Accidental Locavore Recipe: Arugula Salad With Lemon Vinaigrette
The Accidental Locavore thinks arugula is a great local salad green either on its own, or with other greens. I like it tossed with a light lemon vinaigrette and some freshly shaved Parmesan. This also...
View ArticleThe Accidental Locavore Recipe: Arugula and Basil Pesto
This is an old favorite of the Accidental Locavore, a lemony pesto with arugula taking the place of some of the basil. Adapted from the Silver Palate Cookbook. 1/2 cup pine nuts, toasted 6 cloves...
View ArticleRecipe for Classic Vinaigrette
Usually the Accidental Locavore makes a vinaigrette using lemon juice and olive oil, but every now and then you need to revert to a classic French vinaigrette. 1 small shallot or garlic clove, finely...
View ArticleRoasted Fennel
For someone who normally dislikes anise and licorice, the Accidental Locavore is a huge fan of fennel. When there was fresh fennel as part of the CSA , I grabbed a couple of heads, not really knowing...
View ArticleGrilled Salt and Vinegar Potatoes
Maybe it’s my New England upbringing, but the Accidental Locavore loves vinegar on fries and potato chips! If you took a look at some of my recipe files, or Pinterest “Things to Try” board, you’d find...
View ArticleSilky Smooth Baba Ghanoush
The Accidental Locavore picked up a couple of beautiful eggplants from our CSA recently, with the intention of blackening them on the grill and then… Looking through some eggplant recipes, I was...
View ArticleChicken Roasted With Bread and Lemon
Every now and then the Accidental Locavore needs an undemanding dinner idea. This one with chicken, lemons, bread and caper berries looked interesting. The fact that you just tossed everything on a...
View ArticleCroatia Through Wine and Food
There’s always a tipping point, isn’t there? The Accidental Locavore is hoping this was it—a dinner celebrating the food and wines of Croatia at Delmonico’s—that would finally get us to pull the...
View ArticleHow Much Wine Can You Drink in Four Days? Croatian Lush Life
One of the highlights of the Accidental Locavore’s recent trip to Croatia was the chance to learn about a whole new (to me) country’s wines. In just the section we were in, Istria, there are over 130...
View ArticleRoasted and Crispy Chickpeas
In an ongoing search for healthier snacks (i.e. not chips), the Accidental Locavore recently came across a bunch of recipes for roasted chickpeas. These, from the NY Times, are super easy, and probably...
View ArticleGazpacho: So Good You Just Drink It!
After the Accidental Locavore read the description of this gazpacho in the NY Times and remembered how good it was when Chef Jose Garces made it at his house a couple of years ago, so I needed to give...
View ArticleSpiced, Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
Ever since the Accidental Locavore was a girl, I’ve loved roasted pumpkin seeds. Actually, to be perfectly honest, it’s anything salty and crunchy that gets my attention. Since a friend of mine was...
View ArticleSilky Smooth Baba Ghanoush
The Accidental Locavore picked up a couple of beautiful eggplants from our CSA recently, with the intention of blackening them on the grill and then… Looking through some eggplant recipes, I was...
View ArticleThe Best Gazpacho Ever!
If you’re in an area where it’s peak tomato season, you need to try this gazpacho recipe. It’s become our go-to gazpacho, it’s so good! After the Accidental Locavore read the description of this...
View ArticleCaring for Kale
Eating kale is like eating a garbage bag. Same look, texture & same taste. Since there’s no avoiding kale, we’re going to try to make the most of it. The post Caring for Kale appeared first on The...
View ArticleShopping for Olive Oil at Olive U
Now that we're cooking more at home, olive oil is one of the things we are buying on a weekly basis and Olive U in Fishkill has lots to choose from. The post Shopping for Olive Oil at Olive U appeared...
View ArticleAn Olive Oil Tasting
Tasting olive oil is a little tricky to do at home. Once a bottle is opened, the shelf life is limited, but I had 5 to compare. The post An Olive Oil Tasting appeared first on The Accidental Locavore.
View ArticleRoasted Artichokes
A friend had posted pictures on Facebook of some roasted artichokes. They looked great, so I asked for the recipe. Roasting takes some time--plan ahead. The post Roasted Artichokes appeared first on...
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