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Bosc Butternut Soup

jenn — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:28:38 +0000

Bosc Butternut Soup Serves 6-8 2 butternut squash, peeled & diced 3 bosc pears, cored & diced 1 leek, whites sliced & washed 1 15oz can cannellini beans, drained 6 cups chicken stock 1” ginger, grated Olive oil Salt & pepper Heat a medium saucepan to medium-high, drizzle in a couple tablespoons olive oil and add the leeks. Saute for 2-3 minutes, then add in [...]

Fajita Chicken

jenn — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:06:30 +0000

Fajita Chicken with Veggies and Black Bean Brown Rice Serves 4-6 4 chicken breasts 1 cup basmati brown rice 2 ½ cups water or broth 7 oz black beans ¼ cup chopped scallions ½ red pepper, sliced ½ yellow pepper, sliced ½ orange pepper, sliced 1 small red onion, thinly sliced 2 cups snow peas 2 cloves garlic, minced Fajita Seasoning To make fajita seasoning, combine equal parts onion [...]

Green Goddess Salsa

jenn — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:42:21 +0000

Lucy started following my blogs months ago. I loved her positive feedback and was excited to find out that she not only lived in my town, but had been a chef in New York, and had had a catering company in Fairfield County as well. I knew I just had to meet her, afterall us foodie [...]

Sesame Ginger Salmon with Chili Garlic Green Beans

jenn — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:09:06 +0000

Serves 4 Season 4 6oz salmon fillets with a drizzle of soy sauce, sprinkle of sesame oil, generous grating of fresh ginger, salt and pepper. Let marinade for 10-15 minutes. While salmon is marinating, prepare the green beans (about 4 hand fulls). Trim off the ends and blanch in boiling salted water for about 5 minutes, [...]

Seared Scallops with “Creamed” Spinach

jenn — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:38:01 +0000

Creamed Spinach 1 onion, diced 2 garlic cloves, minced ¼ cup white wine 18 oz baby spinach ½ cup chicken broth 1 15oz can white beans Salt & Pepper Sauté the onion and garlic in a little olive oil until tender and beginning to caramelize. Add white wine and saute for a couple minutes to cook of the alcohol. Add spinach, beans, and [...]

Cowgirl Creamery

jenn — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:33:34 +0000

There is nothing this cowgirl loves more after a long day of rounding up the herd then kickin’ off my boots and slathering some creamy organic cheese onto a slice of crusty bread. Served up with some fresh fruit (and maybe a lil’ moonshine) and it is cowgirl heaven!

Mashed Cauliflower

jenn — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:43:14 +0000

Mashed potatoes are always a family favorite, but they don’t necessarily qualify as a healthy side dish. Substituting cauliflower for the potatoes creates a dish that is similar in color and texture, but much healthier! And frankly, I think it’s more flavorful. Mashed Cauliflower is incredibly simple to make: Chop up a head of cauliflower [...]

Fishs Eddy

jenn — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:28:28 +0000

A little slice of kitchen heaven in the West Village… Fishs Eddy.

Greenwich Farmers Market

jenn — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:44:19 +0000

Last weekend I decided I’d step outside my little box of bounty and check out a market I don’t usually go to, the Greenwich Farmer’s Market. I didn’t really think they would be offering anything terribly different from the other markets, but sometimes it’s just fun to explore. So, son in tow, we hit the road. The Greenwich [...]

Paintings from Tucker Square Greenmarket

jenn — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:07:19 +0000

Remember the Tucker Square Greenmarket Chef Tour & Taste from a couple weekends ago? Well, one of my fellow tour-ists, was artist Anne Watkins, whose amazing watercolor paintings range from cakes to pets to people and whose work has been commissed by everyone from “ordinary folk” (but is there really such thing as ordinary?!) to celebrities. Anne created a handful of [...]