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Celery root, I deem you ugliest vegetable in the plant kingdom (with rutabaga coming in close second). With it’s gnarled, lumpy brown skin and tangled root ends, it’s easy to pass by a celery root at the farmer’s market or grocery store and not think twice. But, as they say, never judge a book by [...]
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If you are a fellow CSA member or someone who sticks to eating seasonally, I’m sure you are intimately familiar with our winter friend…the butternut squash. The great thing about these hardy guys is that they last a really long time and don’t need to be refrigerated, the bad news is that they seem to [...]
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Thanks to a huge navel orange tree that lives in the back of a family member’s house, I am gifted with these sweet, juicy fruit all winter long. Their thick, firm skin is super easy to peel – making them a perfect snacking fruit – and their seedless flesh eliminates any annoying roadblocks while noshing on [...]
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In preparation for tomorrow’s post about a wonderful tamale-making party Jillian and I recently attended, I thought it fitting to highlight masa this week. Masa is the “dough” found in tamales. It’s used to make corn tortillas and is featured in numerous Mexican dishes.
There are two ways to go when it comes to obtaining [...]
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If there is one thing you can always find on me, it’s almonds. I have a stash in my purse, some in my desk at work for snacking at a moment’s notice and they are always on hand in my kitchen - to throw in my oatmeal, sprinkle on my salads, and fold into baked [...]
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Our Pick of the Week post is coming early this week – instead of its usual Wednesday slot – so you have more time to prepare for the big day. We figured by Wednesday your focus will have moved beyond market runs and you’ll be in full-blown prep work mode!
Before signing up with my CSA [...]
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Brussels sprouts and I got off to a rough start when we first met. I was six and my dad wouldn’t let me leave the dinner table until I finished off my plate of soggy, bitter, steamed, head-like little cabbages. I wouldn’t so much as glance at brussels spouts until two years ago when we [...]
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Apples are by far my favorite go-to healthy snack. They are packed with fiber so they keep you full for a long time (while only weighing in at about 80 calories), make a great match for peanut butter (another favorite of mine) and cheese (and who doesn’t love to sneak in cheese anytime you can?!). [...]
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Have you ever seen a fresh pomegranate? Don’t get discouraged if it looks like its been kicked around a soccer field by the time it lands on the fruit stand. They’re hearty, durable little guys! In fact, ancient Middle Eastern civilizations chose pomegranates for long-distance journeys because the tough, leathery skin helped protect the juicy [...]
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The arrival of the holiday season officially begins in my house when I pull my pumpkin-spiced candle out of storage and begin receiving sugar pie pumpkins in my CSA box. Both of which happened this week. Sugar pie pumpkins are the sweeter, more dainty version of the jack-o-lantern variety (field pumpkin) and are the best [...]
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