January 27, 2017

Roasted Cauliflower with Lemon Creme Fraiche

January 27, 2017/ Mary McDonald

Focus. Focus. That’s what I keep telling myself lately. This past week has been rough. I guess I’m settling in to this new world of chaos and alternative facts.

February 10, 2014

Stuffed Mushrooms

February 10, 2014/ Mary McDonald

Every once in a while I get a mushroom craving, and this is one of those times. I haven’t really posted anything mushroom specific since my very first blog post about a year ago, a Mushroom Soup.

January 23, 2014

Sweet Potato Wedges with Lemongrass Dip

January 23, 2014/ Mary McDonald

Sweet potatoes are one of my favorite vegetables. They’re so versatile and tasty, it’s nearly impossible to mess them up. And they’re full of nutrition as well. What’s not to love here?

December 05, 2013

Brussels Sprouts with Bacon + Pomegranate

December 05, 2013/ Mary McDonald

It’s quite cold here in Portland, a serious deep freeze fell upon the city and I’m in baking mode, keeping the oven going really warms up the place. But I can’t keep baking pies, well maybe I could, but I had a hankering for something a bit healthier, like roasted vegetables.

March 03, 2013

Ginger Honey Roasted Almonds

March 03, 2013/ Mary McDonald

And this is part two of the roasted almond adventure, the savory almonds turned our really well this weekend and now it's time for a sweet snack. We have a LOT of raw almonds on hand so this has been a great way to make use of them. I've seen many different ways of roasting nuts, sometimes first in the oven then stove top, or all oven, or candied on stovetop.

March 02, 2013

Savory Roasted Almonds

March 02, 2013/ Mary McDonald

I've been craving roasted almonds recently so I started digging around for a good recipe, I wasn't sure about sweet or savory so when I asked Jeff if he had a preference and replied "yes", both it will be, so this is blog post part one of the roasted almond adventure.