As much as I love summer, I just adore the farmers market in September. Tomatoes, corn and summer squash share table space with autumn squash, beans and early apples for a few fleeting weeks of seasonal overlap. Of course, when temperatures are still in the 80s or even 90s here in DC, it’s nice to […]
Entries Tagged as 'meatless monday'
Braised Summer Squash with Chèvre {#6SecondRecipe for #MeatlessMonday}
September 9th, 2013 · 2 Comments
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When Meatless Isn’t By Choice {Coconut, Kale and Sweet Potato Stew}
April 8th, 2013 · 1 Comment
I’ve said before that one of the reasons we participate in Meatless Monday is to allow our budget to accomodate better meat when we do eat it — local, grassfed meats are significantly more expensive than your average supermarket selection but it’s something I believe very strongly in. After all, I believe the farmers who […]
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Jack O’ Lantern Grilled Cheese #KidsCookMonday
October 22nd, 2012 · 4 Comments
This was intended to be a quick post about a healthy and fun pre-Halloween lunch, but of course my six-year-old had other plans. Oh, he was amused enough by the first sandwich, but then he asked for a second. And then he said it wasn’t scary enough. So I told him the jack o’ lantern […]
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At Market: How to Fry Squash Blossoms
June 11th, 2012 · 3 Comments
This past weekend, the husband and tot hit up the new Westover Farmers Market in Arlington. It was near the end of the market so I didn’t have high hopes for too many goodies, but was pleasantly surprised when they brought home a basket of squash blossoms and sour cherries. Edible flowers are always fun […]
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Meatless Monday: Slow Cooker Pinto Beans
May 14th, 2012 · 1 Comment
Hope all you mamas out there had a lovely Mother’s Day weekend! I’m not sure if he heard about it somewhere or came up with it on his own, but around the start of the school year the boy declared that Tuesdays were for tacos, and so our Taco Tuesday tradition was born. Now we’re […]
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