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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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Five-Minute Pesto Parmesan Meatballs

August 1, 2013 by Mariel Goodson 2 Comments

Pesto-Parmesan Meatballs Makes 10-12 racquetball-size meatballs Ingredients: 1 ¼ pound lean ground beef – $3.99 ¾ cup Italian-style breadcrumbs – $2.29 1/3-cup basil pesto (homemade or store-bought) – $3.99 ¼ cup of finely chopped fresh spinach (I often pulse it in the food processor) – $1.99 ¼ cup freshly grated parmesan – $2.25 1 extra[…]

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Crab Cake Bake: An Ode to Lizzie Dean

July 25, 2013 by Mary Anne Rittenhouse 12 Comments

Crab Cake Bake Serves 8 Ingredients: 4 eggs, beaten – stock 2 Tablespoons Dijon mustard – stock 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce – stock ½ cup chopped scallions, both white and green parts – $0.79 4 Tablespoons finely chopped parsley – $0.99 3 teaspoons Old Bay Seasoning – stock 1 small Jalapeno pepper, minced – $0.24[…]

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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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Greek Pastitsio – Baked Pasta with Homemade Meat Sauce and Bechamel

June 6, 2013 by Mariel Goodson 3 Comments

Greek Pastitsio – Baked Pasta with Meat Sauce and Bechamel Adapted from Simply Delicious Serves 10 Ingredients: 1½lbs lean ground beef – $6.00 2 medium sweet onions, finely chopped – $1.59 3 large carrots, peeled and finely chopped – $0.99 3 celery stalks, finely chopped – $2.99 4 garlic cloves, crushed – stock 2 bay[…]

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Pasta with Creamy Goat Cheese, Crisp Bacon and Fresh Chives

May 6, 2013 by Mariel Goodson 11 Comments

Pasta with Creamy Goat Cheese, Crisp Bacon and Fresh Chives Serves 4 Inspired by a recipe from Everyday Living Ingredients: ½ pound pasta (shells, farfalle, cavatappi or orechiette work best) – $1.99 1½ cups of reserved pasta water, divided 6 slices of thick-cut bacon – $3.29 4 ounces of goat cheese – $3.99 ½ cup[…]

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Sesame Ginger Salmon over Soba Noodles

April 22, 2013 by Mariel Goodson 27 Comments

Sesame Ginger Salmon over Soba Noodles Serves 4 Inspired by Mother Thyme Ingredients: 4 6-oz salmon fillets – $7.99 3 Tablespoons sesame oil – stock 2 Tablespoons rice vinegar – stock 1 Tablespoon honey – stock 2 Tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce – stock ½-Tablespoon mirin – stock 2 garlic cloves, minced finely or run through[…]

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Cinnamon-Spiced Lamb Meatballs with Tzatziki

April 2, 2013 by Mariel Goodson 6 Comments

Mariel here. A lamb recipe right after Easter? Sure, why not! After finishing two deadlines for work, I’m short on words today, but I will say this: these are incredibly easy to make, everyone in my family inhaled them, and they work equally well rolled into a pita or speared by toothpicks. Make them, they’re[…]

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Skirt Steak Fajitas with All the Fixins

March 26, 2013 by Mary Anne Rittenhouse 9 Comments

  Mary Anne here. Life has tossed me a few curve balls lately, putting my cooking and baking on the not-so-metaphorical back burner. I whipped up this recipe three weeks ago, before those wild pitches crossed my plate, and I am afraid I won’t be creating, cooking, or posting for the next month or so.[…]

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Black Bean, Quinoa & Sweet Potato Veggie Burgers

February 26, 2013 by Mariel Goodson 30 Comments

Veggie Burgers with Black Beans, Sweet Potatoes, and Quinoa Makes 8 Inspired by The Foodie Physician Ingredients: ½ cup raw quinoa – $3.29 (for a full box) 1 Tablespoon olive oil – stock small Bermuda (red) onion (about ¾ cup), finely diced – $0.84 1 small Jalapeno, minced – $0.22 4 cloves garlic, minced –[…]

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Chipotle-Spiced Oven Tacos with Black Beans and Pepper Jack

January 31, 2013 by Mariel Goodson 13 Comments

Mariel here. Two recipes in one week?! Could it be…could things be returning to pre-baby normality here at Feast? It’s starting to look that way… Since I spent the last quarter of 2012 indulging in takeout, I’ve been doing my best to get back into the kitchen and prep a few jumbo-size meals at the[…]

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Welsh Rarebit

January 29, 2013 by Mary Anne Rittenhouse 6 Comments

Mary Anne here. This recipe brings me back to my own childhood in the ’50’s and 60’s when counting calories was unheard of and comforting cheese sauces topped everything from bread to veggies! This antiquated treasure is the base for the king of all cold comfort foods – mac ‘n cheese – and I assure[…]

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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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Leek and Apple Soup with St Andre and Sweet Potato

November 12, 2012 by Mary Anne Rittenhouse 6 Comments

Mary Anne here. We really are cooking in these parts, although you’d never know it by the pitifully few posts making it to our beloved blog. It seems that I’m long on inspiration but short on time when it comes to formally writing my latest creations. Hurricanes and snow storms only serve to slow my[…]

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Baked Penne Rigate with Smoked Mozzarella and Eggplant Tomato Sauce

October 15, 2012 by Mary Anne Rittenhouse 10 Comments

Mary Anne here. This autumnal comfort casserole was actually created in the heat of summer. It’s been pretty clear here at Feast that I am in relentless pursuit of meals for Mariel that are protein-packed and vitamin-rich, quick to re-heat, and enough quantity to provide more than a one-time flash-in-the-pan dinner. This lasagna-like dish is[…]

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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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Empanadas Stuffed with Lamb, Sweet Potatoes, and Montrachet

September 5, 2012 by Mary Anne Rittenhouse 13 Comments

Mary Anne here. These were created in the heat of July, when Mariel still had the glazed look of a zombie, and Lil Man was on a feeding frenzy 18 hours out of 24. In need of quick meals that could be delivered as fast as take-out, I conjured up these “emapanadas,” which more than[…]

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Mushroom Quiche with Crisp Turkey Bacon and Sweet Onions

August 31, 2012 by Mary Anne Rittenhouse 11 Comments

Mariel here…on behalf of Mary Anne. Since my mom has been over everyday helping me out with my little man and making sure I eat a proper dinner, I thought I’d do her a favor and write an intro to HER delicious quiche recipe, since she’d been fretting over finding the time. I wouldn’t want[…]

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Chicken Enchiladas with Sweet Onions & Shredded Jack

July 3, 2012 by Mariel Goodson 15 Comments

Mary Anne here. I know that I’ve been absent from our beloved blog recently, but I have some pretty hefty excuses. I won’t bore y’all with each and every scintillating detail, but suffice it to say that as Mariel prepares to become a mama, this older version of motherhood is having a different sort of[…]

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