Leave it to Guy Fieri to come up with a green bean recipe that has my 5 year old asking for thirds! Cam loves vegetables, but he prefers them raw, and has always refused any version of cooked green beans. So I did not hold out much hope that this time would be different, but,…
Month: September 2014
Stuffed Cabbage
I hate to say it, but my mother was not such a great cook. But there were a few dishes that she made that were outstanding – sweet and sour meatballs, noodle kugel (when she remembered all the ingredients), chicken fricasse, and stuffed cabbage. Sadly, her stuffed cabbage recipe has been lost. But I have found…
Apple-Cinnamon Challah
Apples and Honey – the traditional foods to eat together to express our hopes for a sweet year to come. So, why not combine the two in one challah? I used the dough recipe from the date challah, since it was so delicious. And this challah was just as delicious, it was a hit with…
Zucchini Chili
The last recipe of the season using my patty pan squash. Finally, there are no more left in my fridge and none growing in the garden. It is just too bad I just found this one, it’s a surprise winner! It will be a staple next summer. The chili used many items from my garden:…
A Lima Bean Twist on Goulash
Perhaps it is my Hungarian grandmother coming through, but I love, love, love this dish! The paprika and lemon flavor combination made me so happy. The dish felt like love from beginning to end. The love started at the beginning with shelling the lima beans. The process started with both Cam and the dog hovering,…
Minestrone
We recently added a 10 month old puppy to our family. He is a Shar pei – Lab mix and, aside from being my son’s new best friend, is my constant companion in the kitchen when I cook. He loves the end pieces of squash, carrots and tomato cores, and lays in wait for anything that…
Fattoush
There is a middle eastern restaurant near my daughter’s university…Ali Baba in Newark, DE. It is one of my favorite places to eat. They have many delicious dishes, but somehow, whenever I go there I have to order the fattoush. Fattoush is a middle eastern bread salad, and I think I am addicted to it….
Tomato and Watermelon Salad
It is time for one last “summer” salad – Tomatoes and Watermelon. Of course I still have tomatoes in my garden, but I supplemented them with heirloom cherry tomatoes and watermelon from Highland Orchards. Tossing the tomatoes with a balsamic dressing and leaving the addition of the plain watermelons til last kept the salad refreshing. It…
Roasted Parsnips and Carrots
Parsnips in the garden!! Time to start harvesting. Carrots in the garden…all harvested, time to eat them all. Parsnips and carrots…sounds like time to roast some veggies. But not just roast, but add some warm spices….cumin, coriander, and paprika….finish with some lemon juice…yum. Roasted Parsnips and Carrots Adapted from Roasted Parsnips with Cinnamon and…
Hummus and Grilled Zucchini/Pattypan Squash Wrap
I had a friend coming over for lunch and did not have time to go to the store. I promised something healthy. Luckily, I had just enough in the house to make an adaptation of Ellie Krieger’s Hummus and Grilled Vegetable Wrap along with some spiced edamame from the garden. The star of this wrap…
Andrea's Garden Cooking 