Have you been to the farmers market lately? So many colors and varieties of winter squash are on display at ours right now. When I came home with the Kabocha squash I used for tacos a few weeks ago, the boy was disappointed it was not an acorn squash. So we’ve been getting acorn squash […]
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Squash Farro Salad {#MeatlessMonday}
November 11th, 2013 · 1 Comment
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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
Fresh from the Pumpkin Patch (and Whole Wheat Pumpkin Bread)
October 25th, 2010 · 5 Comments
Fall is my favorite time of year, especially here in Virginia where we are blessed with beautiful weather and picturesque colors this time of year. After growing up in the Pacific Northwest, with those infernal evergreen trees, the brilliant shades of fall leaves here never fail to impress me. And of course it’s not truly […]
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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 […]
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Chesapeake Corn and Peach Crepes
August 4th, 2008 · 6 Comments
Last weekend, the toddler and I wrapped up the Maryland/WaPo Eat Local Challenge week with a tour of the farmstands and markets of the Chesapeake shores. The husband was away for work, so I thought the boy and I would fake a beach trip with day-trips to the Bay. On Friday nights, the town of […]
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