Eating local: Pick Your Own apples

Posted on September 30, 2007 - Filed Under Eat Local, Farm Fresh, fruit, pick your own, preserving/canning | 1 Comment

Have I mentioned that it’s apple season here in the northeast? Of course I have . . . And apple season is off to a great start. The apples are plentiful both in the fields and in my home (we’ve done lots of picking this week!).

Will and I went apple picking yesterday . . [...]

Eating local: Pick Your Own apples

Posted on September 30, 2007 - Filed Under Eat Local, Farm Fresh, fruit, pick your own, preserving/canning | 1 Comment

Will and I went apple picking yesterday . . [...]

I heart blueberry pancakes

Posted on September 28, 2007 - Filed Under product reviews | 5 Comments

I love, love, love fresh blueberry pancakes. Love them. I barely need syrup for them because I love them so much. But I still cannot seem to make them from scratch. Wish I could, and I will keep trying, but no success yet (at least not success that I would EVER eat again).
And I am [...]

I heart blueberry pancakes

Posted on September 28, 2007 - Filed Under product reviews | 5 Comments

Another quickie . . .

Posted on September 26, 2007 - Filed Under On the web | Leave a Comment

Shawn and I recently enjoyed an anniversary meal at Jim Barbarie’s in Danbury, Conn. Read about the food here.
I have a Spice Stack in my kitchen and it’s solving a few storage problems (yay!). Read about it here.
I’ve been trying to cut back on my fattening sweets - really I have. Read about Smart Ones [...]

Fresh, Chopped Onions on a Weeknight

Posted on September 25, 2007 - Filed Under Eat Local, meal planning, preserving/canning | 3 Comments

No time for a full post this morning, but here’s a nifty little tip. If you have a FoodSaver or a similar device that seals bags while sucking all the air out of them, you can speed up your mid-week cooking.
How?
Chop ingredients like onions, carrots, peppers and potatoes or mince garlic over the weekend. Then [...]

Recipe: Tangy Panko Chicken

Posted on September 24, 2007 - Filed Under chicken | Leave a Comment

This is a yummy, crispy chicken with just a hint of tanginess. It’s excellent with cous cous and Swiss Chard with Tomato and Feta (to see a picture of the chicken, click that link). You could also serve it over a green salad with a bit of Greek dressing.
Tangy Panko Chickenserves 4

1/4 cup [...]

Recipe: Swiss Chard with Tomato and Feta

Posted on September 22, 2007 - Filed Under Eat Local, vegetables, vegetarian | 3 Comments

Here’s another local dish (significance? check out Eat Local Challenge). I took some local ingredients - Swiss chard, a tomato, an onion - and made this fabulous side dish (see above, at top right). It went perfectly with the tangy panko chicken (recipe to come) and lemon feta cous cous. Mmmmm.
A note about Swiss chard: [...]

Eating local, eating quickly: Tortellini with tomatoes, garlic and feta

Posted on September 21, 2007 - Filed Under Eat Local, fruit, pasta, vegetables, vegetarian | 3 Comments

Some nights, I just want something fresh and flavorful that cooks in no time. This is one of my favorite dishes for that. I don’t usually specify a pasta or a brand, but this variety is very tasty and works well with the other flavors. Plus the timing is perfect. It takes about 10 minutes [...]

Pet Peeves: People can be so irritating!

Posted on September 15, 2007 - Filed Under rants | 3 Comments

Okay. This isn’t about food. Don’t say you weren’t warned!
Things that really, really irk me:

- Fat, middle-aged men who park in the Stork Parking at the mall. Okay, that beer belly may look a little pregnant, but it ain’t no baby! So toddle your big ‘ol car to the back of the parking lot and [...]

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