Alas, this is the last of the butternut squash from my garden. It is a cute little squash, pretty much half the size of my average butternuts. It is always with a bit of sadness that I make the last dish for each of the season’s crops. This pasta dish with butternut squash and mushrooms…
Category: Main Dish
Cajun Shrimp Fried Rice
I will admit up front that it is a stretch for this to be a local dish. My only real local ingredient is the garlic from my garden. But, I will use the Governor Minner hot sauce as a second local ingredient, even if it is in spirit only. I got this when I worked…
Gnocchi with Squash and Kale
I stopped by Highland Orchards, my favorite all-natural farm, on my way home from Philadelphia. I left with armfuls of great fruits and vegetables, including some really nice looking kale. I should have taken a picture of it raw for you. You will just have to trust me, it was nice kale. Lauren is home,…
Andrea’s Mixed Winter Vegetable Goodness – Sweet Potato, Cauliflower, Peas and Spinach
Some days you feel more restless in the kitchen than others. Nothing I had planned to cook in the next week looked interesting to me. So, I started rummaging around my pantry and fridge. I came up with sweet potatoes and garlic from my garden, cauliflower, frozen peas, a half used bag of spinach, canned…
Pasta with Collard Greens and Lemon
I grew collard greens last year. They grew well, but I wasn’t thrilled with any of the preparations I made with them. They were ok, they just didn’t grab me. So, before I decide whether or not to try them again this year, I wanted to try a totally different preparation. I am happy to…
Pasta with Roasted Winter Vegetables
Sweet potatoes, butternut squash, Brussels sprouts, kale – who says the winter is boring? I still have sweet potatoes and butternut squash from the garden (and garlic, of course). I am always surprised by how long they keep, two years ago, I had so many butternut squash, we were still eating them the following May!…
Creamy Mushroom Fettuccini
In Delaware, one of our great year-round local treats are mushrooms. Kennet Square, PA is the mushroom capital of the U.S.; with it so close, we get great fresh mushrooms. Still not quite as good as when I grew my own, but I don’t know when I will get the chance to do that again….
Winter Vegetable Stew
I had a winter squash plant growing in my compost pile. I think they were from the Kabocha squash, they were the right shape, but they never changed from green. Some aged and wilted before ever turning orange, so I rescued the biggest, healthiest looking one and figured I would see what would happen when…
Spaghetti Squash with Chickpeas, Sauteed Greens, Feta and Couscous
I love volunteers in my garden! In this case I mean plant volunteers, but human volunteers are always welcome! The volunteer I am referring to was a spaghetti squash. I only planted butternut squash this year, but a variety of squashes grew in both the garden and the compost pile, babies from last years crop….
Persian Macaroni (Spaghetti with Meat Sauce)
On my first trip to Iran, my sister-in-law took a break from traditional Persian food and made macaroni for dinner one night. It was a cross between the very americanized spaghetti my mother made and persian flavorings. It was just a great comfort food, but quite tasty. Just don’t think “Italian”. I recently found a…
Andrea's Garden Cooking 