The closest Whole Foods to my house is over an hour and 20 minutes away, so I, unfortunately, do not get to shop there regularly. But there is one in Marlton, NJ on my way home from visiting my mother that I consider “my” Whole Foods store even though it is an hour and a…
Month: January 2013
Butternut Squash and Tahini Spread
My oldest daughter (my zucchini bread baker) surprised me with Yotam Ottolenghi & Sami Tamimi’s new cookbook, Jerusalem, for Hanukkah. I am very excited to have access to so many of their wonderful recipes. Today’s is a kind of cross between hummus and baba ghanoush – Butternut Squash and Tahini Spread. Although I shop it here in…
Epic fail
I promised you the good the bad and the ugly. Well, this is a more bad than ugly… I wanted to make pumpkin scones this morning. They have lots of healthy ingredients in them, but something just didn’t seem right with the dough. I put it in the oven anyway, hoping some magic would happen….
Chicken Fesenjoon in the Slow Cooker
Pomegranate + walnut + chicken + rice = happy husband. Fesenjoon is one of those dishes that takes forever to make. But it is perfectly suited for making in the slow cooker, which is exactly what I did on Christmas day. We wanted to go out during the day, but I had planned on making…
Adventures in Cooking from the Garden is 6 Months Old – Top 6 Recipes of the First 6 Months
Thank you all for a great first 6 months of my blog! I have really enjoyed sharing my garden and its bounties with you. I am looking forward to sharing ways to use the items I froze or canned over the next few months (and the winter veggies) and to start all over again with…
Andrea's Garden Cooking 