How to Cook Winter Greens
If you’ve seen the Greenling newsletter this week, you know that we’re celebrating a great season of greens! Winter is prime time in Texas for kale, spinach, curly mustard, collards, arugula, bok choy, and lots of other leafy vegetables. These nutritional powerhouses are fun to cook with and easy to include in meals, either as main dishes or as sides. The guide below gives some basic cooking methods for greens, plus suggestions as to which vegetables are best suited for those methods: Greenling’s Cooking Guide to Greens Of course, a great way to enjoy greens is on...
Read MorePortobello Parmesan Pasta
Last night I was craving fettuccine alfredo from the popular restaurant I’ll call “Schmalloff Garten.” I don’t eat at restaurants like that any more because of their impact on local economies and the environment, but I still crave junk food sometimes! I wanted to make a version of the dish that would be easier on my waistline, and that would utilize some of the wonderful, local produce hanging out in my fridge. To lighten up the fat and calorie content, I skipped the heavy cream found in traditional alfredo sauces and used skim milk instead, with a little cornstarch...
Read MoreMy Open Pantry
Internet, meet my pantry. This hutch was a hand-me-down from my sister when we both moved earlier this year. Since I cook so much at home, this is one of the most-used pieces of furniture in the whole apartment. I store a lot of produce on the hutch, plus my collection of vintage glassware. You may recognize that green cake plate and the pressed glass pieces from my wedding. I purchased that green cake plate at an antique store in El Campo, Texas, and the other pressed glass pieces were thrifted here in Austin and in Pella, Iowa. (You can see a whole album of our wedding pictures...
Read MoreMeal Plan 9/22-9/28
It’s close to the end of the month, and my birthday is on Sunday!! I’m trying to keep this week’s grocery budget under $60 so that Rami has more money for presents. And so I can get a pedicure at the end of the month. I already spent $43 at Greenling on our local box, plus 1 lb. tomatoes, 1 head of butter lettuce, milk and a surprise me! That leaves $17 for groceries, plus whatever leftover food I can scrounge from my pantry and fridge. Can I do it??? Here’s what’s coming in the local box: Fresh Black-Eyed Peas – Naegelin Limes – G&S...
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