In a sure sign of spring, tubs of baby arugula have appeared in my grocer's refrigerator case! (And probably at my farmers market too, should I get motivated enough to hoof it over there this Saturday.)Another sure sign of spring is the return of the doves that canoodle shamelessly on my windowsill, … [Read more...]
When Baguettes Attack
While making zucchini gazpacho last week, I decided to toast up some last-minute crostini to serve alongside it. I thought the crostini-gazpacho combo would make a pretty picture for the blog while using up the end of the baguette left over from roasted garlic night. I felt very Martha Stewart.So, … [Read more...]
Dark Green Goodness: Baby Spinach Salad with Poppy Seed Dressing
I’d hoped that the spinach salad I’d slated for today would somehow be a darker, more luxurious shade of green, but I’m still counting it as dark green for the purposes of Eat the Veggie Rainbow week.Since there’s no recipe (unless you count pouring dressing on greens a recipe), I’ll share one of my … [Read more...]
Yellow Pepper “Art” and “Poetry”
In keeping with Eat the Veggie Rainbow week, I'm eating something yellow: golden bell pepper strips with hummus.However, since it's rainy and dreary outside, I decided to turn my yellow bell pepper into a cute, sunshiny flower before devouring it. I'd hoped to make my flower look like this: Image by … [Read more...]
Eating the Veggie Rainbow for National Nutrition Month
Photo credit: Eric Rolph. Source: English Wikipedia I was munching on a Butterfinger and surfing my favorite food blogs when I realized that I’d almost missed National Nutrition Month this March. (No, the irony wasn’t lost on me.) For those who don’t know, National Nutrition Month (NNM) is … [Read more...]
Butternut Baby Belly Laugh – Funny Veggie Video!
Veggie Questers! I've missed you! I'm finally back from the abyss of overbusy-ness and food poisoning. (No, I don't think it was from veggies, thank goodness.)Anyhow, I've got so much to share with you—including a crazy new way to prepare avocados that I'll be posting soon. But since I'm easing back … [Read more...]
Smoking Grass: It’s Not What You Think
File this in the "what the hay?" category: using smoldering hay to smoke food. (Indoors, no less.) Apparently, hay-smoked food is all the rage amongst au courant chefs—who, according to today's article by Jim Shahin in the Washington Post, have used hay to smoke everything from potatoes to quail … [Read more...]
Sassy Black-Eyed Pea and Poblano Pepper Dip
When I first made this black-eyed pea dip for my friend's New Year's get-together, even with a generous garnish of fresh chopped cilantro, it lacked what you might call "curb appeal." People liked it once they tried it, but the ho-hum beige color wasn't quite enough to lure some folks in for that … [Read more...]
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Veggie Quest!
For Christmas, my wonderful readers, I wanted to give you the world. Something that would delight and inspire you, make your daily life easier, improve your posture, and wash your dishes while it was at it. But then I came up with the idea of making a Christmas tree out of brussels sprouts, which … [Read more...]
Christmas Tree Jelly (Sort of)
As I was putting up my Christmas tree last week, inhaling its gorgeous piney fragrance (actually the smell of the natural antifreeze that allows evergreens to remain, well, ever green), a thought hit me: jelly.To put everyone’s mind at ease, no, I don’t plan to make my Christmas tree into jelly. … [Read more...]