I still have a freezer full of basic tomato sauce just waiting to be played with and added to. I wanted to make a full-bodied sauce, so I decided to add some of my dried mushrooms and red wine. It came out a little bitter, but adding a little sugar did the trick and it became luxurious….
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Couscous with Tomatoes and Onions
Thanks to Yotam Ottolenghi, I now have another dish I will be making over and over again. A couscous comfort food, a version of couscous that is very reminiscent of Persian rice with a nice tadig crust. The cooking method that adds the crust add that nice crisp texture that is often lacking in couscous…
Food Challenge – Jerusalem Artichokes, Broccoli & Roasted Tomato Linguine
Here is the second dish from Farmer Kim’s food challenge – Jerusalem Artichokes, Broccoli & Roasted Tomato Linguine. Jerusalem artichokes are really good roasted, but I wanted to try pan searing them. I thought that just Jerusalem artichokes and pasta would be boring. So, I went out to the garden where there were some late…
Dried Mushrooms
Kennett Square, PA, is the mushroom capital. And it is only 57 miles from my house, which makes mushrooms quite a local food. I have grown my own mushrooms and they are amazing, but the kits are quite costly so I only do that as a treat. I love mushrooms, but I also love dried…
Food Challenge – Jerusalem Artichokes Pan-Roasted with Winter Squash
Farmer Kim brought me my latest food challenge from his farm – Jerusalem Artichokes. He sent about 5 pounds home with Arielle. So we will be eating a few Jerusalem artichoke dishes over the next couple of weeks. The first time I had Jerusalem artichokes was last year when Farmer Kim sent some over for…
Corn and Poblano Lasagna
In the freezer now is tomato sauce, corn, pesto, tomatoes, turkey stock and various fruits I froze in the summer. It is time to defrost some frozen corn for this dish by Marcela Valladolid. Simply put, it is amazing. It was funny, no one was really excited about this before I made it, but once…
Ricotta & Pesto Souffle
Remember all that pesto I made and froze? I sent a bag of pesto “cubes” with Emily to keep in her freezer in her apartment. But there is still a lot of pesto in my freezer. So, it is time to thaw some! This dinner highlighted my pesto and Farmer Kim’s eggs in Molly Katzen’s…
Ali’s Turkey Meatloaf – in the Slow Cooker
I have to admit that I love my husband’s turkey meatloaf (ok, he was making it with beef before I came along, but now it is turkey). It is simple and delicious. ONe of the favorites of all our girls. So I thought, what if I made his meatloaf, but cooked it in my crock…
Raisin-Peanut-Dark Chocolate Granola and Cranberry-Macadamia Nut-White Chocolate Granola
These sound decadent, and they are, but they are also healthy, with lots of fiber, vitamins and minerals in them. I couldn’t decide what granola to make, so I raided the pantry and came up with these combos. What goes better with macadamia nuts than white chocolate? And dried cranberries and white chocolate are another…
Fettuccine with Smoked Salmon Sauce
The closest Whole Foods to my house is over an hour and 20 minutes away, so I, unfortunately, do not get to shop there regularly. But there is one in Marlton, NJ on my way home from visiting my mother that I consider “my” Whole Foods store even though it is an hour and a…
Andrea's Garden Cooking 