This is probably not the best way to introduce a dish that really is worth making, but I have a problem with that filter, so here goes: The first time I made this, I bit into the carrot puree and thought, “Oh, congratulations. You made maple-carrot baby food.” Then I started wondering if babies could… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Vegetarian
Preserved Eggplant on Eat Boutique
If you aren’t already familiar with the lovely site Eat Boutique, run by my equally lovely friend, Maggie, or with Eat Boutique’s fabulous gift boxes, here’s an excuse (though you do not need one. no, you do not.) to check it all out: my post on preserved eggplant. Part pickle, part spicy antipasti, if you like… Continue Reading
Whole Foods 365 Everyday Value Blogger Challenge: Potluck Entrees
Whole Foods is hosting a 365 Blogger Challenge for Boston-area food bloggers. The recipes have to feature 365 Everyday Value brand products, and be suitable for a potluck entree. One incentive to enter is that a donation will be made to to a food-related charity of the winning blogger’s choice. I’m keeping my fingers crossed,… Continue Reading
How to Make Tomato Confit
While this isn’t the most economical use of tomatoes for those who have to purchase them, for, at $4.95 per pound for heirlooms, this is an expensive sauce, it is a fantastic use of that extra 2 or 3 pounds (or, okay, maybe it’s more like 10 or 12 pounds) of tomatoes that the gardeners amongst us… Continue Reading
Bread and Butter Pickles
At our annual neighborhood Christmas party a couple of years ago, our friend Emily gave JR and me pickles. Pickles that, as our supply dwindled, caused me to ration pickle servings in our house. They were that good. Fortunately, she also gave us the recipe for the pickles (thank you, Emily!), yet, somehow, I had… Continue Reading