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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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Vegetarian Chili with White Beans & Wild Mushrooms

December 26, 2014 by Mary Anne Rittenhouse Leave a Comment

Vegetarian White Bean Chili with Mushrooms Serves 6 Note: Don’t use canned beans for this dish as the lengthy cooking time will cause the beans to lose their integrity. Additionally, if you don’t want to soak the beans overnight follow these directions for the quick-boil solution: Using a large pot, cover the beans with about[…]

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Hot Crab Dip with Old Bay Seasoning

November 25, 2014 by Mary Anne Rittenhouse 1 Comment

Hot Crab Dip with Old Bay Seasoning Serves 10 Ingredients: 8 oz. whipped cream cheese, softened – $2.19 3 scallions (about ¼ cup), chopped fine – $0.99 ½ of a red bell pepper (2/3 cup) , chopped – $1.07 a heaping ½ cup grated Monterey Jack cheese – $1.09 ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese –[…]

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Cinnamon-&-Sugar-Dusted Pumpkin Doughnut Muffins

November 17, 2014 by Mariel Goodson 7 Comments

Craving other pumpkin-spiced delights? Check out our Spiced Pumpkin Pancakes, Pumpkin Seed & Spinach Pesto, Pumpkin Risotto, Pumpkin & Ricotta Lasagna, and Curried Pumpkin Pie Soup Cinnamon-&-Sugar-Dusted Pumpkin Doughnut Muffins Makes 18 NOTE: Buttermilk Substitute (I never keep any on hand and always use this substitute): In a glass container, whisk together 1/3 cup milk[…]

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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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Cheesy Eggplant Lasagna with Prosciutto

May 28, 2014 by Mary Anne Rittenhouse Leave a Comment

Eggplant Lasagna Serves 10 Ingredients: 1 large eggplant cut and sliced into ¼” rounds – $2.79 5 Tablespoons olive oil, divided – stock 1- 8 oz. package no-boil (oven-ready) lasagna – $1.99 1 small Vidalia onion, diced – $1.11 3 oz. prosciutto, chopped – $3.29 3 cloves garlic – stock 2 (15 ½ oz. each)[…]

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Black Bean Soup with Chicken Sausage and Honey Crisp Apple

December 3, 2013 by Mary Anne Rittenhouse 5 Comments

Black Bean Soup with Chicken Sausage and Honey Crisp Apple Serves 8 Note: When I’m preparing homemade soup, if I don’t have a stash of my own chicken or veggie stock I buy organic stock, not broth, from my local market. The stock is less salty than canned broth and while it’s more expensive, it’s[…]

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Vegetarian Lasagna with Spinach, Sweet Potatoes, and Fontina Cheese

October 7, 2013 by Mary Anne Rittenhouse 4 Comments

Vegetarian Lasagna with Spinach, Sweet Potatoes, and Fontina Cheese Serves 12 Ingredients: Whole wheat lasagna noodles (12 oz.) – $2.19 1 lb. sweet potato, peeled and cut into medium dice – $1.23 2 Tablespoons olive oil – stock 1 large Vidalia or sweet onion, diced – $1.19 1 ½ lbs. assorted mushrooms, sliced (I used[…]

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Quiche with Caramelized Onions, Mushrooms, and Ham

October 2, 2013 by Mary Anne Rittenhouse 4 Comments

Quiche with Caramelized Onion, Mushrooms, and Ham Serves 6 as an Entrée Note: I cut back the amount of mushrooms and onion for the specifics of this recipe, but we highly recommend that you make a much larger batch of the duxelle of shrooms and onion for other dinners. I freeze single serving sizes and[…]

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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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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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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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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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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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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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Tortellini Soup with Prosciutto and Spinach

May 1, 2012 by Mary Anne Rittenhouse 9 Comments

Mary Anne here. My generation got to enjoy the very first super-warehouse grocery stores like Sam’s and Costco. Actually, Costco was initially dubbed Price Club so I still find myself calling it that.  But the point is, I began to love a chore I had always hated – grocery shopping. The aisles brimmed with all[…]

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Caribbean-Style Yuca Salad with Crispy Bacon, Sweet Onion and Celery

February 14, 2012 by Mary Anne Rittenhouse 13 Comments

Mary Anne here. I first sampled Yuca – aka Cassava – while visiting St. Lucia this past December. Michael and I took a tour of the Pitons, visiting the magnificent and explosive botanical gardens…explosive thanks to the neighboring active volcano. Never have I seen flora and fauna as lush and vibrant as the native flowers[…]

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