a recipe blog focused on seasonal ingredients
broadly speaking, this brie and blueberry jam panini was inspired by the sound of music. remember when julie andrews’ character sings about a few of her favorite things? that’s what this sandwich is: brie + blueberry jam + shallots + baby arugula + crunchy whole wheat bread = a few of my favorite things….
cinnamon double chocolate cookies. yes. these cookies are not terrible. it all started recently when i made another batch of my chocolate cookies with m&ms. as i was eating one, two thoughts crossed my mind:
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i know we’ve been on a bit of an asparagus bender recently (here, here, and here) but i can’t help it! i love asparagus and i think it’s one of the vegetables that suffers most out of season (well, along with tomatoes, corn, berries… ok, maybe several of my favorites are at the more seasonally dependent end of the spectrum). …
remember recently when i reminded myself how much i like risotto and noted that i should make it more often? look who is heeding her notes to herself!
i feel like every time i write about vegetables, the story starts off with how i used to not like this particular vegetable. yeah… i wasn’t exactly a lover of vegetables as a small human, and parsnips, unfortunately, suffered the same “i don’t like those” fate as many other delicious vegetables….
over the years, i’ve made different versions of asparagus ricotta pasta. in fact, the first time i ever tried the recipe (maaanny years ago), i didn’t even like asparagus yet (or so i thought). i’ve since lost track of the source of that original recipe so every time i come across a version, i always take a look to see how it stacks up to the recipe of my memory. …