As a long-time fan of Heidi Swanson’s 101 Cookbooks blog, I was eager to get my hands on her newest cookbook, Simply Natural Every Day. This lovely book features the recipes Heidi makes often at home, and they are all straight-forward and approachable. While going through and trying to narrow down the recipes to make […]
Entries Tagged as 'weeknight meals'
Mostly Not Potato Salad
May 24th, 2011 · 4 Comments
Tags: at market · meatless monday · recipes · spring · vegetarian · weeknight meals
FoodieTots Review: The Whole Family Cookbook (and giveaway)
April 18th, 2011 · 19 Comments
If there’s such a thing as a family food superhero, my friend Michelle Stern surely is one. Founder of a certified-green cooking school in the San Francisco Bay area and author of the What’s Cooking with Kids blog, Michelle was invited to the White House for the launch of Chefs Move to the Schools and […]
Tags: at market · breakfast · cookbooks · cooking with kids · kids cook monday · recipes · weeknight meals
Meatless with 101 Cookbooks
April 4th, 2011 · 5 Comments
One of my favorite natural food websites is the beautiful 101 Cookbooks by Heidi Swanson. Her vegetarian recipes make use of a variety of whole grains — like barley and farro — and are generally simple and straightforward. Perfect for a busy weeknight. Our St. Patrick’s Day dinner was a little unconventional — split pea […]
Tags: baking · meatless monday · soup · weeknight meals
Meatless Monday: Warm Red Quinoa Salad
February 14th, 2011 · 5 Comments
Okay, so quinoa may not be the first thing to come to mind for a romantic Valentine’s dinner, but what better day to think about heart health? This warm and hearty salad is loaded with super foods — broccoli for vitamins A & K (and lowering cholesterol), dried cranberries for antioxidants, walnuts for healthy omega-3s, […]
Tags: baby food · meatless monday · recipes · vegetarian · weeknight meals · whole grains · winter
In the Bag: Baked Ratatouille
September 21st, 2010 · 3 Comments
It’s been a while since I’ve shared what we’ve been getting in our CSA bag, from Potomac Vegetable Farms. Of course tomatoes were the star over the past month or so, along with lots of beans, onions and garlic. Oddly, we went for three weeks without a zucchini, only to get two small ones last […]
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