What do we all need after Halloween and before Thanksgiving? Caramel apple scone! A sweet treat for breakfast, yes, we do need this. Why leave all all the caramel apples behind us? Why wait for another treat until Turkey Day? I think we should all eat good foods that treat us every day! I actually…
Month: November 2012
30 x 30 Challenge – Days 28 – 30
Day 28 – The garden provided my nature time today. Weeding around the kale, carrots, spinach, cauliflower, broccoli, onions and garlic and giving my perennial herbs their pre-winter haircut. I harvested the rest of the parsley to replenish my dried supply for the winter. Feeling – satisfied. Day 29 – Went for a run at…
Qormeh Sabzi (Green Vegetable and Beef Stew)
This was one of the first Persian dishes I ever ate, and it was in Geneva, Switzerland when I first met the man who was to become my father-in-law. What a wonderful dish and a great way to start my relationship with a wonderful man! It is still one of my favorite Persian dishes, but…
30 x 30 Challenge – Days 24 – 27
Day 24 -Back to normal life, well sort of. Amtrak is shut down, so I had to drive to Philly. So, no walk along the Wilmington Riverfront before my train. But I did get to do a good bit of walking around UPenn. I am surprised that one of the most lushly treed areas on…
Roasted Cauliflower and Chickpea Salad
I was having a friend over for lunch whom I had never cooked for before, so I wanted to make something interesting but light. We were going kayaking after lunch, so I didn’t want anything heavy that would sit in our stomachs. I had cauliflower in the fridge, so I made a version of the…
Butternut Squash Lasagna
Shout out to Kristin and her blog Iowa Girl Eats for this recipe! It is fabulous! I made it when Arielle & Emily were home (for the hurricane) and the word “delicious” was heard several times during dinner. I make a several different vegetarian lasagnas, but had never made one with butternut squash before. The flavor…
Andrea's Garden Cooking 