Mustard Green and Lentil Sprout Curry
I consider this dish a personal victory over two of my produce nemeses: mustard greens and lentil sprouts. I know that both of these vegetables are perfectly lovely and nutritious, but they gave me fits before I finally tamed them in this dish. Mustard greens and lentil sprouts are not inherently tricky to cook, I just didn’t grow up eating them and I didn’t have a clue about what do with them when I first got them in the Local Box. However, the nutritional promise of these two ingredients has kept me trying to include them in our diet. Mustard greens have anti-inflammatory...
Read MoreTwo Healthy Salads by my Husband
Tonight, Rami and I enjoyed one of the best meals we’ve had at home in quite a while. We ate a gingery citrus cole slaw and a quinoa broccoli salad, plus whole wheat beer bread. And the best part, I didn’t cook a single thing! Earlier tonight I was busy making chocolate chai truffles for a food swap on Monday when Rami walked in the kitchen and said, “How can I help?” That’s a dangerous question in our house, because in a matter of minutes, he had been put in charge of making our entire dinner. He prepared two salads, Kathy Patalsky’s Napa Cabbage Cole...
Read MoreMeal Plan 1/26- 2/1
Look who interrupted our menu plan last week! Ella’s arrival into the Hutchison family means that I skipped most of last week’s meals and I’m working with leftover ginger, beets, citrus, and apples in this week’s menu. No complaints here, though. My grocery bill is very happy to have the extra ingredients. And I’m happy to have the new niece. Here’s what we’re getting from Greenling in the Local Box: Tangerines – Orange Blossom Mustard Greens – Naegelin Broccoli – Texas Daily Harvest Various Lettuce – Acadian Baby Arugula...
Read MoreFennel Potato Soup with Turnip Greens
Hey you guys! I’m an aunt! My sister Beth had a beautiful baby girl last Thursday night. Meet Ella: Thanks to Ella’s arrival, we ended up eating out for dinner on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights with family. I’m not complaining– we finally got to show off Blue Star Cafeteria to my parents– but I do have a lot of leftover produce in my fridge today. Four meals’ worth, to be exact! Plus, I feel a little bloated. In order to knock out a lot of veggies and help my poor stomach, I turned to this Potato-Fennel soup recipe from the Mayo Clinic...
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