So I haven’t had the time to sew. I did buy some embroidery tools, but my ideas are still brewing about where to dive in (and I’m still filling my sketchbook). But I have been cooking. Experimenting. Reading tons of food blogs.
I bought a fabulous bunch of kale from the farmers market and made kale crisps from The Cleaner Plate Club. It was absolutely wonderful, what we didn’t eat that afternoon, I put into a gluten free quiche. It was not my most successful quiche. I made a rice flour crust and cooked the heck out of it. Plus I added sugar and probably shouldn’t have for a quiche. So more experimenting. If anyone has a fabulous gluten free pastry shell recipe, please send it my way.
I have been bookmarking food recipes like mad. Here are a few that I am dying to make:
Warm and Nutty Cinnamon Quinoa from 101 Cookbooks (Her cookbooks are on my wishlist in case anybody is interested in that sort of thing.)
Bourbon Peach Handpies from SmittenKitchen. I made something similar with the kids, using some apples and they were great, but this recipe sounds YUMMY! PS – this is totally fun to make with kids. They make the cutest pies! I didn’t take pics, I was too involved with the little hands and pie fixins, but they are a HUGE hit and a great way to involve kiddies in the kitchen.
Crispy Roasted Chickpeas from Kalyn’s Kitchen. I don’t see these lasting too long at our house.
Grandma’s Grain Recipe from 101 Cookbooks. When I introduced food to Iz I started with the Cereal recipe from Super Baby Food, and it was such a great cereal, I might try it again as well, but the book is in a box in storage!!!. This recipe is perfect, just the way I like to cook, a handful of this, a handful of that. It looks so yummy.
Herbed Summer Squash and Tomato Torte from SmittenKitchen. I made something like this a few weeks ago, and I wasn’t as careful as I should have been preparing everything, so it didn’t turn out how I thought it would, but it was still delish. I want to try again after another visit to the farmers market.
Summer Vegetable Pancakes with Basil Chive Cream from Eggs on Sunday. I love veggie pancakes. Comfort food, and perfect after a trip to, you know, the farmers market.
Quinoa and MushroomStuffed Zucchini from The Kitchn. I love to try new things, and I have not yet toasted quinoa, I think Iz would love to eat this.
Enchilada Lasagne from Happy Herbivore. I’ve been looking at a bunch of recipes for this and like this because of the no cheese factor (although I love cheese, I really want to cut back on the dairy at our house). I love the ideas of layering food for cooking, especially when we have leftovers for lunch!
Cheddar Corn Spoon Bread from Cafe Johnsonia. I love corn bread and this looks so warm and yummy.
What are you making? If you have a fave dish or recipe, I’d love to try it!
http://www.marthastewart.com/recipe/peach-and-cornmeal-upside-down-cake?autonomy_kw=peach%20upside%20down%20cake&rsc=header_1
this is really yummy, but REALLY hard to make correctly. i’ve made it twice and the first time it looked and tasted absolutely terrible.
but the second time i made it, it was absolutely amazing. give it a try if you’re up for a challenge.
yum britt! that looks fabulous! thanks!
I am really enjoying my new Vegan Express cookbook, by Nava Atlas. Probably our favorites are the Thai Coconut Corn Soup or the Bok Choy, Edamame, Cashew, and Orange Rice. But I have loved every recipe I’ve tried – and so has my Montana, meat-eatin’ husband. So I know it’s good.