Seasonal Eating
Farm to Table Dining in Newport
A couple of weekends ago my husband and I went on a little pre-baby (or shall I say babies!) trip to Newport, Rhode Island. We were excited for a weekend of relaxation and seeing the beautiful mansions that we had always heard so much about. While we always seek out the best dining options wherever we travel, and we had heard of some good restaurants in Newport, we weren’t expecting the trip to be much of a culinary adventure. Lucky for us we were proven wrong! On our drive up to Newport we read about Ta… read more »
Recipe ReDux: Pumpkin Pancakes
This month’s Recipe ReDux theme is ”Fresh from the Pumpkin Patch.” ReDuxers were put to the challenge of coming up with healthier pumpkin recipes using fresh pumpkin, if possible. Funny that my recipe for last month’s ReDux was a revised version of pumpkin cream cheese when I couldn’t find any canned pumpkin at the supermarket! Fortunately I was able to find canned pumpkin this month (I should really thank my husband for that actually – he picked it up for me… read more »
Recipe ReDux: Butternut Squash Cream Cheese Spread
This month’s Recipe ReDux theme is “Dressing for Success.” While the original idea (by my friend and fellow RD Danielle at Food Confidence) was salad dressings, the theme was expanded to include spreads and condiments.
I have posted a bunch of dip and spread recipes in the past so I needed to come up with something new. A few years ago I made a delicious pumpkin cream cheese dip that I served with cinnamon pita chips – it was really delicious! I couldn’t find my recipe f… read more »
Seasonal Pizza
My husband and I are pizza lovers. (Is there anyone who isn’t?!) In the past we would order in or go out for pizza, or occasionally we would enjoy a Kashi frozen pizza. But last December when I was testing recipes for We Can Cook, I made pizza at home and we really loved it. (The only other time I have ever made pizza at home is on Passover when I make matzo pizza.) Although I didn’t make the dough from scratch, it was still really fun to make the pizza – rolling out the dough, choosing the topp… read more »
Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream
By Megan Kian
With these past few sticky and extremely hot days it’s been hard to find a way to cool down. At home in New Jersey my dad has a garden where he loves to grow a variety of different vegetables, fruits, and herbs. One of my favorite herbs that he grows is mint (I also love his basil). It is such a fragrant herb that it had me feeling refreshed with just the smell! Mint was originally used as an air freshener to rid rooms of unpleasant smells. It is a great source of antioxidants including vitamins A and… read more »
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