Andrea Meyers

Butternut Squash Pizza with Pancetta, Goat Cheese, and Sage

December 15, 2008 By Andrea 8 Comments

How embarrassing that I’m almost late for my own event! This month has been busy with cookies, cookies, and more cookies, and somehow along the way I forgot that I needed to post for Grow Your Own. It would have been doubly embarrassing since I’m hosting this round. The deadline for posting is December 15, [...]

Filed Under: Breads, Grow Your Own, Vegetables Tagged With: autumn, cheese, herbs, pizza, squash, winter

Risotto with Onions and Sage

November 25, 2008 By Andrea 8 Comments

Risotto is creamy, beautiful comfort food, and I can’t think of a better meal to make it for than Thanksgiving. Because it’s not a fix it and walk away kind of dish, I do not make it for weekday meals. The constant stirring and adding liquid demands careful attention, and the usual chaos surrounding our [...]

Filed Under: Grow Your Own Tagged With: autumn, comfort foods, gluten-free, herbs, Italian foods, rice, vegetarian

Roasted Acorn Squash with Apples, Nuts, and Sage

November 11, 2008 By Andrea 12 Comments

Side dish or dessert? I remember the first time I ordered a side of roasted acorn squash in a restaurant, and I commented on how it was more like dessert than an entree. The restaurant served it with butter and brown sugar, and I had no need for dessert after enjoying that treat. Though I [...]

Filed Under: Grow Your Own, Vegetables Tagged With: autumn, budget meals, fruit, herbs, nuts, squash, vegan

Mint Apple Jelly

November 1, 2008 By Andrea 4 Comments

The mint bush continues to thrive, even with some killing frosts in the past two weeks, which just amazes me. Supposedly the plants grow best in wet soil with partial sunlight, though this bush has grown in a south-facing garden with full sun and has far exceeded my expectations. I have to trim it frequently [...]

Filed Under: Jams, Pickles, and Preserves Tagged With: apples, autumn, canning, fruit, herbs, jelly, low-fat, vegan, WHB

Pickled Green Tomatoes

October 27, 2008 By Andrea 44 Comments

The more we grow our own food, the more I understand and appreciate farmers, especially how their lives can revolve around harvesting. As the cold temperatures creep in, I find myself pulled into the garden, collecting what is left of our summer herbs and vegetables, and then back into the kitchen as we preserve what [...]

Filed Under: Appetizers, Jams, Pickles, and Preserves, Vegetables Tagged With: autumn, canning, gluten-free, herbs, low-fat, pickles, summer, tomatoes, vegan

Chimichurri

October 16, 2008 By Andrea 28 Comments

My fondness for chimichurri started back in the early 90s when I was teaching in Colombia. There’s this great restaurant called Andres Carne de Res north of Bogota, and I remember having chimichurri with a steak there. First of all, the steak was one of the best I’d ever tasted (still), the stuffed grilled tomato [...]

Filed Under: Condiments, Sauces & Marinades Tagged With: autumn, gluten-free, herbs, parsley, summer, vegan, WHB

Fresh Mint Ice Cream

October 3, 2008 By Andrea 15 Comments

In spite of our efforts to contain the mint, it spread beyond its designated area. We planted three different varieties (spearmint, chocolate mint, Bergamot mint), one plant of each in different areas, and each is staging a takeover. The plants spread by sending out shoots along the ground as well as seeding, and they expand [...]

Filed Under: Dessert Tagged With: gluten-free, herbs, ice cream, summer, vanilla beans, vegetarian, WHB

Roasted Tomatillo Jalapeno Salsa with Avocado

September 30, 2008 By Andrea 12 Comments

Creamy with a kick is what comes to mind when I dip tortillas or lavash into this salsa. The September Daring Bakers challenge required the members to make both lavash and a dip or other condiment to serve with it, and considering our abundance of tomatillos and jalapeños coupled with my utter devotion to avocados, [...]

Filed Under: Appetizers, Condiments, Salsas & Dips Tagged With: autumn, avocados, Daring Challenges, fruit, herbs, Mexican, peppers, salsa, summer, tomatillos, vegan

Grilled Eggplant Lasagna

September 25, 2008 By Andrea 11 Comments

When I started the South Beach Diet a few weeks ago, I had to rethink some of our meals, and less pasta was high on the list. It’s easy to get good fresh vegetables at this time of year, and we’ve kept the refrigerator stocked. I’ve had eggplant lasagna on many occasions, but always with [...]

Filed Under: Main Course, Vegetables Tagged With: autumn, budget meals, cheese, eggplant, gluten-free, grilling, herbs, Italian foods, low-fat, summer, vegetarian

Roasted Green Tomatillo Salsa

September 22, 2008 By Andrea 16 Comments

We didn’t expect our tomatillo plants to grow as large as they did, and Michael was downright skeptical when I brought them home. M: “What kind of tomato is this?” A: “It’s a tomatillo, not a tomato, and we’re going to try growing some this year.” M: “What do you use them for?” A: “Good [...]