Archive for 'Food'
Roasted Acorn Squash with Onions and Chestnuts
More squash? Hey, as long as my CSA keeps giving them to us, I’ll keep looking for new recipes. This one’s from Local In Season. It even includes the rest of those chestnuts I got for the Brussels sprouts recipe. Roasted Acorn Squash with Onions and Chestnuts 2 acorn squash, cut in half and seeded […]
Posted: November 9th, 2010 under Food.
Tags: acorn squash, chestnuts, our winter CSA hasn't even hit yet
Comments: none
Brussels Sprouts and Chestnuts in Brown Butter Sauce
I don’t know if I’d ever had Brussels sprouts without cheddar cheese before joining our CSA. But they’re surprisingly good. I went to a Boston Vegetarian Society dinner a few weeks ago (at Veggie Planet) where the main course was Brussels sprouts and chestnuts in brown butter sauce, and it blew my mind. It was […]
Posted: October 28th, 2010 under Food.
Tags: Boston Vegetarian Society, brown butter sauce, Brussels sprouts, But how will I eat my nacho cheese now?, chestnuts, Veggie Planet
Comments: 2
Food Blogs I Have Loved
Cooking has always been something I struggle with (and usually surrender). When we decided to try to eat more seasonally and got a CSA, we upped the pressure. From-scratch meals take much more time and planning, and we can’t just fall back on the old stand-by recipes, because each week we get vegetables that we might […]
Posted: October 26th, 2010 under Food.
Tags: food blogs, recipes, slow cooker, Ten years later I've finally figured out how to make a roux, vegetarian
Comments: 1
Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Just in time for Carrot Cake and Poker Day… This may not be as good for us as the other recipes I’ve been posting lately, but it’s delicious. And it uses up a lot of carrots. The original recipe called for 3 cups, but we had 5 cups and added them all. If anything, I […]
Posted: October 21st, 2010 under Food.
Tags: carrot cake, carrot cake and poker day, cream cheese frosting, My niece swears that boxed cake is better but I disagree
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Butternut Squash and Apple Soup
I know, I know, another squash recipe? The squash from our CSA is neverending this time of year. Luckily, one of my coworkers shared this delicious recipe (thanks, Liz!). It’s sweet and pretty spicy, so I might actually add less curry next time. Either that or I’ll add potatoes and peas and serve it over […]
Posted: October 19th, 2010 under Food.
Tags: apple, butternut squash, next up: acorn squash, recipe, soup
Comments: 2

