February 2012
8 posts
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Zucchini Boats with Cannelloni Bean and Tomatoes
I am a girl in the Ohio River Valley. Indulge me this poem about boats by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Where Do The Boats Go?
Dark brown is the river, Golden is the sand It flows along forever, With trees on either hand.
Green leaves a-floating, Castles of the foam, Boats of mine a-boating Where with all come home? On goes the river And...
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Strawberry, Blueberry, Rhubarb Crisp ...
I can’t help myself, if I see rhubarb I MUST buy it. However, I am absolutely shocked to find it my market in February. I should ask why, but I don’t. I am going to take the safe route here and assume it’s summer in Chile and some generous farmer there has opted to sell his crops just so I can have the pleasure of making the summer dessert in dead of Winter. As far as the strawberries go, I’ll...
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Huevos Rancheros
Living in New Mexico when I was younger, I am used to having a fried egg atop my Mexican fare. My father loves New Mexican food, especially NM enchiladas; complete with a fried egg on top. He would make them for us every now and again. He is a good cook, my dad, but boy can he destroy a kitchen like nothing you have ever seen; my poor mother. Following a regular theme in my kitchen: simple,...
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Thyme Potatoes
Every kitchen needs a cast iron pan. I am lucky enough to have the one my great grandmother used. I am always looking for new reasons to use this pan; add that to my love of potatoes and this is what I came up with last night. This dish requires a bit of time in the oven but is so, so worth it.
4 scrubbed and peeled Idaho potatoes thinly sliced 1/2 small onion sliced into thin ringlets 1 ½ TBS...
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Ship Wreck Pasta Toss (with kalamata olives,...
In our house when we are hungry and it has been some time since our last grocery trip we have a little something called “ship wreck”. Ship wreck is basically anything left in your cupboards and veg drawer that can be thrown together for meal in an emergency; or in our case a lazy day.
Today a friend popped over for lunch quite last minute. EEK! I was forced to expose her to a ship...
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Potato Leek Soup
Soup is love and there ain’t no way ‘round it.
Ingredients 3 large leeks, cut lengthwise, separate, clean. Use only the white and pale green parts, chop. 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil 2 cups water 2 cups chicken stock (or vegetable broth for vegetarian/vegan option)* 2 lbs potatoes, peeled, diced into 1/2 inch pieces ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley ½ teaspoon dried thyme ½ tsp...
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Raw Kale with Grapes and Almonds Salad
Several summers ago I ate the most fantastic lunch in Santa Fe, NM at Pasqual Cafe. It consisted of a raw kale salad, smoked trout sandwich, and vichyssoise. By far, one of the best lunches I have ever eaten. Since then I’ve been on a search to duplicate the salad. This is my own version, as the original did not have grapes. The nut used in Pasqual’s salad is a pine nut, which was...
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Poor Mans Dinner. Potato Pancakes
My grandma always said “if you had a cup of flour and an egg you will never go hungry.” She was yugoslavian and she made a wonderful hot porridge of sorts called “moochinc”(spelled phonetically). We ate it with red wine vinegar and salt. It was a boiled egg that was tossed in a bit of flour.(and a bit of bacon fat.) Weird, I know, but so so delicious.
So to my sweet...