I don’t remember having creamy tomato soup that often as a kid, but I do remember how comforting a can of Campbell’s could be as I moved out on my own and couldn’t afford much else. Today creamy tomato soup still speaks comfort to me, but I quit that red can long ago in favor [...]
Archive for the ‘leeks’ Category
Cream of Tomato Soup, from the garden
Posted in carrots, comfort food, Community Supported Agriculture, Cooking And Baking, cream, CSA, farmer's market, herbs, leeks, locavore, onions, organic food, organic gardening, soup, tomato, tagged dinner, Food, recipes, soup on September 20, 2010 | 23 Comments »
Savory Tomato Tart with caramelized onions and fresh basil
Posted in appetizer, baking, breakfast, butter, cast iron, cheese, chile, Cooking And Baking, dinner, dinner, Food, frugal living, gardening, herbs, leeks, nuts, onions, organic food, organic gardening, recipes, seed, tomato, whole grains, yogurt, tagged breakfast, cooking, dinner, pie, recipes on August 29, 2010 | 16 Comments »
Over the past week, a pile of tomatoes accumulated on our kitchen counter. They were tasty and ripe, but a lot of them were also ugly. Some of them had split, while others had fallen victim to tiny predators, which took bites out of each tomato and moved on to the next. I didn’t have [...]
It’s Alive! update on the re-planted garden
Posted in apple, apple butter, Arkansas, beans, carrots, chile, cucumber, eggplant, Food, frugal living, fruit, gardening, leeks, nature, okra, organic food, organic gardening, peppers, peppers, red pepper, summer squash, winter squash, zucchini, tagged Food, gardening, organic gardening on August 2, 2010 | 17 Comments »
Regular readers know that I suffered catastrophic garden losses thanks to a house/cat/garden sitter who did a great job with two out of three. I’m pleased to report, though, that courtesy of the pre-soaking (and sometimes pre-sprouting) technique, I’ve got butter peas, summer squash of several varieties, cucumbers (Armenian and a pickling cucumber), and okra [...]
Get a Head Start on Your Fruits and Veggies at Breakfast: Migas with local strawberries and yogurt
Posted in breakfast, cheese, chile, Cooking And Baking, eggs, Food, frugal living, herbs, leeks, onions, recipes, sausage, summer squash, tagged breakfast, cooking, Food, photography, recipe, recipes on May 22, 2010 | 6 Comments »
For years we’ve understood that we need to eat several servings of fruits and vegetables every day, but I know that even with our attempts at healthy eating we don’t always hit the target number. Breakfast is a great time to add more fruits and vegetables to your meal. Today we enjoyed vegetable-filled migas with [...]
Roasted Vegetables Fusilli with Italian Sausage and Goat Cheese
Posted in beets, butter, cast iron, cheese, chile, comfort food, Community Supported Agriculture, Cooking And Baking, CSA, dinner, dinner, Food, frugal living, gardening, herbs, Italian, leeks, mushrooms, onions, organic food, organic gardening, pasta, red pepper, red peter pepper, sausage, sweet things, turkey, vegetarian, tagged dinner, Food, photography, recipe, recipes on May 19, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Regular readers know I’m all about using what we grow here, in season. Fortunately, some foods stay seasonal months after you’d think possible, such as the butternut squash that I picked in early November and kept in a cool room for winter, preserving it for our use last night. For dinner we ate roasted butternut [...]
Spicy Asian Veggie, Chicken, and Coconut Milk Noodle Bowl
Posted in Asian food, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, chile, cilantro, coconut, Cooking And Baking, CSA, dinner, dinner, eggplant, farmer's market, Food, leeks, mushrooms, organic food, organic gardening, pasta, peas, recipes, red pepper, red peter pepper, rice, seafood, shrimp, snow pea, soup, tagged cooking, dinner, Food, photography, recipe, recipes on May 12, 2010 | 6 Comments »
Tonight we had huge noodle bowls for dinner, relying on fresh produce and poultry from our back yard or Conway Locally Grown. These noodle bowls are packed with veggies, spice, and cooling coconut milk (which, alas, is not local at all). Unfortunately, after I planned the dish, I discovered that my neglected fresh ginger was [...]
Chicken Breasts stuffed with bleu cheese, figs, and walnuts
Posted in beets, cast iron, chicken, Community Supported Agriculture, CSA, dried fruit, Food, garlic, herbs, leeks, organic food, sweet things, walnut, wine, tagged chicken, cooking, dinner, family, Food, organic food, photography, recipe, recipes on April 14, 2010 | 6 Comments »
I guess if I had to explain this recipe inspiration, I’d say it’s the dried figs and bleu cheese sitting in my fridge and the chicken in my freezer. I’ve been getting a tangy, creamy bleu cheese (blue cheese) from a Minnesota creamery that rivals European bleus. The figs are organic but, sadly, all the [...]
Roasted root vegetables, chicken breast with red pepper relish, and beet greens with goat cheese
Posted in beets, carrots, cast iron, cheese, chicken, Community Supported Agriculture, Cooking And Baking, CSA, farmer's market, Food, frugal living, gardening, greens, herbs, leeks, locavore, organic food, organic gardening, radish, red pepper, sweet things, turnips, winter gardening, tagged cooking, dinner, family, Food, gardening, organic gardening, photography, recipe, recipes on April 9, 2010 | 6 Comments »
Tonight we’re feasting on sweet roasted root vegetables, beet greens, and roasted chicken breast. Except for the chicken, goat cheese, and olive oil, the meal is coming from our garden, a harvest of root vegetables that got a head start over the winter and are now yielding Yum! Whether you’re feasting on fresh root vegetables [...]
Spinach Lasagna: great green globs . . . .
Posted in cheese, Community Supported Agriculture, Cooking And Baking, CSA, farmer's market, Food, gardening, garlic, greens, herbs, Italian, leeks, locavore, spinach, vegetarian, whole grains, tagged baking, cooking, dinner, Food, kids, photography, recipe, recipes, vegetarian on April 7, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Spring is spinach season, so today I offer you spinach lasagna. Chances are if you grow or if you buy veggies through Community Supported Agriculture, you’ll have spinach soon, if you don’t already. We’re going to just barely wilt the spinach before we bake the lasagna, so it will remain as green as Spring, with [...]
Roast Turkey and Wild Rice Soup with leeks, carrots, celery, beans, and chile
Posted in acorn squash, apple, beans, butter, carrots, celery, chicken, chile, Community Supported Agriculture, cranberries, CSA, frugal living, health, herbs, leeks, locavore, rice, soup, whole grains, winter squash, tagged cooking, dinner, economy, family, Food, photography, recipe, recipes on April 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
We’re still polishing off the wonderful pasture-raised turkey that I got from Falling Sky Farm for Thanksgiving. You may remember that we ate a lot of turkey eat fresh then, but I also broke it down enough immediately to freeze some in various serving sizes. Today I’m going to use about four ounces of the turkey along [...]
