A Greener Biener

I may not be Southern, but somehow Thanksgiving and Cornbread stuffing have always gone together in my mind.  Here’s how I do it– 1 pan of cornbread*  (*I use the recipe on the back of the cornmeal package, but whatever the recipe I always add a heaping TBLS of sour cream to the batter.) 2 [...]

15 lb turkey — I went for the natural one at Whole Foods, which was going for 99 cents/pound.  They even defrosted it for me and kept it chilled until I needed it. 1/2 stick of butter 1 large onion 1 apple 1/2 lemon 1/4 cup of apple cider 10 dried sage leaves, or a [...]

I adapted this recipe from the Stone Fruit Tea Cake recipe in Gourmet magazine (because raspberries make it taste better, and my name sounds yummier.) Ingredients– 2 cups diced and peeled peaches (about 2 large peaches) ½ cup raspberries 2 ¼ cups flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup sugar ¾ cup [...]

This salsa fresca is unbelievably good.  This version is medium-mild, but you can always increase the number of jalepenos if you like it hot hot hot.  The key here is using ultra-fresh ingredients. 2 c diced tomatoes 1/2 c diced yellow bell pepper 1 large diced, peeled peach 1/4 seeded and diced jalapeno (more or [...]

Ingredients: Eggplant Flour, wheat or white One beaten egg, or milk Breadcrumbs Marinara Sauce Mozzarella–fresh is best If you use a fresh eggplant (picked within 5 or so days) there is no need to “sweat” it.  If it’s been around a little longer, salt the slices to draw out the bitter liquid. Peel the eggplant. [...]

My daughter actually said this last night: Mom, can I eat the chard now, or do I have to wait for dinner? I kid you not, this is good stuff.  Even I’ve been eating my greens lately; it’s that good. Ingredients: Olive oil, chard, salt Wash chard, and blot – leave it a little bit [...]

Though I am an enormous fan of cheese, I never liked the goopy cheesy layers of traditional lasagna, so I made up my own version. 12-14 lasagna noodles 1 large tomato, sliced thin fresh spinach, sliced into bite-sized pieces swiss chard, cut small and sauteed in olive oil, diced onions and garlic tomato sauce Parmesan [...]

This is the recipe that I cobbled together from a few sources.  Based on my wholly unscientific research, I found that the recipe is extremely forgiving.  Use what you’ve got in the kitchen. The kids will eat it. 1/3 – 1/2 cup honey ¼ cup maple syrup 1/3 cup canola oil 2 Tbls water ½ [...]

Adapted from Ruth Reichle’s recipe, from her book Tender at the Bone. 2/3 cup butter 5 oz unsweetened chocolate 2 teaspoons vanilla 4 eggs ½ teaspoon salt 2 cups sugar 1 cup sifted flour (add 1 Tbls for high altitude) Preheat oven to 400°. Melt the butter and chocolate in a double boiler.  Remove from [...]

Go ahead and try it, but I can’t make any promises.  This was not a big hit in our house, although most likely my attitude was the problem.  Please, send your success stories my way! 1 head cauliflower, cut into florets 3/4 cup water 1/3 cup heavy cream 3/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon white pepper 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder 1/8 teaspoon onion [...]