Alas, this is the last of the butternut squash from my garden. It is a cute little squash, pretty much half the size of my average butternuts. It is always with a bit of sadness that I make the last dish for each of the season’s crops. This pasta dish with butternut squash and mushrooms…
Month: January 2014
Cajun Shrimp Fried Rice
I will admit up front that it is a stretch for this to be a local dish. My only real local ingredient is the garlic from my garden. But, I will use the Governor Minner hot sauce as a second local ingredient, even if it is in spirit only. I got this when I worked…
Creole Sweet Potato Fries
Who doesn’t love sweet potato fries? How about Cajun food? Marry the two by adding some creole spice to the sweet potato fries. Sweet potatoes from the garden. They are disappearing all too quickly. We started with this many, but I do not think we will have any left come February. EDIT: I decided…
Gnocchi with Squash and Kale
I stopped by Highland Orchards, my favorite all-natural farm, on my way home from Philadelphia. I left with armfuls of great fruits and vegetables, including some really nice looking kale. I should have taken a picture of it raw for you. You will just have to trust me, it was nice kale. Lauren is home,…
Andrea’s Mixed Winter Vegetable Goodness – Sweet Potato, Cauliflower, Peas and Spinach
Some days you feel more restless in the kitchen than others. Nothing I had planned to cook in the next week looked interesting to me. So, I started rummaging around my pantry and fridge. I came up with sweet potatoes and garlic from my garden, cauliflower, frozen peas, a half used bag of spinach, canned…
Spiced Walnuts for Tu B’Shevat
Tonight is Tu B’Shevat – the New Year for the Trees. It is traditional to eat tree fruits (which include nuts) on Tu B’Shevat. There is also a tradition of eating the seven species of food native to Israel, but that will have to wait for next year’s post. For now, here are a…
Pasta with Collard Greens and Lemon
I grew collard greens last year. They grew well, but I wasn’t thrilled with any of the preparations I made with them. They were ok, they just didn’t grab me. So, before I decide whether or not to try them again this year, I wanted to try a totally different preparation. I am happy to…
Slow-Roasted Tomatoes
What?! A tomato recipe now?! I have to admit, this is sneaky. I am missing my garden tomatoes. And all that is available are tasteless tomatoes from the grocery store. I found this recipe (from Cooking Light, November 2012) that takes those “plastic” tomatoes and turns them into a flavor-filled transporter that takes you back…
Celeriac, Jamie Oliver Style
Sometimes, a vegetable is so ugly you think, this will either taste really good or really bad. My ugly vegetable to try was celeriac, or celery root. Both my Roots cookbook by Diane Morgan and the recipe write-up from Jamie Oliver made it sound like a something worth giving a try, who knows, perhaps it would…
Pasta with Roasted Winter Vegetables
Sweet potatoes, butternut squash, Brussels sprouts, kale – who says the winter is boring? I still have sweet potatoes and butternut squash from the garden (and garlic, of course). I am always surprised by how long they keep, two years ago, I had so many butternut squash, we were still eating them the following May!…
Andrea's Garden Cooking 