One day I was innocently shopping at my local food co-op, looking for ingredients for a normal (i.e. non-Kitchen Adventure) dinner. I was browsing the produce section when this odd looking vegetable caught my eye. I literally did a double-take. Doesn’t it look like some sort of alien vegetable? I had my Ipod on me […] Read more…
February 2010 archive
Blood Orange Muffins with Candied Blood Orange Slices
This isn’t a weekly Kitchen Adventure, but rather a bonus recipe made with an unusual looking (but not unusual) fruit: blood oranges. I received several of these oranges, named for their striking color, from a friend’s tree. Don’t you love getting free, homegrown food? Although they make great juice, I wanted to do something more […] Read more…
Week 8: A Tropical Cake with an Asian Flare
This post is dedicated to Jess – happy 25th birthday! I hope you like the cake and that it made it all the way to Pittsburgh through the snow. Enjoy! I received an email earlier this week from my longtime friend Jess, who currently lives in Pittsburgh (because why not?). Prior to the City of […] Read more…
Happy Valentine's Day!
Whatever you celebrate, I hope you have a happy Valentine’s Day/Lunar New Year/Sunday! I will be hanging low, eating some of the treats I received (pictured above is part of my bounty; one of the benefits of being a teacher), watching a movie and having dinner with my mom. Russ and I celebrated Valentine’s last […] Read more…
Week 7: Creamy Winter Vegetable Soup
When my coworker told me to write about sunchokes (sidenote: I love when people have ingredient suggestions! If you have one, please leave a comment here or email me!), I didn’t really know what a sunchoke was. That’s the beauty of this blog: I learn, I write, you learn, and we all expand our horizons. […] Read more…