Sort of funny last week. The menu had me making Chicken Tikka Masala on Wednesday night, along with Kohlrabi Slaw, but I had a total brain fart when I went to make dinner and threw a cup of salsa in with the chicken thighs in the slow cooker, and put together a pot of Rancho [...]
Remember I wrote about kohlrabi back in April? Mariquita Farms stuck some in our spring box and it was a new vegetable for us, one that we enjoyed quite a bit. Jonathan came in May to cook for a party at our house, and demonstrated a quick way to cook kohlrabi (or tokyo turnips): Seared [...]
Back again is our very own Kitchen Kid, sharing her thoughts on an item from last week’s menu plan. Enjoy! Ratatouille with pasta Today I will like to tell you about: RATATOUILLE Kids will not think it is a good meal, because they won’t think some of the things in it sound good. There is [...]
Did you know I am participating in the Food Buzz Project Food Blog Challenge? Now would be a great time to vote. Tonight even. A couple times. No, that would be illegal. Once is enough. And then you can tell your friends to vote too. (note: It requires you to register, but I am really [...]
Chilaquiles, a traditional Mexican hangover cure, is a truly flexible dish easy to throw together for an impromptu brunch or dinner after a busy day. This recipe originally was clipped out of the San Francisco Chronicle in 2003, and every time I find a fresh bunch of chard in my Two Small Farms vegetable box, [...]
In the tradition of many a San Francisco restaurant, I wanted to experiment with Corn on the Cob three ways; grilled, microwaved and traditional 2-minute boil method. I was curious to see which was actually the best way, best being a combination of time + effort. Grilled: The most time consuming of the three methods, [...]
Last September, we overhauled the front yard and planted lots of food-type items. Blueberries, Fuyu persimmons, Blenheim apricots, rhubarb, herbs and more. Many times, I thought about taking a photo or two, but alas, it never happened. Fortunately, all the plants have overwintered well and spring is bringing up all sorts of treasures. One of [...]
I made this last week for our first TGIF block party, using the Butternut Squash that came in our weekly box from Two Small Farms, and it was a great success. Very easy, and the butternut squash made the hummus sweet and tasty. My kids enjoyed it as an after-school snack with pita chips and [...]
With an over abundance of squash from our Two Small Farms CSA, I was looking for new recipes to try for last week’s menu plan. The recipe for Gingered Butternut Squash and Wild Rice in Lorna Sass’s book Whole Grain Everyday Every Way caught my eye. Ginger Squash with Wild Rice Even though the recipe [...]
With all the squash on my counter from our Two Small Farms CSA box, I have been itching to make soup. And, I found a fun recipe in a pressure cooker cookbook, Great Vegetarian Cooking Under Pressure, by Lorna Sass. The addition of oatmeal was new to me, and the apples added to the sweetness. [...]
Last night, I decided to take the two Delicata Squashes from our CSA box from a couple weeks ago and cook them up. But, my kids have never had stuffed squash before, so I wanted to make a particularly kid-friendly version. But, my husband is not wild about raisins and baked apples, so I needed [...]
As it turns out this week, our box of vegetables from Two Small Farms contained loads of interesting things, that combined with what I had left from last week, made a great curry. I pulled it together early Sunday afternoon, before we embarked on our afternoon excursion, and by the time we got home, it [...]
