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Yadkin Valley Wine Tour
After doing lots of research online, we were finally able to make it to Yadkin Valley NC to visit some wineries! There is a TON of information online - every winery has it's own website, and many are very close to each other so easy to travel between, much like Napa. After reading about a few I wanted to visit (particularly Raylen which was ( Read more... ) -
Rye Berry Salad
I was inspired by my recent whole grains class at whole foods, particularly by a wheat berry waldorf salad... it calls for walnuts, apples, raisins, all the typical waldorf stuff BUT it had a really light dressing on it with olive oil and apple cider vinegar. it was yummy and intriguing as the wheat berries are so chewy!
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eggplant curry
my new favorite way to eat my CSA eggplant!! i really feel like it's best in ethnic dishes, like curry and italian. I want to try a thai eggplant recipe with those limey, spicy flavors, but i'm afraid of (bitter) stir-fried eggplant ( Read more... ) -
strawberry tart
ever since i got a beautiful purple le creuset tart pan, i've been dying to make a picturesque fruit tart! i debated doing one with a cream or pudding filling and fruit on top, but i had a hard time finding a way to make a lower fat one. i love the combo of lemon and strawberry so next time i will make a crust and fill it with a lemon cream of some ( Read more... ) -
The Blind Pig No. 55
We were so excited to try this new restaurant after reading about all the great people backing it (owners of watermark and miro district ( Read more... ) -
Squash Pesto Tart
funny how i'm always posting food adventures on Tuesdays. :) guess that makes me kinda productive on my day off! i'm SO proud of my first use of my new le creuset tart dish. (!!) I've been researching tart recipes and sorta combined a few. I learned you can use phyllo dough as an easy crust and it's usually fewer calories too! the strong flavors in ( Read more... ) -
Vegetarian Lasgna with CSA greens
I wanted to use my greens from my Delvin Farms CSA (YAY!) a little differently, so I decided to make a lasagna! I usually am ok with sauteing them a few times as a side, added to soups, and by the end of the season i usually just blanch and freeze them, and add them to something in a few months. I'm ahead of the game this time and made lasagna ( Read more... ) -
beans!
this might be boring, but, i want to document what i did so i'll remember for next time. i always forget the best way to do dried beans!! and i had tons of time since Nashville was flooding yesterday ( Read more... ) -
Taco mamacita's Review :)
Great first experience! We had a very large group, and all the waitstaff was accommodating and helped use move long with our meal. We shared the appetizer trio of queso, salsa, and guac.... the guac had chunks of avocado which i love and it was fresh tasting! i wish the chips had had some salt on them, but they were crunchy and not stale ( Read more... )
