Simple Potato Packets

These little guys are incredibly easy to put together – so easy that they are perfect if you happen to be looking for ways to get your kids engaged in the cooking process. Here’s my little helper putting potatoes in a bowl: I usually pull up a chair for him to stand on while I [...]

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Red Potato – Green Bean Salad

I really, really don’t like mayo, so I don’t eat most people’s versions of potato salad. This one, however, is perfect. It’s fresh, easy, and absolutely mayo-free, coated instead with a dressing made of whole-grain mustard, spring onions, and olive oil. If you are still finalizing your Memorial Day menu (like me), try adding this [...]

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Arugula and Pea Salad

I don’t consider summer to have fully arrived until it is so hot out that all I have to do is step outside to break a sweat. This week was full of days like that, and after spending some time in my garden today, you couldn’t have paid me to turn on my oven or [...]

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Easy Garlicky Green Beans

I’ve had some people ask how they can make weeknight cooking easier. Boy, I understand that. I have a two-year-old and a full-time job. It’s hard to come home from work and get dinner on the table in a reasonable amount of time. Here, I try to provide recipes that can be cooked on a [...]

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Summer Squash Gratin

I knew I’d be making this recipe as soon as I saw the bounty of squash we received in our last box. It’s one of my favorites, and I’ve made a few modifications to incorporate some ingredients I had on hand. Fresh squash and baby onions mix with an oregano-parsley pesto, cheese, and brown-butter breadcrumbs [...]

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Maple-Glazed Roast Carrots

I’ve been getting a ton of baby carrots in my box lately, as opposed to full-sized adult carrots. Rather than spend a lot of time chopping them up to use as a base in other dishes, I tossed them together with a few other ingredients to create this sweet, simple side dish. You can probably [...]

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Sunny afternoon slaw [recipe: jicama, apple, and cabbage slaw]

I love me a good slaw. This one has extra crunch from both jicama and green apples, and a citrusy dressing provides just the right amount of tartness. You can find jicama by the potatoes in the grocery store, and it does kind of look like a russet potato. It has a very mild flavor, [...]

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Roasted Beet, Onion, and Orange Salad

I love a good roasted beet salad. Usually I just pair the beets with mixed greens, goat cheese, and a balsamic vinaigrette, but as we’ve gotten a lot of beets this season, that particular recipe was getting old. Enter this salad. I love how the brightness of the cilantro, crunch of the walnuts, and saltiness [...]

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Frankencabbage strikes again! (recipe: scalloped cabbage casserole)

Just as I thought I was done with cabbage after last week’s huge one, another large Napa cabbage showed up in my Greenling box this week. This one was a runt compared to last week’s, weighing in at only 4 lbs, 7 oz. But that’s still a big veggie. So, I started an Internet hunt [...]

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