Posted on April 30th, 2008 by foodietots
spring onions, originally uploaded by foodietots.
The market was in full swing this past weekend. A warm, sunny Saturday morning brought out summer-like crowds. The first strawberries were available from Virginia’s Three Way Farms, where I also picked up asparagus, spring onions and white radishes. Maryland’s Toigo Orchards was back with hot house tomatoes and baby [...]
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Posted on April 29th, 2008 by foodietots
braised cauliflower and garbanzos, originally uploaded by foodietots.
Garbanzos are another popular bean - even our cat enjoyed these, helping himself to a few when I was distracted by the toddler.
Ingredients:
1 sm. yellow onion, diced
1 cauliflower, cut into bite-size pieces
1 15oz can garbanzo beans, rinsed & drained
¼ c yellow raisins
½ t paprika
½ t ground coriander
1 T [...]
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Posted on April 25th, 2008 by foodietots
Two essential items in the FoodieTots pantry are broth and beans. My favorite broth brand is Pacific - all natural, organic, and comes in handy 1-cup individual cartons that minimize waste when you know you won’t finish a whole full-size carton within the week. I was annoyed that they didn’t have a low-sodium version of [...]
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Posted on April 23rd, 2008 by foodietots
Rather than the usual doom-and-gloom Earth Day posts, I thought I’d highlight a few of my favorite earth-friendly companies and products this week. Sure, fast food is rarely a smart choice, but as busy parents, it’s virtually impossible not to give in to the lure of a quick and sure-to-please meal. Two of my favorite [...]
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Posted on April 15th, 2008 by foodietots
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turkey white bean chili, originally uploaded by foodietots.
White - cannellini or Northern- beans are a mild choice that nicely complement ground turkey in this healthier chili. I add zucchini, but you could [...]
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Posted on April 15th, 2008 by foodietots
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beans, originally uploaded by foodietots.
Beans are truly a superfood, promising to lower cholesterol, balance blood sugars and fight cancer. Not to mention the protein, fiber and folic acid boost they provide. Organic, [...]
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Posted on April 14th, 2008 by foodietots
honey mushrooms, pa., originally uploaded by foodietots.
Our local farmers’ market kicked off the ‘08 season this past weekend. Now that the toddler isn’t up by 6am in the mornings, we weren’t there when they opened and missed the first spring asparagus. But, our cheese guy Tom was there - he brings the creamiest Jersey cow’s [...]
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Posted on April 14th, 2008 by foodietots
whole foods frozen salmon, originally uploaded by foodietots.
No sooner had I selected salmon as my March ingredient, than I began to read the scary news of the threatened Chinook salmon run in California. Sure enough, last week came the official notice that salmon season is closed for the year. Apparently oblivious to the irony, Governor [...]
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Posted on April 11th, 2008 by foodietots
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organic monkey, originally uploaded by foodietots.
Cute organic cotton tees at H&M for under $10 - picked up the green monkey shirt for the toddler.
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Posted on April 3rd, 2008 by foodietots
FoodieTots is off for the week due to day-job and travel … new ingredient next week!
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