There is something about three bean salads that makes me smile. Perhaps it is the colors… or the texture – crunchy, yet smushy, or the slight sweetness, or maybe it is the memory it evokes … When I was in college, I bicycled from Allentown to Lancaster, PA (about 70 miles) on the first day of…
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Cousin Bentzi’s Pasta & Cabbage
I have never met my cousin Bentzi; he lives in Israel and was away when I was there last year. But I have been getting to know him through his art and the cooking he shares with us through our family group on FB. I guess cooking, and enjoying feeding people, is a family trait we share….
White Beans with Tomatoes & Garlic
Every time I make this simple bean and tomato dish, I am reminded of how good and how versatile it is. It is great the first night served simply with a hearty bread. It is a treat as a topping for fried eggs. And, not only is it tasty, it is so healthy! Especially when…
The Challah Project #8 -Millet & Flax Seed Challah
A new type of Challah and a new type of braid, and I have to say that both are probably my favorites so far. I LOVE the challah. It is light, yet substantial. Not really sure how it can be both, but it is. The texture is fantastic, fun to rip apart or smoosh. We…
Tuna and Green Bean Salad
It was a beautiful day, capped off with an afternoon kayak on Silver Lake. We saw great blue herons and osprey; one osprey even swooped down right over us. And, my son learned how to paddle, he did great, even matched his paddling pace to mine! When you are out in the sun all afternoon,…
Succotash Salad
Most of the time, I try a recipe, I have to make changes, it just doesn’t seem right to me. This salad by Katie Lee is an exception, I made it just as it was written and it was a really happy addition to our dinner. Not only that, it met my “is it great…
Bagels!!
I remember the first time I tried to make bagels…I was a senior in college and lived in a house that we kept very cold. At the time I knew nothing about the relationship between warmth, yeast and rising time. So, I made some very tasty bagel crackers. I have avoided attempting bagels ever since….
Garden Bounty Israeli Couscous Salad
I love Israeli couscous, the texture is so much fun! I couldn’t wait to mix in the veggies from my garden to create a salad. I went a little overboard though. I had just harvested some carrots and decided to include those as well. But they were just a bit too crunchy, the texture did…
Stir-Fry Soba Noodles with Green Beans, Tomatoes & Eggs
Summer is progressing in the garden, tomatoes are coming in strong and so are the purple long beans. My favorite “magic” beans, they turn from deep purple to green when they are cooked! I have been growing them for over 5 years now and they still never cease to amuse me. I grow mostly heirloom,…
Zucchini Tortilla Casserole
It has been a few years since I have had a good zucchini crop. This year has been great so far. Barely keeping up with using them; I see a lot of zucchini bread baking in my future. I decided to try an adaptation of Marcela Valladolid’s Zucchini Tortilla Casserole for dinner. To be honest, it was…
Andrea's Garden Cooking 