This past weekend was one of my favorite September events: the Kennett Square Mushroom Festival. That's right, an entire festival dedicated to fungi. And it's amazing. Kennett Square's main street … [Read more...]
Summer Lemon-Vegetable Risotto
As I hear rumblings of all things pumpkin just around the corner (yay!), I realized that my days of beautiful, fresh vegetables are numbered (boo). Which means I needed a recipe that used some of … [Read more...]
Open-Faced Sandwiches with Mushrooms and Fried Eggs
Brunch appeals to my indecisive side: I love not having to choose between breakfast or lunch. Philadelphia is a huge brunch town so almost every weekend I have the opportunity to have an awesome … [Read more...]
Pasta with Roasted Tomatoes and Garlic
This week is my favorite week of the summer: I received my first batch of tomatoes from my CSA. I love tomatoes oh so much (if you haven't figured that out with all my posts including tomatoes as an … [Read more...]
Beet Risotto
I love the taste of beets, but preparing them is so time consuming that I tend to avoid buying them. Most recipes involving beets require you to roast the beets and then peel them. I came across a … [Read more...]
Butternut Squash Agnolotti with Toasted Hazelnut Cream Sauce
What is it about nuts that go so wonderfully with pumpkin and butternut squash dishes? Walnuts, pecans, and hazelnuts just pair so nicely with the flavors of squash. When I first received Buitoni's … [Read more...]
Butternut Squash Agnolotti Pasta Salad with Walnuts, Golden Raisins, and Snow Peas
If you’ve been following my blog for a while, you might have picked up on my obsession with pumpkin and butternut squash. I attempt to limit my gourd intake to the September and October months, but … [Read more...]
Chilled Creamy Cucumber Soup
Cucumbers are everywhere right now, and as much as I love just eating them raw, I thought it might be a nice change to try to use them cooked. Cucumber soup, chilled, sounds oh so refreshing doesn’t … [Read more...]
Gemelli with Yellow Squash Zucchini and Basil
One of my favorite parts of the CSA share is having a plethora of zucchini and summer squash at my disposal. I love these ingredients with a simple pasta, so I was happy to come across a Martha … [Read more...]
Ratatouille
With the influx of vegetables in my life from my CSA, I am swimming in quite a large amount of highly perishable produce. So to preserve (and use) a bunch of my CSA veggies, I decided to try my first … [Read more...]
Black Bean Soup with Orange Jalapeno Salsa
Every food blogger dreams of walking out of their day job and never looking back to pursue a full-time career in food. Most keep this as a fun little pipe dream to think about while sipping on their … [Read more...]
Grilled Tomato Orzo Salad in a Tomato Bowl
We have been having such a warm spring in Philadelphia. So if the weather is going to pretend it is summer, I will as well! To me, summer means tomatoes, corn, pesto, pasta salad, and of course, … [Read more...]
Creamy Spring Pasta
I was talking to my mom on the phone earlier this week and she mentioned she was making a creamy pasta with peas (her favorite) for dinner. Naturally, I had some taste bud jealousy and decided that I … [Read more...]
Banana Berry Pecan Granola Bars
There are so many fantastic food bloggers out there. One food blog I regularly check is Cookin' Canuck. Dara makes the most appealing looking recipes and her photos are always stunning. She has also … [Read more...]
Artichoke, Spinach, and Feta Stuffed Shells
I have been making a bunch of freezer-friendly meals lately. You never know when you will come home and just be too exhausted to cook, and frozen meals can really save the night. This one also happens … [Read more...]
