January 2012
9 posts
Mandarin Orange Creamsicle Cake
I made this Mandarin Orange Creamsicle Cake to celebrate the Chinese New Year with my family. During the Chinese New Year, Mandarin oranges and tangerines are considered traditional symbols of abundance and good fortune. So, although this recipe may not feature local ingredients, I hope you’ll enjoy it all the same.
Dry Ingredients: 2 1/4 cups organic all purpose flour 1 1/2...
Goat Cheese Garlic Chive Cavatappi
So, I’ve been having a bit of a love affair with goat cheese lately. I can’t help it! It’s just so creamy and delicious. As a consequence of my recent addiction, there are currently three flavors of chévre in our fridge; one of them being garlic chive chévre from Mackenzie Creamery. Since my friend Laura recently did a piece on the creamery for WKSU’s new Quick Bites...
What's in Season in Ohio →
Ohio amazes me sometimes. Did you know Chef’s Garden, the place where world renowned chefs order their produce from, is located right here in Ohio?! Well it is! From their produce, to their website, to their videos, to this beautiful booklet I am always impressed with their dedication to an aesthetically pleasing product.
Fried Cabbage
So, this entry is a break from my usual posts. I recently created this recipe card as a proposal for the type of cards I could make for a local farmer’s market. They ended up not being able to use it so I decided to share the card and recipe with you. Plus! It features bacon again! I like to share multiple recipes for one ingredient so you get lots of ideas of what you can make with your...
Bacon Wrapped Arugula and Shallot Frittata with...
Few things make me happier in this world than bacon. So when I found organic bacon at our farmer’s market, I was ecstatic. Literally, ecstatic. Picture a kid receiving a puppy for Christmas and that’s me jumping up and down in the middle of Old Trail School over organic bacon. The Sara - Erin Dinner Party Club has been planning on featuring bacon in the future, so I have been on the...
Key Lime Chevre on Organic Graham Crackers
My parents bought me this chévre from our local farmer’s market for Christmas. It suddenly occurred to me that if I were to spread the key lime chévre on graham crackers it might taste something like key lime pie. And it did. And it was good. Lake Erie Creamery’s Key Lime Chévre on organic graham crackers. Try it! It’s delicious! Empty plate = proof of deliciousness.
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Middlefield Original Cheese
If you read my Broccoli Cheddar Soup entry then you know that even though there was no dinner party, I still tracked down some local organic cheddar for the occassion. I had hoped to visit a dairy farm and get pictures of a farmer milking his cows and follow the process of milk to cheese in some way. But this is what happened instead.
I found the Middlefield Original Cheese on OEFFA’s...
Broccoli Cheddar Soup
My favorite soup has got to be broccoli cheddar soup. Hands down. Since the dinner club party is on hiatus— everyone has been busy with the holidays and our gracious hostess, Erin, is still swamped as she prepares for her own gallery showing at Bay Arts! Eep! Go Erin!— November’s cheese dinner themed party had to be rescheduled. So, since I had already made my monthly farm...
Coconut Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Icing
For the past two years, I have made coconut cupcakes for my family’s Christmas dinner dessert. My mom can’t eat chocolate so our yellow cake with chocolate frosting had to be revised. I had to find something that was as decadent as my family’s original dessert and that’s when I decided that our family’s new Christmas tradition would be a coconut infused yellow cake...
