{recipe} Easier is Healthier with Rice Crust Quiche
I have to credit my old landlady with this recipe idea (to clarify, she’s not old, but did used to be my landlady). She suggested making quiche with a rice crust instead of buying or making a flour...
View Article{dark days} Week 10: My Miso Obsession
Editor’s Note: This is the 10th week of a 4 1/2 month challenge, Dark Days, a pledge taken by 88 blogs spanning the country, to eat one meal a week as sustainable, organic, local and ethical possible....
View Article{Kid Tested & Approved} Cowboy Chili
Editor’s Note: This is the second of two posts highlighting additional recipes from our current cookbook giveaway, The Meal Makeover Moms’ No Whine With Dinner. We are trying not to push blog etiquette...
View Article{St. Patricks Day} boxty on the griddle
Editor’s Note: Welcome FOODPRESS readers! Our St. Patrick’s Day {theme week} continues with Dianna. I have NEVER heard of Boxy…bring it on Dianna! -Christina Boxty on the griddle, boxty on the pan, If...
View Article{How To} Fancy Food Club
When I was young I remember my parents hosting dinner parties for their friends. I also remember them cooking fancy meals for each other. I will never forget them eating escargot and feeling totally...
View Article{recipe} Jerusalem Artichoke & Beef Enchiladas
Recently I’ve been trying to incorporate as many veggies as possible into our meals so that I don’t get too behind on all my CSA goodies. It’s amazing how much stuff I get each week so I really need to...
View Article{pizza week} Traditional Focaccia w/ Pesto
Every weekend at our bakery over on Quail St. in Albany, my husband Nick prepares Specialty Focaccia Pizzas with fresh produce & herbs we get from our farmer friends at Farmer Jon’s Produce in...
View Article{pizza week} Just Grill It
Usually, when it comes to cooking I am the stereotype of a woman and depend on my husband to work the grill while I stick to the kitchen. Although friends had claimed grilling pizza was easy, I was...
View Article{pizza week} Feast for a Family, Pizza 4 Ways
Summertime seems to find us hosting family, visiting family or meeting family at some intermediate location. Our extended family is large and we are close… we are lucky! Family gatherings generally...
View Article{community} Be a Dinner Elf
Food is much more than a series of nutrients and calories. Food brings people together to celebrate the good times and helps sustain us during the tough times. Some recipes are infused with memories...
View Article{Fresh from the Garden} Summer Rolls with Cucumber Dipping Sauce
For all of my adult life, I’ve been a big fan of Asian rolls. I didn’t grow up in the most food-savvy town and it’s nice to look back and see how my experiences and my taste buds changed as I traveled...
View Article{from scratch holidays} Cheesy Potato Casserole: Makeover Edition
For the holidays my grandmother would make a dish that was simply called Cheesy Potato Casserole. It’s pretty much exactly what you would find at a Midwestern church potluck. I absolutely adored it and...
View Article{the new year} coping with mid-winter food blues
Maybe it’s being trapped inside at home with a new baby, but I’m prematurely feeling that mid-winter desperation about what to make for dinner every night. This feeling worsens when we’ve skipped a...
View Article{recipe} Ramp Fried Rice w/ Mostly Vegetables
Ramps entered my consciousness only a couple weeks ago, thanks to fellow blogger and farmers market master Jillian who suggested I pick some up as part of my first CSA share of the year. Since then I...
View Article{recipe} White Bean Burgers
We eat a lot of beans in my house. I love beans. I love them on salad or in stir fries, pasta or soup. They are versatile and good for you, as well as tasty. Just about any bean can be made in to a...
View Article{winter vegetable bounty} Kohlrabi Fritters
Kohlrabi is one of those unusual vegetables that you don’t often see in your local supermarket. It grows well here in the Northeast, and is often found far into winter at farmer’s markets or in veggie...
View Article{ode to a vegetable} Massaged Kale and Me
Kale is important to me. I found it all by myself as a college student and it has stuck with me ever since. There’s something about kale that represents my food ethics better than any other food. It...
View Article{meet the meat} Pork Shoulder
I’m not shy about my love of meat. Some poor misguided soul recently confused me with someone who does “Meatless Mondays” on a regular basis. Um… no. Don’t get me wrong. I do enjoy a nice veggie...
View Article{recipe} Mujaddara, Megadarra, Imjadara, GO!
I love the food of the Levant and the Middle East. I’m an unrepentant omnivore, but the vegetarian dishes from this region are so hearty and delicious on their own, meatless eating doesn’t seem like a...
View Article{meet the meat} Baby Back Ribs
Ribs. Dang, I love ribs. Beef Short ribs, St. Louis Style Ribs, Baby Back ribs… There is just something about gnawing on a bone that brings out the Fred Flintstone in me. The baby back ribs are the...
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