Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Honey Almond Granola


Why buy cereal when you can make a tastier, cheaper, heartier version at home? This batch has dried blueberries, cherries, and cranberries in addition to pumpkin seeds, almonds, and 7-grain rolled flakes.

Pasta with Lentils


Still working on the Feburary backlog.

Quick, easy recipe from Mark Bittman. Basically, cook brown lentils with onions, carrots, and tomatoes and toss with pasta.

Sailor Jacks


I like baking a large batch of muffins, and freezing them so I can pack one each day for a snack at work. This particular muffin recipe is courtesy of King Arthur's Whole Grain Baking and is supposed to be a variation of an Oregon speciality called a Sailor Jack.

I skipped the lemon glaze I was supposed to drizzle on the bottoms of these muffins, but they were sweet enough with a deep molasses flavor punctuated by raisins. 

Mah Poh Tofu + Steamed Broccolini

Although I made this for dinner back in Feburary, I just made it again for Shabbat dinner last week. So.

This recipe comes from Mark Bittman's How to Cook Everything Vegetarian. Bittman swaps crisply browned tempeh crumbles for the traditional pork. The dish is saucy, savory, and perfectly complemented by steamed brown jasmine rice and a simply steamed green. Below is the broccolini that came in my farm box back in February; last week I had baby bok choy.

Yeasted Meringue Coffee Cake: Daring Bakers March 2011 Challenge

 
The March 2011 Daring Baker’s Challenge was hosted by Ria of Ria’s Collection and Jamie of Life’s a Feast. Ria and Jamie challenged The Daring Bakers to bake a yeasted Meringue Coffee Cake.