How many ways can you say “yum!”? I think this may be my favorite noodle kugel recipe ever. I guess is should give you some context. My cousin Bentzi lives in Israel and we have never met. But we have bonded over our mutual love of cooking and feeding people. He sent me his recipe for…
Month: September 2015
Fresh Lima Bean Gratin
I was not able to get lima beans planted this year and I have been really missing having had a lima bean harvest. So, when Cam and I went to the farm store, we both jumped on the bushels of lima beans. Now that I have so many beans in my refrigerator, I need to…
Kale Salad
Something has been eating the fall plants in my garden. Although the plants are atill small, the other day I harvested as much kale and Swiss chard as I could. I washed them, placed them in a single layer on paper towels, rolled them up, placed them in a plastic bag in the fridge. That…
Pasta with Kale Pesto and Roasted Butternut Squash
Time to use the first of the butternut squash from my garden. It was “parents night out”, with Cam spending the evening at Tae Kwan Do. So, our version of night out – a good dinner, a walk with the dog, and a movie rental. We finally watched The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel –…
Zucchini Tian with Curried Bread Crumbs
This was going to be my last dish with the zucchini from my garden, so I wanted it to be a good one. This recipe intrigued me – curry AND rosemary – I wanted to make it, but I wasn’t positive that it was going to actually taste good. Well, it lived up to the hopes…
Challah Project # 11 – Raisin Honey Challah
After making what we decided was the perfect challah for Rosh Hashanah (Brown Sugar Challah with Pomegranate Glaze) about 3 weeks before Rosh Hashanah, I couldn’t make it again for the actual holiday, it was too soon for a repeat. So, I decided to try an experiment for our ‘real-time’ holiday challot. I had plenty of high-gluten…
Corn Salad with Feta and Walnuts
I had more of the Freeman’s corn, so I decided to try a corn salad with dinner tonight. How could it not be good with toasted walnuts, feta and jalapeños? Well, it wasn’t good, it was great! So much flavor and texture! And it was a good thing the corn salad was so good, because…
Honey Cookies
I love Rosh Hashanah. And I love eating honey: honey and apples, honey in the challah, honey on the challah, honey apple cake, honey on my chicken… honey, honey, honey! Of course that also means local honey. Luckily we have a lot of local honey to choose from. These are just a few that happen…
The Challah Project #10 – Brown Sugar Challah with Pomegranate Glaze …Perfect for the High Holidays
I really enjoy making special Challahs for the High Holidays. Two of my favorites are Date Challah and Apple Cinnamon Challah; but now we may have a new favorite – Brown Sugar Challah with Pomegranate Glaze! It is beautiful on the outside and sweet and enticing on the inside.It captures the wishes for a sweet year and just brings…
Khoresh Bademjun va Kadoo (Persian Eggplant & Zucchini Stew)
I had a medium-sized eggplant from a local farmer and a tiny one from my garden, but not enough for Khoresh Bademjun. What to do? I really wanted Persian food. Of course, I also had plenty of zucchini from my garden. Why not try a Khoresh (stew) sing both vegetables? Since our vegetarian daughter was…
Andrea's Garden Cooking 