Sauteed Chicken Breasts with Tomatoes Capers Basil is a healthy, delicious meal for any day of the week. 230 calories/serving; 3 Freestyle points. These Sauteed Chicken Breasts are so versatile, they can be topped with just about anything…pesto, sauteed mushrooms, a lemon-caper sauce, use your imagination. I had a few leftover Sauteed Chicken Breasts and…
Pasta with Caramelized Onions Wax Beans Corn Tomatoes Jalapeno
Pasta with Caramelized Onions Wax Beans Corn Tomatoes Jalapeno highlights summer produce at its peak. This recipe was inspired by fresh produce from my CSA Box one summer. Fresh summer vegetables are bountiful in Connecticut, so I try to enjoy as many as I can, whether they are from a Community Supported Agriculture (“CSA”) or…
Summer Vegetable Korean Lettuce Wraps Recipe
This past week, I picked up my CSA Box #7, and found “pencil carrots”, eggplant, tomatoes, arugula, Ailsa Craig onions (sweet and mild), green beans, swiss chard, cucumbers, fresh garlic, parsley, basil tops, zucchini, sweet “Trinity” corn, and green leaf lettuce. Leafy Lettuce Greens, Parsley, Basil, Tomatoes and Corn from my CSA Box. Swiss Chard,…
Cold Cucumber Soup Recipe – 50 Women Game Changers in Food – #7 Madhur Jaffrey
Madhur Jaffrey’s Cold Cucumber Soup – This Soup Was Spicy and Flavorful! It is so hot outside these days that I’ve been thinking about making some cold soup. Typically, I enjoy hot soups, and the only cold soup I’ve ever made is Gazpacho. However, I’ve been thinking about trying a cold cucumber soup with all…
Pasta with Roasted Beets, Beet Greens and Pine Nuts Recipe
Pasta with Roasted Beets, Beet Greens and Pine Nuts is a healthy and delicious way to enjoy fresh beets at the peak of their season. I was out of town this past week at my son’s baseball tournament in Florida. We had a blast between watching all the ball games and riding the roller coasters…
Quick Vegetarian Napa Cabbage Kim Chi (Kimchee) Recipe
Quick Vegetarian Kim Chi Made With Napa Cabbage And Scallions From My CSA Box. My latest CSA box included a large head of Napa Cabbage or Chinese Cabbage, and a nice bunch of scallions, perfect for trying out a quick version of kim chi using a recipe from Jenny Kwak’s Dok Suni, Recipes from My…
CSA Box#2 Recipe: Snow Pea, Radish and Scallion Salad
This simple Snow Pea, Radish and Scallion Salad highlights in season farm fresh produce at its peak. In my last CSA box, I received an assortment of salad greens, spinach, bok choy, garlic scapes, radishes and strawberries. I made moreSwiss Chard and Garlic Scape Pesto, Stir-Fry Noodles with Bok Choy, and Korean Spinach Salad “Banchan,”…
The Importance of Buying Local {Guest Post at Kelapo Coconut – Strawberry Lemonade Fizz}
Strawberry Lemonade Fizz Today, I am honored to be guest blogging about The Importance of Buying Local on Kelapo Coconut’s blog, We’re Coconuts!. Stop by to read about why I decided to join a CSA (“Community Supported Agriculture” group) this summer, and to get the recipe for this frothy homemade Strawberry Lemonade Fizz, the perfect drink for a…
Korean Spinach Salad Recipe
This Korean Spinach Salad “Banchan” is the perfect  summer side dish. Last week, I picked up my first CSA box (Community Supported Agriculture), which contained baby arugula, lots of salad greens, spinach, scallions and fresh picked strawberries. The strawberries were so sweet and fresh that the boys just ate these out of hand. I made a few arugula…
Stewed Rhubarb with Star Anise and Ginger
This past weekend, I picked up some fresh rhubarb from ourlocal farmer’s market. I have never cooked rhubarb before, but have been meaning to try it for a while. The rhubarb I usually see in the supermarket is red, but the ones at the farmer’s market were light green speckled with pink. As I stood…
Farmer’s Market Sandwich – Pesto, Mozzarella, and Tomato Sandwich
The local farmer’s market offers fresh produce, flowers, baked goods, specialty goods and more. This weekend, I finally got the chance to visit our local farmer’s market. I missed last weekend as I was at the annual BlogHer Food conference in Atlanta, meeting up with fellow food bloggers. I have been eagerly waiting for the…
Blogging Friends and BlogHer Food Atlanta 2011 Recap
Collard Greens were everywhere at the Sweet Auburn Curb Market! Last weekend I had the pleasure of attending the annual BlogHer Food conference in Atlanta, GA, where over 500 food bloggers gathered.There were lots of seminars on a range of topics, food samples from a variety of sponsors, blogger parties (including one generously hosted by…
Chimichurri Sauce Recipe
Chimichurri sauce is a versatile sauce that can dress up fish, chicken, steak or vegetables. When I first discovered chimichurri over seven years ago, I couldn’t believe I’d never had it before. My kids ordered skirt steak with chimichurri sauce at one of our favorite Cuban restaurants while on vacation in Sand Key, Florida. As…
The Farmer’s Market Sandwich
Farm fresh heirloom tomato, mozzarella cheese and pesto sandwich  Each summer when the local farmer’s market opens, the one thing I look forward to most is my first taste of fresh baked bread topped with basil pesto, fresh mozzarella cheese and sliced tomatoes. To me, this sandwich marks the beginning of all the fresh…
Farmer’s Market Vegetable Soup Recipe
Farmer’s Market Vegetable Soup I was inspired to make a Farmer’s Market Vegetable Soup this morning after I saw Melissa Clark’s Minestrone with Shell Beans and Almond Pistou recipe in the New York Times. Â What appealed to me most about the recipe was that it was a great way to clean out my refrigerator. I…
Roasted Beet and Heirloom Tomato Salad Recipe {How To Roast Beets}
This week, a good friend of mine treated me to a delicious lunch at Farmer’s Table (21 Forest Street, New Canaan, Connecticut, USA), a farm to table restaurant that opened recently, featuring farm fresh organic produce and local meat products.  Beet Salad We had eaten there for the first time almost a month ago, so I…
From Farm To Table
Chef Ubaldo and Lucia I was taking my son out for ice cream the day before school started, when I spotted a new restaurant across the street called Farmer’s Table. I knew immediately that this would be a great spot for my friend’s birthday lunch since she had started eating more healthily this summer.Chef Robert…
Enjoying the End of Summer’s Bounty
Towards the end of summer, our local farmer’s markets are filled with tomatoes, corn, zucchini, peaches and other goodies at their peak sweetness and flavor.I always look forward to my weekly visit to the farmer’s market. Today, I came home with a basketful…curly and Russian kale, rainbow swiss chard, a variety of tomatoes (heirloom, green…