Many people don’t realize this, but the foods you eat during winter don’t necessarily need to be the same as the meals you consumer during summer. In fact, eating seasonally and adjusting your habits to the season could make you healthier, by ensuring that you’re getting the right vitamins, minerals, and nutrition to protect…
Category: How to Use Your Vegetables
Is this the easiest Organic smoothie subscription ever?
It seems that every self respecting food blogger has a favorite smoothie recipe these days. And yes, I’ll admit that I’ve jumped on the bandwagon here. I love really taking the time to savor fresh foods, and preparing recipes with care, but some times, it is extremely convenient to drink a smoothie instead. But if…
Thai-Inspired Chicken and Rice with Quick Pickled Vegetables
Rice bowls are basically my favorite thing in the world especially when there’s little to no prep and they just seem to come together on their own. With quick pickled veggies, this bowl is pretty much the cure for any mid-week blues. With ground chicken, I dislike how colorless and textureless it usually is. So,…
Tomato, Wax Bean, and Basil Salad with Lemon Mascarpone Vinaigrette
This salad is a dream. Bright tomatoes, crunchy wax beans and fragrant fresh basil. Drizzled with an ever-so-slightly creamy lemon vinaigrette, this meal is absolutely perfect for warm summer nights or to bring to a brunch party. And it looks so gorgeous that everyone will think you’re some kind of food wizard even though this…
Spring Onion Risotto with Shrimp
I will admit – I am a sucker for onions. All kinds of onions. Shallots, spring onions, scallions, ramps, red onions, white onions…you name it, I’ll cook it up somehow and eat it. I have never, however, cooked with a Purple Spring Onion before. I’ve seen them in the grocery store, but for some reason,…
Collard Greens with a Roasted Red Pepper Sauce
This recipe was originally inspired by Saveur. I came home from a long day and wanted a no-fuss side dish with my dinner, something healthy but filling. When I came across a recipe for Collard Greens and Chile-Garlic sauce, I knew I wanted to give it a go. I haven’t often seen collard greens paired…
Blueberry & Asparagus Salad
My fiancé has a major addiction to blueberries and will honestly eat them until he’s sick. So, naturally, when we were at the market and he saw a giant box on sale, he. had. to. have. them. LIKE NOW. So now we have a huge box of blueberries that no normal person can eat. When…
Mugwort and Spinach Soup
This week, we received mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris) in our CSA bag and honestly, I’m so thankful a few people on the NDO team pointed me in the direction of Martha Stewart’s Mugwort Soup recipe because I had no idea what to do with this green. It has a really aromatic smell and I was definitely…
Carrot Ginger Soup
Written By: Nina Goffi If you have a habit of stock piling your CSA carrots, this recipe is for you! This recipe is inexpensive, healthy, quick and non-soup lover approved (I watched this said non-soup lover get excited about leftovers. Leftovers!). Wonderfully creamy, nutty, sweet, savory, ladle this one straight into a bowl (or five),…
Shrimp and Barley Stir-Fry
This is my quintessential weeknight meal: lightning fast to make, filling but not too decadent, and best of all…affordable. Subbing barley in for rice is a great way to add whole grains and a ton of fiber to your day. The key to the perfect egg is low and slow. Let it heat up most…