I’ve never really been a huge fan of Asian pears. They’re not quite a pear, they’re not quite an apple…just never really knew what to do with them. So I wasn’t particularly excited to get one in my CSA box. It sat on the counter for a while and I began to worry that it [...]
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Asian Pear A La Mode
Posted in Desserts, Fruit, Pears, Vegetarian, tagged asian pear, dessert on September 13, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I’ll sell you my pickle for a nickle
Posted in Cucumber, Pickles, Vegan, Vegetarian on August 31, 2009 | 2 Comments »
How about two cents?
Who doesn’t like pickles? Well…test subject Bill is a self-proclaimed pickle hater. With this in mind…well…I made pickles anyway
With Alton Brown’s refrigerator pickle recipe recipe in hand, I was determined to produce the best pickles ever. Or, at least something edible. His recipe calls for “pickling [...]
Behold the Power of Tomato Basil Soup
Posted in Soup, Tomato, Vegetarian, tagged tomato soup, tomatoes on July 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »
A while back I discovered a recipe for tomato basil soup, I can’t even remember where. It was supposed to be a copycat recipe for the one at La Madeline restaurant. Since I haven’t had the one there I don’t know how close it is, or even how much I’ve changed it since then, but [...]
Blueberry Muffins, Take Two
Posted in Baking, Vegetarian on July 1, 2009 | 3 Comments »
After Sunday’s muffin disaster, I was bound and determined to conquer the blueberry muffin. I used the same recipe from How to Cook Everything, but made some changes to my technique. First, I got some baking powder that was NOT EXPIRED (recommended). Second, I made sure I did less stirring. Third, I did all regular [...]
Got Ganep?
Posted in Korean, Main Course, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian on June 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Here I am, catching up after a whirlwind few weeks. Test subject Bill and I went to Virginia on a wine tasting/hiking/eating tour, then shortly thereafter went on a cruise to the Bahamas – a vacation to remember and filled with GOOD EATS!
But back in my kitchen, my creative fingers were itching again to produce [...]
Early Spring Salad
Posted in Salads, Spinach, Vegetables, Vegetarian on March 28, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Georgia has not seen sunlight since Tuesday. I am so thankful for the rain. I really am. But after four days I really needed a bright spot! So I put together an early spring salad for lunch:
Using almost exclusively items from my last CSA box, I prepared this beautiful work of edible art. I made [...]
Pizza Pizza
Posted in Cheese, Main Course, Vegetarian on February 14, 2009 | 6 Comments »
For a while now I’ve been on a quest for the perfect homemade pizza. I tried a couple of store-bought mixes for the crust (bag over head in shame). The first was ok but it had ingredients in it that I didn’t want in my body. The second one was a gluten-free mix. It was [...]
A Lesson in Collard Greens
Posted in Vegetables, Vegetarian, tagged collard greens, collards on January 25, 2009 | 5 Comments »
My CSA box last week contained a wide variety of greens: spinach, bordeaux spinach, herbs, kale and collard greens. Collards, a member of the cabbage family and intensely popular in the south, are not a vegetable I’d knowingly encountered before. Apparently Iowa is not suited for growing collards, even though they are a cold tolerant veggie. [...]
Little Stuff
Posted in Baking, Cheese, Desserts, Snacks, Vegetarian on January 19, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I’ve been up to little stuff in the kitchen lately. Last weekend I made cottage cheese based on a recipe from this site. It was pretty easy and made for some decent cottage cheese. I did visit some other sites for help and combined some methods, which I think was the right thing to do. For example, [...]
