2009 October | The Local Cook

Tofu Hodgepodge

October 7, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

This recipe is adapted VERY loosely from “Seitan with Peanut Sauce” from Simply in Season. For starters, I went to a health food store and a large grocery store and found no sign of seitan, which is apparently a great “alternative protein” that is easy to make. However, I decided that I am going to [...]

Filed Under: Recipes, Uncategorized Tagged With: bok choy, broccoli, carrots, peppers, Simply in Season, Summer, tofu, vegetarian

Confetti Kale

October 5, 2009 By admin 6 Comments

Nice easy recipe tonight, which is good because I went for a brisk walk with my friend so I didn’t have much time. Troy threw on some venison steak on the grill and I made Confetti Kale as a side. While I was stir frying we had the following conversation: Me: “I really like greens [...]

Filed Under: Autumn Recipes, Recipes Tagged With: Autumn, corn, kale, side dish, Simply in Season

Green Salad with Autumn Fruit

October 4, 2009 By admin 2 Comments

I’m not sure why, but I hardly ever eat green salad at home, but I love them in restaurants. I always think to myself, “I should recreate this at home.” Unfortunately I haven’t, until tonight. This salad is easy peasy, but for some reason I wouldn’t have thought to make it if it wasn’t in [...]

Filed Under: Autumn Recipes, Recipes Tagged With: apples, Autumn, salad, Simply in Season

Butternut Harvest Stew

October 3, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

For my second soup attempt of the day, I chose Butternut Harvest Stew from the autumn section of Simply in Season. It begins easy enough, melt 2 T butter and saute 1 medium onion, chopped and 2 cloves of minced garlic along with 1.5 lb of cubed pork until the meat is no longer pink. [...]

Filed Under: Autumn Recipes, Recipes Tagged With: apples, Autumn, butternut, Recipes, red wine, Simply in Season, soup, winter squash

Ode to the Onion: An Essay

October 3, 2009 By admin 1 Comment

“city slicker, you do realize it’s dirty out in them thar fields, right?”

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Velvety Vegetable Soup

October 3, 2009 By admin 2 Comments

Today I decided to try out my new kitchen appliance: an immersion blender. The weather was perfect for it: cool, rainy, and overcast. The recipe? Velvety Vegetable Soup from Simply in Season. It’s from the spring section, which is interesting because I noticed that the vegetables are similar in the spring and autumn, at least [...]

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Savory Kale

October 2, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

As I mentioned before, this year I have a newfound appreciation for greens because of a “cooking with greens” class I took at my CSA. Knowledge is power! For this dish I used collard greens and a few winter radish tops since that’s what I had jumping out at me from the refrigerator. Which reminds [...]

Filed Under: Autumn Recipes, Recipes Tagged With: Autumn, collards, Simply in Season, Swiss Chard

Greek Tomato Salad

October 2, 2009 By admin 1 Comment

I’m not sure why, but I didn’t feel like making my originally-planned dinner of eggplant burgers. I have eggplants coming out of my ears so I need to use them up soon. But Troy came home and wanted venison on the grill, so I poured over my Simply in Season cookbook for some suitable side [...]

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: green pepper, salad, Simply in Season, Summer, tomatoes