So last week was our blogiversary here at Foodie Tots (2 years!), and my husband’s and my anniversary (7 years!) as well. Ironic, since this blog may just lead to the end of my marriage… Okay, I kid, but here’s a true quote from my husband just the other day: “Why do you have to […]
Entries Tagged as 'weeknight meals'
Love is Pasta. And Cream. And Garlic.
October 19th, 2009 · 5 Comments
Tags: meatless monday · pasta · recipes · vegetarian · weeknight meals
At Market: Puffy Sweet Corn Pancake
September 23rd, 2009 · 4 Comments
Fall may be my favorite season, but that doesn’t mean I don’t hoard the summer produce just as long as possible. Sweet summer corn in particular, and this year my favorite has been the white corn from Three Way Farm at the Del Ray Farmers Market. Pancakes and kids are pretty much a sure thing, […]
Tags: at market · cooking with kids · NoVA Locavore · one local harvest · recipes · vegetables · weeknight meals
At Market: Simple Tomato Gazpacho
September 14th, 2009 · 13 Comments
At the Alexandria Markets: We’ve returned to our Alexandria farmers markets after our recent travels, and witnessed that unequivocal sign of seasons changing from summer to fall in the peaches and tomatoes being nudged out by apples, pears, and early winter squash. Now I don’t know if there’s some sort of zucchini shortage in Northern […]
Tags: at market · cooking with kids · cooking with toddlers · NoVA Locavore · one local harvest · recipes · soup · weeknight meals
At Market: Squash Blossom Succotash (and get ready for Farmers Market Week!)
July 30th, 2009 · 2 Comments
July at the Markets: Summer harvest is in full stride now at the Alexandria/DC markets, with sweet corn, summer squash, and the first heirloom tomatoes making their debut. Blueberries and raspberries will soon be gone, and early varieties of apples are already turning up. I intended to make Oyamel’s squash blossom soup with my recent […]
Tags: at market · ingredients · NoVA Locavore · recipes · weeknight meals · whole grains
One Local Nacho Night (and CSA Mid-Season Report)
July 28th, 2009 · Comments Off on One Local Nacho Night (and CSA Mid-Season Report)
We’re already more than a third of the way through our CSA season, and we’ve finally left the abundant leafy greens behind and moved on to the baby vegetable phase. Well, there were some full size sweet onions this week, but everything else seemed perfectly sized for the toddler — baby beets, baby yellow squash, […]
Tags: CSA · one local summer · proteins · recipes · squash · weeknight meals