadelphia...
Fennel-Orange Slaw: February 17, 2010
In the winter, I gravitate towards soups and casseroles, dishes that warm me to the core. But those dishes have a soft texture, and after a while I am craving a bit of crunch. I know that cole slaw is...
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