This dish is amazing. The great bite of bucatini, the creaminess of the egg yolk running through the pasta and the crispiness of the breadcrumbs. I will say it again, this is amazing. If you are not familiar with it, bucatini is a spaghetti-like pasta that has a hole running through the middle. If you…
Month: April 2015
Add a little Za’atar
Za’atar – my favorite explanation of Za’atar comes from Saad Fayed on About.com, “Za’atar to Middle Eastern cooking is like what Essence is to Emeril. Za’atar is a spice blend that is so versatile! It can be used on meats, veggies, rice, and breads. And, yes, it has been known to make me yell “Bam!”…
The Challah Project: #1 Almond Honey Challah
I am not new to making challah, I have made and also posted quite a few, including some real treats such as Date Challah, Kulich, and Apple Cinnamon Challah. But now I am starting a project to try out different challah recipes, and create a few of my own, over the next year. I want to…
Wheat Berry and Broccolini Salad with Eggs
Farmer Kim eggs are back! Receiving the “do you want eggs” text made my day! To celebrate, a dinner that is topped with beautiful fried fresh eggs! I have come to really like wheat berries, their taste, their bite. They are a nice alternative to rice or pasta. The other alternative vegetable we used tonight…
Baked Farro and Butternut Squash
I picked up a beautiful butternut squash at Highland Orchards, big enough for 2 meals. For the first, I made Ina Garten’s Baked Farro & Butternut Squash. Of course, I was out of farro, so it was really red wheat berries and butternut squash, but that didn’t matter, it was delicious! The taste, the texture,…
Quick Braised Asparagus, Green Beans, Edamame and Spinach
Spring has finally arrived in Delaware! And with it, the ability to get my garden tilled and ready for the main spring planing. My husband spent the afternoon enjoying the sunshine while the tiller shook his arm so much that his fitbit thought he did 27,000 steps! While he was busy in my garden (ok,…
Microwave Potato Chips
While Cam and I were home on our spring “staycation”, I decided to try making a treat I had recently seen – microwave potato chips. No matter how many times I heard that they tasted just like chips out of the bag, I was skeptical. And my first few batches confirmed my skepticism – they…
Cabbage Leek Latkes topped with Asparagus and Eggs
It is always fun when leftovers turn into a tasty new meal. I had planned on a Passover meatloaf for dinner, but the meat was not yet defrosted, so I checked my vegetable bin – half a cabbage and 1 leek unclaimed for any other meal. Add an egg and some matzoh meal, and I’d…
Joan Nathan’s Almond Cake with Figs, Orange and Honey for Passover
Passover desserts have never been one of my strengths, but since I was heading to upstate New York for the holiday, I needed something easy to transport. So, a cake it would be. And I would trust the ultimate Jewish cookbook writer to guide me…Joan Nathan. There would be no wheat flour in this cake,…
Passover Almond Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Cam has been in the mood for chocolate chip cookies, so why should he have to skip them on Passover. It was tough to find Kosher for Passover chocolate chips in Delaware, so I ordered some online. Once I had the chips, these were so simple, just 5 ingredients: almond butter, chips, brown sugar, eggs…
Andrea's Garden Cooking 