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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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Oatmeal-Blackberry Pancakes with Orange Zest and Greek Yogurt

December 19, 2014 by Mariel Goodson 4 Comments

Anyone who assumes the role of “head chef” in their home kitchen knows how difficult it can be to please the whole table. And my table, always includes a temperamental toddler who’s prone to wild deviations in taste. One day a food is in, the next it’s out. But when all else fails and everything[…]

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Applesauce Oatmeal Muffins with Cinnamon Streusel

December 15, 2014 by Mariel Goodson 4 Comments

Applesauce Oatmeal Muffins with Cinnamon Streusel Makes 12 Ingredients for Muffins: 1½ cups old fashioned rolled oats – stock 1¼ cups whole wheat flour – stock ½-cup packed light brown sugar – stock 1 teaspoon baking powder – stock ¾-teaspoon baking soda – stock ¾-teaspoon ground cinnamon – stock ½-teaspoon salt – stock 2 Tablespoons[…]

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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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Salted Dark Chocolate Pretzel Turtles

September 5, 2014 by Mariel Goodson 1 Comment

Salted Dark Chocolate Pretzel Turtles Makes about 10-12 Turtles Ingredients: 6-oz dark chocolate chunks or morsels (semi-sweet also works): $3.19 30 mini pretzels, crumbled – $1.79 Handful of dried cherries, currants or cranberries – $3.19 Sea salt crystals – stock Grand total assuming well-stocked kitchen: $8.17 Directions: 1. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper[…]

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Carrot Cake Baked Oatmeal with Cream Cheese Drizzle

May 6, 2014 by Mariel Goodson 2 Comments

Carrot Cake Baked Oatmeal with Cream Cheese Drizzle Serves 6-8 Adapted from Cooking Done Light Ingredients for Baked Oatmeal: 2 cups old fashioned rolled oats, uncooked – stock ¼-cup flax seeds – $2.69 ½-teaspoon baking powder – stock 1 cup chopped pineapple – $2.99 1 cup grated carrots – $1.50 ¼-cup chopped walnuts – stock[…]

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Sweet Potato-Butternut Squash Mac ‘n Cheese

April 29, 2014 by Mary Anne Rittenhouse Leave a Comment

Sweet Potato-Butternut Squash Mac ‘n Cheese Serves 8 Tip: My local grocery store sells Butternut squash already peeled and chopped. This makes the vegetable just so much more “user-friendly” as I simply had to cook it in a pot of boiling water along with the peeled and chopped sweet potato. I didn’t need all of[…]

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Lighter Pasta Carbonara with Peas

March 24, 2014 by Mariel Goodson 6 Comments

Lighter Pasta Carbonara with Peas Serves 4 Adapted from Our Eating Habits Ingredients: ½ lb. bacon, crumbled – $3.59 4 large garlic cloves, minced or run through a press – stock 2 large/jumbo shallots, finely diced – $1.89 1 lb. Spaghetti, Linguine or Fettucini – $1.59 Splash of olive oil – stock 1 cup fresh[…]

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Cold Sesame Noodles

March 11, 2014 by Mariel Goodson Leave a Comment

Cold Sesame Noodles Serves 2 to 3 Adapted from Saveur Ingredients: ½ lb whole wheat spaghetti, cooked al dente, according to package directions (soba noodles also work, but I find they have a slightly bitter after-taste that’s distracting) – $2.19 4 Tablespoons sesame oil, divided – stock 2 Tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce – stock 1[…]

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Oreo Cookie Layer Cake

February 18, 2014 by Mary Anne Rittenhouse 3 Comments

Oreo Cookie Layer Cake Serves 8 as a Layered Cake 24 as Cupcakes Note: The cake portion of this recipe is actually our Devil’s Food Cake of yore. The only difference is the very-delicious addition of Oreos to the batter. As for the icing – this is a basic Confectioner’s sugar/butter/milk icing with once again,[…]

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Classic Chickpea Hummus

February 17, 2014 by Mariel Goodson 10 Comments

Classic Chickpea Hummus Makes about a pint Slightly adapted from Simply.Food Ingredients: 15-oz can of chickpeas (aka garbanzo beans), drained and rinsed – $1.29 1 clove garlic – stock 2 tablespoons water – stock 1 tablespoon olive oil – stock 3 teaspoons tahini (sesame seed paste) – $4.79 2 teaspoons lime juice – $0.59 Freshly[…]

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Chewy White Chocolate Oatmeal Trail Mix Cookies

January 30, 2014 by Mariel Goodson 2 Comments

Chewy White Chocolate Oatmeal Trail Mix Cookies Makes about 24 cookies Adapted from Smitten Kitchen Ingredients: 1 cup wheat flour – stock ¾ teaspoon baking powder – stock ½ teaspoon baking soda – stock ¼ teaspoon table salt – stock 14 tablespoons unsalted butter, slightly softened – stock 1 cup sugar – stock ¼ cup[…]

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Savory Marsala-Infused Mushroom-Shallot Sauce

January 24, 2014 by Mariel Goodson 2 Comments

Savory Marsala-Infused Mushroom-Shallot Sauce Serves 4 Note: The consistency is not particularly creamy nor saucy, it’s almost chunky, even tapenade-like. But it’s perfect and packed with flavor. Ingredients: 2 large shallots, halved – $0.89 3 cloves of garlic – stock 2 Tablespoons of olive oil, divided – stock 2 tablespoons of unsalted butter, divided (you[…]

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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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Spiced Pumpkin Pancakes with Maple-Glazed Pecans

October 21, 2013 by Mariel Goodson 13 Comments

Spiced Pumpkin Pancakes with Maple-Glazed Pecans Serves 4 Ingredients: 1 cup whole wheat flour – stock 1 cup all-purpose flour – stock 2 teaspoons baking powder – stock ½-teaspoon baking soda – stock 1½ teaspoons cinnamon – stock ½ teaspoon nutmeg – stock ½ teaspoon ground ginger – stock 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves – stock[…]

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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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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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Pretzel Blondies with Salted Caramel

May 20, 2013 by Mariel Goodson 17 Comments

Pretzel Blondies with Salted Caramel Makes about 16 bars Adapted from Hugs and CookiesXOXO Ingredients: 2 sticks unsalted butter, room temp – stock 1 cup brown sugar, lightly packed – stock ½-cup white sugar – stock 2 eggs – stock 2 teaspoons vanilla extract – stock 2½ cups all-purpose flour – stock 1 teaspoon baking[…]

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Spring Frittata with Asparagus, Caramelized Onions and Sharp Cheddar

April 9, 2013 by Mariel Goodson 11 Comments

Mariel here. While my son has been snoozing steadily through the night for months now, I’ve been struggling with insomnia pretty much since the day he was born. So that evens out to about 9 months of desperately seeking zzz’s. I’ve tried everything in the book from meditation to melatonin, cutting chocolate to sound machines.[…]

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