I always liked my mother’s friend Rose. They were friends in Kindergarten (in 1932), then ended up reconnecting when, as young mothers in the late 1940’s, their apartments were right by each other. They remained friends ever since. It was always a treat for me when Rose and her husband, Jack, would come to visit….
Month: March 2014
Asparagus – Leek Frittata
Spring is finally here, and that means Delaware asparagus!! This asparagus comes from my favorite all natural farmer in North Wilmington. Their family farm is now 10 acres surrounded by suburbia in North Wilmington. I mean it, they are surrounded on 3 sides by a neighborhood and across the street from the high school. I…
Maple Oatmeal Scones
The soil in my garden was finally just dry enough to be tilled, so my wonderful husband tilled in order for me to start a new strawberry patch and plant my early spring seeds – parsnips, leeks, carrots, spinach, kale and sweet peas. I will make a run to the garden center tomorrow for some…
Date-Walnut-Nut Butter Energy Fudge
When my husband, nephew and I ran the Shamrock half marathon on Sunday, I wanted to have a batch of Almond Date Energy Nuggets for us. But I did not have any almond butter in the house. What I did have was extra Date-Walnut Filling from the hamentaschen and some NuttZo seven nut & seed butter…
Brown Sugar Pancakes
Another snow day here in Dover, no school, no work…so the top chef returned to the kitchen to make the Brown Sugar Pancakes from The Batali Brothers Cookbook. These were delicious!! But even better was seeing Cam back in the kitchen. Although he still shies away from the stove, he really enjoys doing all…
Salmon “Hamentaschen”
Happy Purim! I saw the recipe for these savory hamentaschen and I could not resist trying them! Honestly, I was not expecting much, it was ust the novelty that I was going for, but to my great surprise, they were really, really good! The only change I made was to make the cucumber-dill sauce as…
Green Fried Rice (Snap Peas, Peas, Spinach, Sprouts & Scallions)
I stopped in at Highland Orchards on my way home and picked up a wonderful basket of green: snap peas, peas, spinach and sprouts. The first new fresh greens of the year! I was so excited! The rest of the drive home was spent figuring out what I was making for dinner with my find. Pasta?…
Hamentaschen
My last post was about needing to lose my winter weight, so it may seem odd for the following post to be about sweets. But it is time for Purim, and that means hamentaschen! Luckily, one of the traditions of Purim is to give gifts of food, so pretty much all that we bake will…
Pasta with Roasted Tomatoes (or Tomato Confit), Cannellini, Garlic and Spinach
OK, my snack-meal phase is over for now; I am ready to return to focusing on healthy meals. My first half marathon is in just over a week and I have not lost the few pounds I have put on since Amsterdam. I have been fighting injury and illness for the past few months, so my…
Butternut Squash Chili Nachos
When I checked my freezer to survey what sauces and veggies I still have from last harvest, I found a surprise – black bean & butternut squash chili that I had made using squash and peppers from my garden and frozen in the fall. Since I seem to be in the mood for fun food…
Andrea's Garden Cooking 