Roasted Garbanzo Beans and Garlic with Kale

June 24th, 2011 § 6

We’ve recently started receiving our local CSA boxes, and it’s been like Christmas every Thursday when a new one comes in. You never know what kind of delicious veggies and herbs are inside this week’s box! One thing we’ve consistently received weekly has been kale. I’ve talked about my kale-love here before, but I’ve been trying to get a little more creative with preparing it because of the shear mass I have to go through. Here’s a new recipe I’ve recently tried out. Clif and I loved the creamy roasted garbanzo’s and loads of garlic mixed with the sauteed greens. We enjoyed this as a main course for dinner tonight, but I also think it would be deeeelish as a side or smothered on a crusty bread. Yum!

Things have been going well on the baby-front. She still has a little over a month to go until her estimated appearance date, and we’ve been having fun finishing up her room and shopping for cuteness. I’m continually getting bigger….and the weather is only getting warmer. Which isn’t making for the best combination, but I think I will make it a little longer with the help of A/C and large quantities of water. Speaking of, I’m headed to the lake now!

Do you have a favorite go-to recipe using kale? I’d love to hear!

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Cinnamon Peach Skillet Cake

June 12th, 2011 § 4

On my drive back from visiting family in South Carolina there are tons of little roadside stands just South of the North Carolina state line. This time of year, I can never pass that strip without stopping at one to pick up at least one basket of peaches. They have to be one of my favorite things about the season. It takes a lot of restraint for me to resist eating them all before I can bake up something delicious, but I always try and set a few aside.

If you’ve been a reading my blog for very long at all, you may have noticed that I love my cast iron skillet. I’d definitely say it’s my favorite kitchen tool, and I’ll use it every opportunity I can. Something about it’s rustic, old timey feel maybe? Whatever it is, if you don’t have one, I encourage you to go out and buy one pronto.

Here I’ve made something similar to a cinnamony-peach loaf, but thrown it in a skillet and topped it off with an oat and sugar crumble and sweet drizzle. It turned into more of a desserty dish (hence the “cake” in the title), but we also enjoyed it as a next-morning breakfast.

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Goat Cheese, Arugula & Tomato Pizza

May 26th, 2011 § 4

I’ve been on a bit of a pizza kick lately. We have a little brick oven bakery close to us that has the most amazing pizzas ever on the most delicious crisp whole-wheat crust. And since we can’t exactly afford to go there daily, my kitchen has sort of turned into a pizzeria. My biggest challenge has been the crust. After trying recipe after recipe and being let down over the bland, chewy crust, I think I’ve finally found the perfect one. I prefer a light and crisp crust, so for me, this one hit the nail on the head. I topped it with a pesto base along with left over veggies and cheeses I had from the market last weekend (I’m currently trying to clean out my fridge before heading out of town!). We went a little on the lighter side with the toppings, so that we wouldn’t weigh down the crust too much. Alongside a salad, It was a perfect and simple dinner for two, and we have leftovers for lunch today. Woohoo!

We are headed out of town this weekend to celebrate Clif’s sister Evelyn’s wedding, which happens to also be Clif and my 3rd wedding anniversary. Celebrations all around! Can’t wait to soak up family time and celebrate a weekend full of love. This will probably be the last big trip we take before the baby arrives, so we’ll enjoy the long car ride with just the two of us while we can.:) Talk to you next week!

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Magic Cookies

May 20th, 2011 § 2

I’m back! Hopefully you haven’t all lost faith in me by now.:) Between moving and getting the baby’s room ready…my poor little blog has been ignored. If you are still reading…thanks for your patience.:) We’ve been enjoying living in our new town and exploring local restaurants, shops and farmers markets. Which by the way… there are so many of! I think I’m in dream land. We are mostly all settled in now, with the exception of the yard and guest/baby room. But we still have a couple more months to tackle those things, thankfully.

I’m usually a pretty healthy eater, and being pregnant has motivated me to watch what I’m eating even more, but I think there is something about knowing I really shouldn’t eat 5 cookies that makes me crave them even more. I came across this recipe last week and I have to admit that I was pretty skeptical at first. Does a vegan, gluten-free*, healthy cookie sound like it equals not-yummy to anyone besides me? But in my desperation to satisfy my cookie craving I whipped some together, only making a half batch…just in case. Once I pulled them out of the oven and took a bite I was in awe. These cookies truly are magical. So magical that I ate 5 and felt no guilt. Who could with this ingredient list?

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Fruit and Nut Granola

April 7th, 2011 § 5

Lots of big things have been happening around here. For one, we’re in the process of moving closer to Clif’s job in NC. We recently have found a place that we love that’s not only close to a downtown area, but also has a guest room! This is very exciting, considering we’ve always had only a couch to put guests on. Also, it has a yard. This is big… I’ve never had a yard of my very own. I have high aspirations for gardening, and I’ll keep you updated on how that actually turns out for me.:) But needless to say, between the pregnancy and the move, my time in the kitchen has dwindled somewhat.

When I saw Laurie from Simply Scratch post her granola recipe last week, I loved how yummy and simple it looked. Perrrrfect. I’ve tried a handful of granola recipes in the past, but I’ve never been completely pleased with the outcome. But I knew anything Laurie makes wouldn’t disappoint, so I went for it. I took her granola recipe base and just replaced some of the ingredients with what I had in my kitchen. So amazingly delicious. I highly recommend bagging this up and bringing it to friends or people that you want to be friends with. I’ve tried it and it works. Next on my granola-making agenda: I plan to try the original Honey Almond Granola. Doesn’t that combo sound amazing? Mmmm.

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