This is the recipe I came up with when trying to make meat loaf for Kevin as a thank you for being awesome while I studied for the CFP. He claims it's the best meat loaf he's ever had, so even when adjusting for spousal bias, we'll assume that means it's a pretty good recipe. Heck, when I made it a second time and added the chili powder, even I ( Read more... )

Black Bean, Pumpkin, and Tempeh Burritos1 small onion, diced ( Read more... )

 For the sauce:
1/2 cup chunky peanut butter
2 T fish sauce
1 T soy sauce
1 lime, juiced
1 tsp sugar
1/4 tsp red pepper flakes (or more to taste)

For the Pad Thai:
1Tbsp sesame oil
6 ounces pea pods
1 large red bell pepper, julienned 
2-3 cups cooked and shredded spaghetti squash
5 green onions, sliced on the bias
1 clove garlic
2 eggs
1/2 pound shrimp, peeled
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Spinach Pasta

200 g spinach or about 1/2 contents of a freezer bag stuffed with spinach, thoroughly rinsed

1 large egg

175 g or about 1 1/2 c all-purpose flour
]1. Fill a medium bowl 3/4 full with water and a couple handfuls of ice. Bring a large pot of water to a boil, add the spinach and cook for two minutes. Drain into a fine mesh strainer and ( Read more... )

I've been making black bean tacos from a bastardized Bon Appetite recipe, and I wanted to post my version here for future reference.

2 cups cooked black beans, drained (1 15 oz can)
2 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp chili powder
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper (or to taste)
Juice from half a lime
Salt and pepper to taste
3 green onions, thinly sliced
1/2 cup shredded  ( Read more... )

Well, this is the last one of these posts I'll write, which is probably a good thing as I don't particularly like to talk about people dying very much.  As it is, my dad's mom died this morning at 7:30 am ( Read more... )

There's a lot going on right now, but the song Kevin and I danced to at our wedding does not fail to make me smile ( Read more... )

Wow, it's been a while. These pictures take us from the height of summer produce to the first batches of autumn produce. As excited as I have been for fall produce, looking back on the raspberries and peaches and sweet corn makes me a bit nostalgic for summer ( Read more... )

So, not so shockingly, I haven't had much time to keep up to date on my CSA posts over the last month, but I had a few minutes tonight so I thought I'd at least post the pictures of the produce we've received.  The end of July and beginning of August definitely saw an upswing in the size of our weekly box.  It's so nice to have a bounty of fruits ( Read more... )

So it has just come to my attention that I have not posted a recap since WEEK TWO of our CSA, and we are now on WEEK SIX.  So, in the interest of saving me time and not cluttering anyone’s f-list, you are getting Laura’s Mondo Post of Veggies for weeks three through six.  With all vegetables in alphabetical order no less!

For this post, I’m also ( Read more... )