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Healthy ‘Cause It’s Vegetables: Carrot Cake Ice Cream
Actually, that’s a lie. A wonderful, wonderful lie. Well, partly. It *is* vegetables: carrots and currants are vegetables, right? Healthy? Not a chance. At a whopping 485 calories and 30g of fat per 1/2 cup serving, this insanely awesome frozen treat isn’t likely to fit into any sensible eating plan. But who cares — Lisa […]
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Grilled Shrimp over Sliced Mango Salad
Grilled jumbo shrimp sits atop a slightly-spicy, slightly-sweet thin-sliced mango salad. in this “perfectly-utilizes-the-CSA-box” recipe that I stumbled across while browsing epicurious. The only thing we had to buy was the shrimp — everything else came from our veggie box or the planters outside! It was perfect served with the cilantro coconut rice. [donotprint] Chris […]
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Toasted Coconut Cilantro Rice
This rice was fantastic! We heart cilantro — added to the combination of the toasted coconut and the hint of spice from the jalapeño, this rice has a great burst of flavor. It was the perfect accompaniment to a shrimp and mango salad. I scaled down this recipe from the one posted at epicurious. [donotprint] […]
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Quick-Braised Collard Greens with Bacon and Sweet Onions
Until they started showing up in our CSA box, we hadn’t previously cooked with collards. We recently made this quick sauteed version, which was great, but wanted to try something new. This recipe is adapted from the Food Network and features collard greens braised with sweet onions and bacon. Nothing wrong with that! [donotprint] Chris […]
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Ancho White Bean Chili
Everyone loves chili! (Right?) This vegetarian chili is from Great Bowls of Fire: The World’s Spiciest Soups, Chilies, Stews, and Hot Pots by Jay Solomon. It came together really quickly, and Abbie’s cornbread was a perfect accompaniment. The spice level was just right — not too hot, but definitely present. [donotprint] It’s been a few […]