leeks

Dinner

A Vegetarian Dinner (Recipe: Leek & Mushroom Bake with Polenta Crust)

by Aimee
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We tend to eat at least seventy-five percent vegetarian during the week, yet for some reason when I entertain on the weekends, I often feel obligated to serve up a big slab of meat. It might be a roast chicken, filet of salmon, or lamb curry, but seldom is it vegetarian fare. As I was [...]

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Nourishment

Unprocessed Week Recap (Recipe: Cream of Potato-Leek Soup)

by Aimee
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To say that our week of eating only unprocessed foods went by without much ruffling of feathers would be a fair statement. If you remember, we had pledged to one week of ‘hard core’ unprocessed eating and the entire month of October as ‘soft core’, meaning we might indulge in chocolate chip cookies or hot [...]

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Pantry & Spotlight Ingredients

Salute Spring! Asparagus (Recipe: Cream of Asparagus Soup)

by Katie G
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Join us as we Salute Spring with a week-long series featuring the finest fruits and vegetables of the season. Written by Katie Goodman Spring is here and so is one of my favorite vegetables – Asparagus! Asparagus has been one of my favorite vegetables for as long as I can remember. Growing up, I recall [...]

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Pantry

Spotlight Ingredient: Leeks

by Aimee
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By far the most underestimated of all winter vegetables is the leek. They usually get lost in the respectable, yet predictable Vichyssoise, but this cousin of the onion is capable of so much more. From Humble Beginnings to Show Stoppers Once dubbed “Poor-man’s Asparagus”, the leek needs only some slow braising or gentle grilling to [...]

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