• Archive for August, 2010

    Cooking for Kids: Packing Healthy Snacks for School (A Video)

    by  • August 30, 2010 • Feeding Kids, Raising Healthy Kids, School Lunches and Snacks • 2 Comments

    Wondering what to pack in your kid’s school lunch for a snack? These ideas make school snacks a cinch. Check out the Sundried Tomato Hummus here. Special thanks to Our Green House, a fabulous source for eco-friendly products, for inviting me to do this video. Also, thanks to Cate from Sweetnicks for the fabulous...

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    Sundried Tomato Basil Hummus Recipe

    by  • August 27, 2010 • Appetizers, Beans, Budget Eating, Feeding Kids, Raising Healthy Kids, Recipes, spreads/dips, vegetables, vegetarian • 5 Comments

    Back to school is heavy on my mind these days. We are less than a week away from Will starting kindergarten. But as I wrote recently on Tablespoon, it’s Will’s school lunch that I think about most. Ok, think might be an understatement. I obsess. I’ve checked out the lunch menu for his school...

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    CSA Day: Roasted Beets, Leeks and Eggplant Recipe and Other Tasty Ideas

    by  • August 25, 2010 • Farm Fresh, Recipes, vegetables, vegetarian • 3 Comments

    I love the taste of roasted leeks. Almost smoky … and so tender, with a hint of crisp. Then there’s the roasted beets, they get this beautiful sweetness to them. But the roasted eggplant? The crispy caramelization on the outside and creamy inside was sublime. As far as eggplant recipes go, this is a...

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    Whole Wheat Couscous Tabbouleh Salad

    by  • August 25, 2010 • Budget Eating, Farm Fresh, Recipes, side dishes, vegetables, vegetarian • 1 Comment

    When I moved to New York (as in Manhattan) to go to college, I craved freedom and devoured the city. I walked everywhere, breathing in the skyscrapers and eying the fabulous fashion and amazing pace. Everything seemed so special, so amazing. One of my favorite things was checking out the myriad grocery stores in...

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    Cooking with Kids: Balsamic Tomato, Corn and Cucumber Panzanella Recipe

    by  • August 23, 2010 • Cooking with Kids, Eating Locally, Homecooking, Gardening, Farm Fresh, Raising Healthy Kids, Recipes, salad • 4 Comments

    Earlier this year, I made my first panzanella (aka bread salad). It was a fabulous, flavorful, fresh salad perfect for a summertime (and it’s so unfair of me to mention it, since that is one of the few recipes I kept to myself — I promise to reveal it someday). So, when I contemplated...

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    Summer’s Sweet Kiss: Heirloom Tomatoes

    by  • August 20, 2010 • Farm Fresh • 1 Comment

    This German Striped tomato came in my CSA box yesterday. The big, juicy, thin-skinned heirloom tomato was prime for slicing. We ate it tonight for dinner with a drizzle of olive oil, a sprinkle of sea salt and couple spoonfuls of crumbled blue cheese. Delish. German Striped tomatoes are sweet, smooth and fabulous. If...

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    CSA Day: Basil White Bean Dip and Other Tasty Ideas

    by  • August 18, 2010 • Appetizers, Beans, Budget Eating, Eating Locally, Homecooking, Gardening, Farm Fresh, Recipes • 5 Comments

    Last night, a neighbor dropped by as we were starting to sit down to dinner. She took a look at the table and said, “Wow.” Our dinner featured grilled sirloin, which I sliced thin so that we could stretch the portions so that it would feed seven. Then there was Sweet and Sour Red...

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