In the days leading up to Thanksgiving, I try to make dishes that vary greatly from what I will be serving on Thursday. Sunday was my birthday and we went out for sushi, Tuesday, broccoli kale quiche, Wednesday is Moroccan spaghetti squash. Monday was Indian cauliflower and sweet potatoes, based on a Bal Arneson recipe….
Corn Chowder
Whenever I make Thanksgiving dinner, it always starts with my variation of the corn chowder that my sister-in-law Ginny taught me to make decades ago. It was one of my father’s favorite soups, so it became a fixture in my Thanksgiving meals. Simple and oh, so satisfying. This year I am making it with the…
Blueberry-Lime Butter in the Slow Cooker
This seems to be my year to experiment with my slow cooker for making preserves. Today I decided to use all my remaining frozen blueberries to make blueberry butter. I chose to pair it with my abundance of dried limes. Most blueberry butter recipes call for lemon zest and lemon juice, I decided to use…
Rigatoni with Roasted Cauliflower and Brussels Sprouts
I love what roasting does to fall vegetables, it is like casting a magic spell over them, taking to ordinary to extraordinary. Mix them with pasta and some cheese and you have a treat for dinner. And one that is fairly simple and quick to make. I had stopped at the farm store and picked…
Breakfast for Dinner – Brussels Sprout Hash
I was trying to figure out what I wanted to do with the brussels sprouts in my fridge when I came across a posting on How Sweet It Is for Brussels Sprouts Breakfast Hash. Perfect – breakfast for dinner, one of my favorites! Plus, it calls for a sweet potato, so it would also be…
Caramel Apple Scones
What do we all need after Halloween and before Thanksgiving? Caramel apple scone! A sweet treat for breakfast, yes, we do need this. Why leave all all the caramel apples behind us? Why wait for another treat until Turkey Day? I think we should all eat good foods that treat us every day! I actually…
30 x 30 Challenge – Days 28 – 30
Day 28 – The garden provided my nature time today. Weeding around the kale, carrots, spinach, cauliflower, broccoli, onions and garlic and giving my perennial herbs their pre-winter haircut. I harvested the rest of the parsley to replenish my dried supply for the winter. Feeling – satisfied. Day 29 – Went for a run at…
Qormeh Sabzi (Green Vegetable and Beef Stew)
This was one of the first Persian dishes I ever ate, and it was in Geneva, Switzerland when I first met the man who was to become my father-in-law. What a wonderful dish and a great way to start my relationship with a wonderful man! It is still one of my favorite Persian dishes, but…
30 x 30 Challenge – Days 24 – 27
Day 24 -Back to normal life, well sort of. Amtrak is shut down, so I had to drive to Philly. So, no walk along the Wilmington Riverfront before my train. But I did get to do a good bit of walking around UPenn. I am surprised that one of the most lushly treed areas on…
Roasted Cauliflower and Chickpea Salad
I was having a friend over for lunch whom I had never cooked for before, so I wanted to make something interesting but light. We were going kayaking after lunch, so I didn’t want anything heavy that would sit in our stomachs. I had cauliflower in the fridge, so I made a version of the…
Andrea's Garden Cooking 