Recipe: Dairy-Free Pesto
Dairy-Free Pesto ingredients: 1 1/2 – 2 cups fresh basil 1/2 cup pine nuts 2-3 cloves garlic, minced 1-2 tsp lemon juice 1/3 cup olive oil kosher salt and pepper to taste directions: brown 1/4 cup of pine nuts. place all ingredients in a blender and mix until smooth. add more or less olive oil [...]
Cameo
i love apples. have always loved apples. and have probably had an apple a day for most of my life. at least, the part that i remember. having said that, i’ve been really excited about trying the assortment of local varieties that have been in season lately. i try to buy local fruits and veggies [...]
The Standards [aka What We Ate]
i don’t have a new recipe to share, we’ve been making some of the standards this week: sweet potato pierogies shells with earth balance, garlic and fresh basil veggie eggrolls sweet potato and black bean hash the gratuitous sweet potato photo was a result of the sweet potato and black bean hash and some damn [...]
Recipe: Sweet Potato Pierogies
Sweet Potato Pierogies ingredients: dough: 2 cups unbleached flour 1/2 tsp kosher salt 2 eggs 1/3 to 1/2 cup warm water filling: 1 large sweet potato or yam 1-2 tbs earth balance 1/4 cup rice milk kosher salt and pepper to taste directions: boil potatoes until soft. mash with butter, rice milk, salt and pepper. [...]
Divine Dressing
i am a bit surprised at myself for saying this, but i think i’m in love. with a salad dressing that is. the most shocking part: it’s not homemade. i don’t think i have ever enjoyed a bottled, store-bought salad dressing variety before. most are just so-so, with a few bordering on inedible. but this [...]
Linky Love: Food Intolerances
one of the great things about the internet, and more specifically twitter, is the amount of information that is being shared about food allergies and intolerances. some great links that i came across today: earth balance is going to be making a soy-free, dairy-free buttery spread. for those who have to cut out both, it’s [...]
Farm to Table Conference
the hubster and i attended the farm to table conference a week or so ago [april 3-4]. and to be honest, i’ve been putting off the post for a while. i’m not really sure what to write about, and have to say that we were just a wee bit disappointed by the event. i mean, [...]
Recipe: Lemon and Basil Pesto
lemon basil pesto ingredients: 1 cup fresh basil leaves 2-3 cloves garlic, minced 1/4 cup pine nuts 1/3 cup lemon juice 3 tbs olive oil kosher salt and pepper to taste directions: dry roast pine nuts in small skillet until lightly browned. place all ingredients in blender and process until smooth. serve on top of [...]
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