Tag: carrots

  • Moroccan Raw Carrot and Beet Salad with Golden Raisins

    Moroccan Raw Carrot and Beet Salad with Golden Raisins

    Growing up I disliked beets and raisins. Why? I think it is interesting to trace our food phobias—trace them back to that horrific childhood memory where one first tasted the foul ingredient.  Notice I said “disliked,” not hated, because I really can’t think of a food that I absolutely hate.    So my dislike of beets can…

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  • The 12-Mile Dinner

    The 12-Mile Dinner

    Our truly locavore meal featured a Blueberry-Mint Lemonade, Sautéed Padron Peppers, a Spring Pasta with a Butter-Wine Sauce, and Fresh Blueberry Crumble. You are getting four recipes today for the price of one!

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  • Okie Peasant Potato Soup

    Okie Peasant Potato Soup

    For my last post, I presented a recipe for “French Peasant Bread” and mentioned how wonderful this bread was to accompany soup.   I teased you with an upcoming potato soup and decided to continue my peasant theme.   Growing up we had some go-to quick suppers that my sister and I loved.    One…

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  • Carrot Cake Holiday Cookie

    Carrot Cake Holiday Cookie

    Another heirloom recipe from the 50s. Cookies for Santa, perhaps?

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  • Moroccan Carrot-Chickpea Salad with Mint and Chives

    Moroccan Carrot-Chickpea Salad with Mint and Chives

    We still have a plethora of carrots—I am talking three full plastic shopping bags full. I have made two carrot cakes, two batches of muffins, hummus and carrot wraps, and numerous carrot salads. But, I am always on the hunt for a better carrot recipe.

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  • Carrot and Cracked Wheat Salad

    Carrot and Cracked Wheat Salad

    Or “Bulgar Carrot Salad,” if you will. But since this is my “Delicatessen” Food ‘n Flix post, you might see why I went with “cracked.” 🙂

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  • Pickled Carrots

    Pickled Carrots

    It seems like I can only grow carrots in bulk and in weird shapes.

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  • Roasted Carrot Hummus with Orange and Garam Masala

    Roasted Carrot Hummus with Orange and Garam Masala

    This is an exciting new hummus full of healthiness and Indian spices (which I worked into my Food ‘n Flix post for this month).

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  • Herb & Garlic Roasted Spring Vegetables (another recipe from our cooking class)

    Herb & Garlic Roasted Spring Vegetables (another recipe from our cooking class)

    If you haven’t been keeping up, this is the third installment of some great recipes we learned at a recent cooking class.   We attended a class at The Stock Pot’s Cooking School.   Our instructor for the evening was Chef Grant from Tavern on Brady. So far, I have featured his classic deviled eggs, balsamic roasted…

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  • Mock Filets

    Mock Filets

    When times get tough, some of the best (and most loved) recipes are created.

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