tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30430298837229481832024-02-07T01:39:55.999-06:00a little leavenbecause good food should be sharedstacy :)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09737207561559386737noreply@blogger.comBlogger128125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043029883722948183.post-11523234628066780212016-01-03T23:17:00.001-06:002016-01-03T23:17:15.035-06:00The best black eyed peasDidn't take photos of the dish but I have some cute toddler pics. Jotting down a recipe so I can make this delicious dish again!Cook 1/2 pound bacon, crumble, set asideSauté 1 onion and 3-4 garlic cloves, diced, in 1tbsp bacon fatDeglaze with apple cider vinegarAdd 10 oz of fresh black eyed peas and some water. I added some herbes de Provence (adapted recipe called for thyme)1 tbsp stacy :)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09737207561559386737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043029883722948183.post-71806831566434851082015-01-25T12:15:00.001-06:002015-01-25T12:15:48.558-06:00Black eyed peas and rice "hoppin' john"I've been in Texas most of my life, which means (among many other, awesome things) that every Jan 1 I choke down a spoonful of black eyed peas for good luck in the upcoming year. It's working, for sure, as the past 39 years have been chock full of the best luck. This year, though, I made a discovery that made me actually crave black eyed peas - I just bought a bag of frozen peas at the store and stacy :)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09737207561559386737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043029883722948183.post-70326624654211690992014-06-27T21:48:00.001-05:002014-06-27T21:58:25.188-05:00White gazpachoThis lovely light soup, white gazpacho or ajo blanco, highlighted in the July/August issue of Cooks Illustrated, caught my eye. Since we had all the ingredients on hand, I was able to prepare it this week and enjoy it for dinner the next night (slightly obvious warning: as gazpacho is served cold, it will need at least 3 hours to chill!).
I stayed pretty true to the recipe as stacy :)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09737207561559386737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043029883722948183.post-63344081518828649452014-05-26T22:03:00.001-05:002014-05-26T22:07:57.485-05:00Grilled corn ice creamFifteen years ago I spent a week in Shenyang, China, and lots of cool stuff happened but one of the things I recall most clearly was a corn ice cream Popsicle I picked up at a convenience store down the corner from our dorm. Actually, it's funny, some of my best memories from the trip (a medical mission trip) were some fantastic local foods - sweet potatoes covered in syrupy sugar that pulled offstacy :)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09737207561559386737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043029883722948183.post-11849549393384653542014-04-04T23:41:00.001-05:002014-04-04T23:41:47.053-05:00Cauliflower frittataAnother winner from Ottolenghi's Plenty.
We used our lovely cauliflower and chives fresh from the CSA, eggs from our nanny's sister's farm, and cheese from our Yankee Hollow Cheese of the Month box in a delicious frittata.
You parboil the cauliflower, then caramelize it for a few minutes before adding the custard, cooking stovetop a few more minutes and then finish stacy :)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09737207561559386737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043029883722948183.post-90388553836559895422014-03-16T22:26:00.001-05:002014-03-16T22:26:00.332-05:00Tabbouleh-ish with roasted vegetablesWe got to try Plated.com for cheap this week. It's a service where you choose a menu and they mail to you all the ingredients so you can assemble the meal yourself. They sent 4 meals for $20 - usually it's around $50 for 4 meals. The first meal we tried was pretty blah. Poached haddock with vermicelli stir fry. Tonight's meal was a winner, though. And it was the one Mr Leaven was stacy :)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09737207561559386737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043029883722948183.post-50419782857249801672014-03-16T22:25:00.001-05:002014-03-16T22:26:40.034-05:00Brown butter sage cream sauceEvery time I go to the local grocery store I glance at the Bertolli ravioli section to see if maybe they've added a butternut squash ravioli to the lineup. Lo and behold, last month it happened! Tonight I finally got around to preparing them and I was pleased.My go-to sauce for butternut squash ravioli is brown butter sage with a little sun-dried tomato tossed on top and sometimes a sprinkle of stacy :)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09737207561559386737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043029883722948183.post-71961674750613837702014-03-11T22:32:00.001-05:002014-03-11T22:32:22.714-05:00Dang good chocolate chip cookies
These are Mr Leaven's favorite chocolate chip cookies. With good reason - the recipe comes from David Lebovitz by way of Deb Perelman from Smitten Kitchen.
Our home currently smells of chocolate chip deliciousness. My husband is about to get very lucky (I would guess he's just now identifying that scent). He's been a very good boy this week and he deserves a treat.
Mr Leaven's stacy :)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09737207561559386737noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043029883722948183.post-34882811829254467782014-03-02T20:25:00.001-06:002014-03-02T20:27:45.953-06:00Yum sweet cornbreadThis is our favorite sweet cornbread recipe so far. From allrecipes.com Golden sweet cornbread1 cup cornmeal1 cup whole milk1 cup flour2/3 cup sugar1 tsp salt3 1/2 tsp baking powder1 egg1/3 cup vegetable oilPreheat oven to 400F. Soak cornmeal in milk for 10-15 minutes. Mix dry ingredients. Add egg, oil, and milk/cornmeal. Pour into greased 9" round cake pan. Bake 20-25 stacy :)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09737207561559386737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043029883722948183.post-41240876351199110762014-01-01T22:23:00.001-06:002014-03-02T20:29:02.226-06:00Black-eyed Boston Baked Beans, cabbage slaw, and butternut squash pastaGot my cabbage and my black-eyed peas gobbled up today - it's going to be a good year!
Cobbled together the bean recipe so better write it down fast... this will need to be a New Year's tradition...
Used Joe's grandma's bean pot. Cool!
Reminder: according to people on the Internet, Boston baked beans are supposed to cook slllloooowwwwlllyyyy. You will bake at 250F for ~7 hours.
Soak 2 pounds stacy :)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09737207561559386737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043029883722948183.post-87202736589626450022013-10-01T22:47:00.000-05:002013-10-01T22:55:10.133-05:00Pumpkin stuffed with everything good
Only 3 more weeks of maternity leave, and I'm taking advantage of time at home by cooking all week. I've even got a menu planned out - let's see whether this works.
Last night was the only recipe I'm preparing this week that I've made before.
This is a favorite recipe from Dorie Greenspan's Around My French Table. I love the name of the recipe, which describes it perfectly. It's pretty much stacy :)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09737207561559386737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043029883722948183.post-50427816619260601282013-08-21T15:05:00.001-05:002013-08-21T15:05:28.142-05:00White bread loavesWith a ton of family and nanny support and a newborn who does little else but sleep, I've had a surprising amount of time on maternity leave to catch up on things like embroidery, organizing photos, blogging (baby pictures coming soon!), and baking. Ages ago I signed up for the Tuesdays with Dorie cook-through-a-Dorie-Greenspan-cookbook group, and I even kept up with many of the recipes but stacy :)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09737207561559386737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043029883722948183.post-57148275301387518922013-08-18T10:55:00.001-05:002013-08-18T10:56:00.006-05:00Banana breadI hate bananas. However, they frequently make their way into the home, as Mr Leaven enjoys them - jury is still out on E, who eats banana chips from TJ's but usually declines the slimy, stinky fresh slices offered to him. That's good genes, is what that is. I think Mr Leaven's favorite thing about bananas is their ability to be converted into banana bread. I, loving wife that I am, have madestacy :)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09737207561559386737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043029883722948183.post-20031045575059656002013-05-13T08:00:00.000-05:002013-05-13T08:00:03.754-05:00little wheel cookies - extremely simple
A few months ago I made some mini cookies for a truck-themed kid's party and they were so quick and easy that I wanted to share them!
I am terribly un-talented when it comes to designing and decorating cookies (but still I try...) so my basic tenet is the simpler the better. What is simpler than a round cookie cutter, a ring of black royal icing, then a criss-cross of gray or white icing stacy :)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09737207561559386737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043029883722948183.post-25038366970226456482013-05-12T19:39:00.001-05:002014-05-06T05:38:58.914-05:00Granola addictionThis is just the best granola I've ever tasted.
Delicious. Even more delicious when topped with unsweetened Greek yogurt and farmer's market strawberries. And of course I will need more for peach season, which is starting any... minute... now.
breakfast at the office. how good is my life??
I'm posting the recipe as written on Orangette, one of my favorite blogs (although she writes way stacy :)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09737207561559386737noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043029883722948183.post-73020992015137815052012-12-16T22:34:00.001-06:002012-12-16T22:35:09.152-06:00Taco seasoningTacos/nachos are just the best 'can't figure out what to do for dinner and it's getting later and later and I'm sooo hungry' meal. We virtually always have the fixins on hand (chips and cheese and salsa and whatever we have in the fridge, ranging from pickled jalapenos to caramelized onions to sour cream to homemade guacamole to roasted red peppers), and if we don't have ground beef we've got stacy :)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09737207561559386737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043029883722948183.post-39030675124860729972012-12-15T16:34:00.001-06:002012-12-15T16:35:00.120-06:00Ultrasound cookies, take 2I brought special ultrasound cookies to our clinic Christmas party!
stacy :)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09737207561559386737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043029883722948183.post-42477638884638919312012-11-06T07:00:00.000-06:002012-11-09T16:44:04.767-06:00TwD: Buttermilk crumb muffins
The holiday season is upon us. This means, for many folks, less time for baking, so the November Tuesdays with Dorie recipes are pretty simple. These buttermilk crumb muffins were easy to mix up and were very tasty for breakfast. Not so beautiful, perhaps, but very good. Even with cooking spray in the nonstick muffin tins, however, many of them still clung to the tin and I have about 6 stacy :)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09737207561559386737noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043029883722948183.post-2218942694227604992012-11-05T21:28:00.002-06:002012-11-05T21:29:12.149-06:00Smoked salmon hors d'oeuvres
Farmer's market goat cheese and microgreens with home-cured salmon and a squeeze of lime on Wheat Thins. I was lazy and used store-bought Wheat thins - did make some last month but haven't repeated the fun yet.
stacy :)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09737207561559386737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043029883722948183.post-73076327464462326432012-10-28T17:54:00.002-05:002012-10-28T18:22:59.427-05:00Trying to love eggplant
I don't know if anyone is born an eggplant person. I know I wasn't. I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that Mr Leaven wasn't. It's not my first choice, but I'll enjoy an eggplant parmigiana or some baba ghanoush from time to time. Mr Leaven won't.
I've given them a few tries over the past few years of culinary experimentation, and the results have been edible if not my favorite dishes in the stacy :)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09737207561559386737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043029883722948183.post-27320458259258920362012-10-28T17:02:00.002-05:002012-10-28T17:02:33.671-05:00TwD: Pumpkin cranberry walnut bread
Catching up with Tuesdays with Dorie - I made this on time but didn't post!
I see pumpkin bread, and I expect a quick bread. This was not a quick bread. Not quick at all. This was yeast and kneading and multiple rises and not quick at all. The resulting loaf was full of pumpkin and cranberry and nuts and was quite good.
When I made this last month, cranberries were not quite in stacy :)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09737207561559386737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043029883722948183.post-79469504537891166592012-10-28T16:48:00.000-05:002012-10-28T16:48:13.967-05:00TwD: Bagels
I attempted this month's Tuesdays with Dorie challenge with much trepidation. I have always wanted to make homemade bagels, but something about the number of steps intimidated me away from it. It's funny, I read the 3-page recipe in Baking With Julia, and every time I read about boiling the dough I just sort of shut down. I even pulled out all the ingredients to get myself ready, then they stacy :)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09737207561559386737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043029883722948183.post-74326715189141318002012-09-24T21:20:00.002-05:002012-09-24T21:20:47.022-05:00Tuesdays with Dorie: Whole wheat loaves
This week's TwD challenge from the Baking with Julia cookbook was to bake whole wheat bread. Things I know about baking bread: (1) Simple ingredients, combined correctly, can be converted into amazingly succulent and beautiful loaves of bread; (2) With practice, the baker can sense when a dough is perfectly kneaded and risen and baked; (3) I need a lot more practice.
the stacy :)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09737207561559386737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043029883722948183.post-83400877225934806212012-09-16T14:34:00.002-05:002012-09-16T14:34:32.289-05:00Cured salmon
After reading in Ruhlman's Twenty about the power of salt, I finally did something I've been considering doing for years - I cured salmon. I will not wait years to do this again. It's so ridiculously easy to turn a slab of salmon into beautiful, delicious cured salmon that is amazing on its own, paired with crackers, or piled on toasted bagels with cream cheese. Also ridiculously inexpensive,stacy :)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09737207561559386737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043029883722948183.post-397175776426720512012-09-16T13:52:00.002-05:002012-09-16T13:52:32.786-05:00FFWD: Poached apples and peaches
Lovely little recipe for spiced poached fruit last week. We had a couple of apples and one peach hanging around in the fridge, so that's what I poached. Poaching fruit is so simple - make a poaching syrup and then add the halved fruit, simmer until soft. This recipe was a lovely welcome to fall, with warm autumnal spice in the form of star anise, cinnamon, vanilla, and citrus zest.
I stacy :)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09737207561559386737noreply@blogger.com3