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Farro Salad with Sweet Potato, Scallions & Dried Cherries

June 2, 2015 by Mary Anne Rittenhouse Leave a Comment

Farro Salad Serves 6 as a side dish Ingredients: 1 ½ cups farro – $ 5.99 (for a 1 lb. bag) 3 cups chicken stock or water ½ lb. sweet potato, peeled and cut into ½ inch dice – $0.99 3 oz. prosciutto – $3.99 2 scallions, chopped, green and white parts – $0.25 ¼[…]

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Whole Roasted Carrots with Chimichurri

April 6, 2015 by Mariel Goodson Leave a Comment

Whole Roasted Carrots with Chimichurri Serves 6-8 as a side Inspired by Food & Wine Ingredients for the carrots: ~2 pounds medium carrots, peeled – $4.99 1/3 cup water 6 large garlic cloves, whole – stock 1½ Tablespoons olive oil – stock 1½ Tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into chunks – stock Salt and freshly ground[…]

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Crunchy Wild Rice Salad with Rosemary-Maple Vinaigrette

March 16, 2015 by Mariel Goodson 11 Comments

Crunchy Wild Rice Salad with Rosemary-Maple Dressing Serves 6 as a side Ingredients for the Salad: 3 cups cooked wild rice, warm (Avoid quick-cooking wild rice; I recommend Lundberg Organic Wild Rice, 8 Ounce) – $5.11 2½ cups peeled and chopped butternut squash – $2.29 1½ Tablespoons olive oil – stock Salt & freshly ground[…]

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Sliced Steak with Turnip Puree and Toasted Quinoa

January 16, 2015 by Mary Anne Rittenhouse 1 Comment

Sliced Steak with Pureed Turnips and Toasted Quinoa Serves 4 Note: When buying turnips, select the smaller ones. They are not only sweeter but also a whole lot easier to peel and dice before boiling. And the quinoa (a protein-packed grain, BTW) is actually crunchy as this recipe requires only a small amount of water[…]

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Black Rice Salad with Roasted Beets, Montrachet & Pistachios

November 11, 2014 by Mary Anne Rittenhouse Leave a Comment

Black Rice Salad with Roasted Beets and Montrachet/Chevre Cheese Serves 4 Note: I wrote this recipe as though the reader plans to enjoy the salad over the course of several days. Obviously, if you are planning on dining with friends and family, all of the assembly is done at once, separating any leftovers as directed…if[…]

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Roasted Tomato & Corn Pie with Smoked Gouda and Caramelized Onions

October 20, 2014 by Mariel Goodson 13 Comments

Roasted Tomato & Corn Pie with Smoked Gouda and Caramelized Onions Serves 4-6 Adapted from The Painted Apron Ingredients: 1 pint grape tomatoes – $2.49 2 Tablespoons olive oil, divided – stock 1 small sweet onion, roughly chopped – $1.04 1 Tablespoon butter – stock 1 cup corn kernels, fresh or frozen – $0.69 ½[…]

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Blueberry Kale Muffins

October 9, 2014 by Mariel Goodson 5 Comments

Blueberry Kale Muffins Makes 12 Ingredients: 1½ cups whole wheat flour – stock 1 teaspoon baking soda – stock 1 teaspoon baking powder – stock ½ teaspoon salt – stock 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon – stock 1⁄3 cup maple syrup – stock 1 tspn vanilla extract – stock 1 egg, lightly beaten – stock 1⁄3[…]

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Orange-Juice-Glazed Acorn Squash with Cinnamon & Sea Salt

October 7, 2014 by Mariel Goodson Leave a Comment

Orange-Juice Glazed Acorn Squash with Cinnamon & Sea Salt Serves 4 Ingredients: 2 acorn squash, halved and seeded – $3.87 1 cup orange juice – stock ¼-cup Demerara or Turbinado sugar (a large-crystal raw sugar, worth having a bag for dusting the top of baked goods with a crunchy caramel flavor) – $3.49 ½-teaspoon ground[…]

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Warm Super Greens Salad with Pistachios & Sweet Peaches

August 25, 2014 by Mary Anne Rittenhouse 6 Comments

Warm Super Greens Salad with Sweet Peaches Serves 6 Ingredients: 2 cups baby heirloom or grape tomatoes – $2.29 3 ripe peaches cut into 1/8ths – $1.60 18 cups of “super” greens – $5.99 6 Tablespoons of crumbled blue cheese – $3.99 (for the block) 6 Tablespoons of chopped nuts (I use pistachios) – stock[…]

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Pulled Pork Pasta Salad

August 5, 2014 by Mary Anne Rittenhouse 2 Comments

Pulled Pork Pasta Salad Serves 12 as a side dish Note: This salad was intended as a straight-up side dish to enjoy pretty much any season. As I wasn’t entertaining a large group of guests, I found myself scarfing up just about all of the leftovers after our first round of photos and tastings. At[…]

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Summer Panzanella Salad with Sweet Peaches, Watermelon and Fresh Mozzarella

June 25, 2014 by Mariel Goodson 1 Comment

Summer Panzanella Salad Serves 4 Note: Unlike many of our recipes that get better with time, this one is best served and eaten immediately after preparing. Ingredients: 1 large beefsteak tomato, cut into 1-inch cubes – $2.39 3 cups cubed French bread or boule (1-inch cubes) – $2.49 Pinch of salt – stock 2 Tablespoons[…]

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Sugar Snap Peas with Sliced Pears, Gouda, and Pistachios

August 26, 2013 by Mary Anne Rittenhouse 2 Comments

Sugar Snap Peas with Sliced Pears, Gouda, and Pistachios Serves 4 Note: I made a full container of the dressing but only needed to drizzle small amounts over the individual sugar snap salads, being careful to scoop some of the shallots with a small spoon. I used the reserve throughout the rest of the week[…]

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Broiled Eggplant with Tomatoes, Caramelized Onion, and Brie

August 15, 2013 by Mary Anne Rittenhouse 9 Comments

Broiled Eggplant with Tomatoes, Caramelized Onion, and Brie Serves 6 Note: Sweat the eggplant before cooking as it reduces the acidity. Line two baking racks with paper towels. Sprinkle both sides of the eggplant slices with salt and arrange in a single layer on the prepared baking racks. Allow to “sweat” for 20 minutes. (You[…]

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Rosemary and Sea Salt Sweet Potato Chips

July 22, 2013 by Mariel Goodson 20 Comments

Rosemary and Sea Salt Sweet Potato Chips Slightly adapted from Gastronomical Sovereignty Ingredients: 1 large sweet potato – $0.89 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil – stock 1 Tbsp dried rosemary, chopped into bits – stock 2 cloves of garlic, peeled and crushed or run through a garlic press – stock Coarse sea salt –[…]

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Pesto Pasta Salad with Roasted Tomatoes and Asparagus

July 2, 2013 by Mariel Goodson 13 Comments

Pesto Pasta Salad with Roasted Tomatoes and Asparagus Serves 10-12 as a side Ingredients: 2 pints grape tomatoes – $4.00 1 teaspoon brown sugar – stock Pinch of kosher salt – stock Freshly ground black pepper – stock 2 Tablespoons olive oil, divided – stock A big bunch of thin asparagus – $3.99 1 lb[…]

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Warm German Potato Salad with Crispy Bacon

June 17, 2013 by Mariel Goodson 13 Comments

Warm German Potato Salad with Crispy Bacon (or Breakfast Hash) Serves 3 generously as a side Adapted from Eat Laugh Love Ingredients: 1 lb red new potatoes – $1.79 4 slices of thick-cut bacon – $2.99 ½ of a medium sweet onion, chopped finely – $0.89 1/8 cup of champagne or white wine vinegar –[…]

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Vegetarian “Franks” and Beans

November 27, 2012 by Mary Anne Rittenhouse 7 Comments

Mary Anne here. This concoction began percolating while on the cross-trainer at my local gym. As I sweated to Dr. Oz, a commercial for kidney beans appeared, the voiceover singing the virtues of these protein-packed legumes. Somehow the junk-food-obsessed devil in my brain translated this ad to a craving for hot dogs and maple syrup-sloshed[…]

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Pumpkin Risotto with Crispy Prosciutto

October 17, 2012 by Mariel Goodson 14 Comments

Mariel here. This past Saturday, my husband and I traipsed on up to The Country with another friends-with-kids couple to go pumpkin picking. Somehow, despite the fact that our child is more petite than your average gourd and would rather swat at the stuffed birds in his “activity gym” than ogle real ones, we were[…]

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Quinoa Salad with Sweet Bell Peppers, Dried Cranberries and Turkey Bacon

October 3, 2012 by Mary Anne Rittenhouse 13 Comments

Mary Anne here. In early August, as Lil Man grew faster than Mariel could digest the nutrients to sustain his feeding frenzy, I created this protein-packed pilaf. Desperate for meals that my starving girl could grab and go, this particular prize is now on her top 10 list of most requested mama foods. Anyone in[…]

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Asiago Garlic Knots

August 20, 2012 by Mariel Goodson 22 Comments

Mariel here. The past six weeks of new motherhood have blown by in a whirl of sleepless nights, sweet little smiles and dirty diaps, so I do believe this is the first thing I’ve actually made since bringing my baby boy home from the hospital. My mom has been on daily private chef duty, meaning[…]

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