Wednesday was a whirlwind, with two special events back to back — and extra deliveries on Tues to compensate. In the morning, at the Active Aging Info Fair held by Inver Grove Heights Community Center, I handed out last week’s DDoW, Kamut Salad in Orange Mint Vinaigrette, to all sorts of people, and had my Whole Grains & [...]
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More April Menus
Posted in Delivered Dish of the Week, Personal Chef, tagged ajwain, buckwheat groats, cabbage, carrots, dairy-free, ginger, gluten-free, healthy_dishes, kamut, kasha, lentils, mint, vegan, vinaigrette, whole grains on April 13, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Here are the menus for next 2 weeks’ Delivered Dish of the Week. April 15 – 21 1) Gingery Lentil & Carrot Stew. Vegan and gluten-free. A vegetarian staple, to which I will add “ajwain”, an interesting Indian spice that smells like thyme. See previous blog posting “Trying New Spices”. 2) Cumin-scented Kasha Pilaf with Cabbage & Spiced [...]
More Delivered Dish of the Week Menus
Posted in Delivered Dish of the Week, Recipes, tagged anti-cancer, beets, carrots, coleslaw, collards, gluten-free, greens, kids, mint, quinoa, raw, vegan, vinaigrette on February 3, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Feb 12-18 Sun-dried Tomato & White Bean Cassoulet. With chard, broccoli and sage. Vegan & Gluten-free. Carrot & Beet Slaw in Mint Vinaigrette. Super dose of Vit A and iron. You may be surprised that kids like this sweet fuschia-colored salad. Vegan & Gluten-free. Feb 19 – 25 Super Green Split Pea Soup. With chopped [...]
Farmers Markets on weekends only
Posted in Nutrition & Sustainable Food News, tagged beets, brussel sprouts, cabbage, carrots, catering, collards, farmers_market, fresh, herbs, mint, Mpls Farmers Market, St Paul Farmers Market on October 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I am seriously bumming that the weekday metro Farmers Markets are all done for the season as of this week. And my favorite, St Paul Farmers Market in Lowertown (weekends only), closes Nov 15th! Aiiyeee! But the Mpls market on North Lyndale is open daily 6am – 1pm til Dec 25th. The variety of produce [...]
Locavoracious 2
Posted in Demos, General news, Recipes, tagged agriculture, antioxidant, beets, cabbage, carrots, climate change, farmers_market, fresh, fresh mint leaves, garlic, gluten-free, healthy_salads, herbs, kohlrabi, local produce, locavoracious, locavore, mint, parsley, raw, rice vinegar, sustain, Twin Cities Daily Planet, vegan, vinaigrette on September 26, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Aunty Oxidant makes Firecracker Salad at the Moving Planet MN350 event at the State Capitol, St Paul, 09-24-11 Saturday was an incredibly beautiful day to be outside, talking to people about sustainable agriculture and buying local, and handing out samples of fresh raw salad made from vegetables I had just bought at the farmers’ market that morning. I [...]
Round the World in 3 Weeks
Posted in Delivered Dish of the Week, tagged carrots, citrus vinaigrette, collards, cucumbers, farmers_market, garbanzo, gluten-free, healthy_salads, kidney beans, mint, no-gluten, one_dish_meal, vegan on May 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
UPCOMING DELIVERED DISHES OF THE WEEK MAY 16 – 22 1) Minty Greek Garbanzo & Cucumber Salad. Will most definitely have kalamata olives and bell peppers, but, no tomatoes, which make chopped salads too soggy. You can add fresh ones and crumbled feta before serving. Vegan, no gluten. 2) Lemony Asparagus & Potatoes. I get [...]
Chopped Salads of the Week
Posted in General news, tagged fresh, healthy_dishes, healthy_salads, locavore, mint, whole grains, whole_foods on September 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today, “Chopped Salad of the Week” club members will be receiving their deliveries. I typically offer one whole grain-based and one legume-based dish with lots of fresh local veggies. Choices are: Spicy Black Bean & Peppers in Lime Cilantro vinaigrette Minty Quinoa & Bulghur Tabbouleh Next week: Ratatouille and Kamut Crunch. Click on ”Chopped Salad of [...]
You say ‘potahto’, I say ‘pohtayto’
Posted in Delivered Dish of the Week, General news, tagged anti-cancer, antioxidant, beets, beet_greens, cabbage, chocolate_cake, cilantro, farmers_market, fresh, greens, healthy_salads, herbs, mint, parsley, potato_salad, tofu, vinaigrette, Vitamin C, wasabi_dressing, whole_foods on September 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s the “After” picture promised in previous post of my vegan Wasabi Kohlrabi Herb Potato Salad (see recipe). Redolent of fresh dill, flat-leaf parsley and cilantro, the salad was a CROWD PLEASER on Sunday, as well as at a Labor Day picnic I catered the following day. People are always surprised there is NO MAYO in this creamy [...]
Get Your Beets Down to the Market Already!
Posted in Demos, General news, tagged antioxidant, beets, beet_greens, cake, carrots, healthy_salads, mint, raw, vinaigrette on August 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday (Sun Aug 30th), Aunty Oxidant presented the gorgeous, delicious super-food, BEETS, in 3 different dishes: raw in salad, roasted, and in a chocolate cake! (see Recipes.) Charming volunteers, all under age 9, once again showed their prowess with kids’ scissors, handily snipping: raw beet slices (red, golden & white) beet greens (leaves) red onion [...]
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