Brussels sprouts, the quintessential winter veggie. One of my favorites. Salami, I can’t remember a time when I did not love good salami. Grilled cheese, comfort food you can hold in your hand. Bring them all together, add a salad and it is a fairly quick, simple, tasty dinner. We added a carrot-peas salad, adding…
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Garlic & Sun-dried Tomato Pickle
One of the many things Jews and Persians have in common is a love for pickles. Not just cucumber pickles, but pickled vegetables of any sort. This recipe celebrates both our pickling heritages and the garlic and tomatoes grown in my garden earlier in the year… The recipe comes from The New Persian Kitchen by Louisa Shafia,…
Broccoli Pesto Pizza
Growing basil indoors in the winter gives me fresh basil to use to make pesto. There is no denying that I would like this dish even better in the summer and fall when I have my own broccoli and tomatoes to use, but since I love my tender little basil leaves, I will post it…
Pasta with Butternut Squash and Mushrooms
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…
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…
Creole Sweet Potato Fries
Who doesn’t love sweet potato fries? How about Cajun food? Marry the two by adding some creole spice to the sweet potato fries. Sweet potatoes from the garden. They are disappearing all too quickly. We started with this many, but I do not think we will have any left come February. EDIT: I decided…
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…
Spiced Walnuts for Tu B’Shevat
Tonight is Tu B’Shevat – the New Year for the Trees. It is traditional to eat tree fruits (which include nuts) on Tu B’Shevat. There is also a tradition of eating the seven species of food native to Israel, but that will have to wait for next year’s post. For now, here are a…
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…
Andrea's Garden Cooking 