I just realized it’s been a month since my last blog post! I do have a good reason though, my sister recently gave birth to her first daughter and I flew out West to spend a couple of weeks with her and my family. I haven’t cooked much in the week I’ve been back until … Continue reading
Spaghetti squash is such a delicious and nutritious way to curb those carbohydrate cravings and still feel satisfied. It’s a great base for so many recipes and the SS has a satisfying al dente bite like the best pasta. Each serving of SS only has 42 calories, 10 carbs and 1 gram of … Continue reading
It’s finally hot here in New Hampshire, although who knows how long that will last! I decided to make a light and fresh dinner even though I was craving some cheesy pasta. So I whipped out my vegetable peeler and made some “noodles” out of zucchini. It’s a simple and healthy way to indulge … Continue reading
I recently made a trip to Finland to visit my husband who works in Russia. We also had some of our family visit while I was there and we all took a couple of side trips. Even though I was there for two weeks it was a whirlwind trip packed with experiences like an … Continue reading
I wanted to re-create a dish from one of my favorite sushi restaurants in Newport, OR. (It has since moved to Corvallis) The original dish is a sautéed shiitake mushroom and spinach dish and the broth is so delicately delicious. Whenever my family goes to Sada’s we jealously guard the leftover broth from … Continue reading
I bought flageolet beans at a the Rollingsford Winter Market and decided to make a vegetarian cassoulet as an experiment. I love slow cooked foods and I tweaked the recipe a bit so it is a combination of a vegetarian French cassoulet and a local favorite here – New England baked beans. First I chopped … Continue reading
There are days where you just don’t feel like going to the store and instead look around in your cupboards and veggie drawer for inspiration. The ingredients for this dish are fairly common and even if you don’t regularly use quinoa I would recommend keeping it on hand. It’s an ancient grain that is … Continue reading
I had a bunch of Honeycrisp apples and some nice spring rhubarb from the farmer’s market and I decided to make this applesauce with them. I love eating applesauce warm from the pan but it’s also a great thing to have on hand and it’s really not difficult to make. First I cut the … Continue reading
Have I mentioned how much I adore butternut squash? What I don’t love is peeling it; the skin is so thick and it’s awkward to hold this beautifully shaped and colored squash. I’ve noticed that more stores and farmer’s markets are offering butternut already peeled and cubed so I created this recipe using cubed squash … Continue reading
I ventured over to the Winter Farmer’s Market at the Wentworth Greenhouses in Rollinsford today. I had no idea what to expect as I drove down the road towards the market but I was excited to find that it was much larger than I had thought with a huge variety of vendors inside the greenhouses. … Continue reading
