Archive for August, 2009

Tofu and Eggplant with Thai Coconut Red Curry Sauce

Published by Rachel August 21st, 2009 in Asian, Vegetarian, 5 Stars, Family Recipe, Entertaining, Easy Preparation and Sauce. Closed

We had some delicious looking eggplant sitting in the fridge that we bought from at the Farmer’s Market.  I just knew it would be delicious in a curry.  So I used my favorite Thai red curry recipe (made a few changes) and planned the dish around the eggplant.  You could easily add chicken or beef, […]

Curry Rice Salad

Published by Rachel August 15th, 2009 in Poultry, 5 Stars, Family Recipe, Entertaining, Easy Preparation, Salad, Brunch and Leftover chicken or Turkey. Closed

This is a go to dish (albeit I haven’t made in a long time).  This recipe comes from my grandma Clark.  She makes it for brunches, baby showers, wedding showers, and all sorts of events.  This salad is a great way to use up leftover chicken or Turkey from Thanksgiving.  It’s also a great crowd […]

Roasted Tomato and Feta Sauce

Published by Rachel August 5th, 2009 in Vegetarian, Quick and Easy, 4 Stars, Family Recipe, Entertaining, Sauce and Pasta. Closed

This is so easy and so tasty.  It was a really good way to use up some of our fresh garden tomatoes.  The feta gives the pasta nice seasoning, so if you omit the feta, be sure to add some more salt
Ingredients:

2 cups grape tomatoes, halved
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
4 cloves garlic, sliced
1 teaspoon […]

Blueberry Crumb Coffee Cake

Published by Rachel August 1st, 2009 in Dessert, 5 Stars and Brunch. Closed

I found this recipe at A Year in the Kitchen, and the recipe is adapted from a recipe by Dorie Greenspan.  This blueberry crumb coffee cake is really delicious, and even has enough crumb topping for -s!
Ingredients:
For the Crumbs:

5 TBSP unsalted butter at room temp
1/4 c. sugar
1/3 c. light brown sugar (packed)
1/3 c. all purpose […]