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Mostly Not Potato Salad

May 24th, 2011 · 4 Comments

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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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, […]

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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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Tags: at market · CSA · meatless monday · one local summer · recipe · vegetarian · weeknight meals