Tag: local

  • Arugula salad with lime-cilantro dressing, spicy black beans, & grilled corn

    This meal was inspired by my desire to use fresh veggies from my CSA share and local legumes and corn. I also want to start focusing on making my own dressings for salads. Using inspiration from several different lime-cilantro dressings I found online, I came up with this recipe. It makes approximately 1/2 cup of […]

  • Northstar Pub, Ithaca, NY

    Friends and colleagues of mine regularly visit Northstar Pub. I have been here a few times and have not been as blown away with a meal as I would have liked to have been. The restaurant strives to serve local, organic food (ideally within a 100 mile radius), which is a wonderful aspiration. Their menu […]

  • Grilled hot sauce glazed tofu, grilled kale, & wheat berry salad

    Tonight’s dinner encapsulates some of my favorite things lately: hot sauce glazed tofu, kale, and wheat berries. I mixed it up a little from the usual way I prepare these dishes to give them a summer flare with the grilling (husband did all the grilling here as needed). Grilled Hot Sauce Glazed Tofu 1 block […]