Tag: Corn

Southwestern Jicama Slaw

The first time I saw a jicama was when it came in my basket one week. I had NO IDEA what in the heck I was supposed to do with the brown rooty-turnipy looking thing. After lots of playing around, I have since decided that using it in a slaw […]

Undemanding Chowder

  We have enough demands in life, don’t you think?  Everyone that I know is running high on “to do” and short on time (and maybe patience).  Sometimes we have to start making demands of the things in our life.  Today, I demanded that dinner be quick, easy and comforting. […]

Firecracker Corn Dip

If your family loves chips and dip, they will enjoy Firecracker Corn Dip. Making a spicy corn dip is easy and delicious.  With a few ingredients from the Firecracker Bountiful Basket add on, you can have a tasty dip perfect for a party!  Using the onions, garlic, and peppers, with corn […]

Vegetable Tikka Masala

One of the things that happens the night before Basket Day is using up the remnants of whatever is left in the veggie drawer in the fridge. One of the easiest things to do (and currently one of our favorites) is to go Indian – with a veggie tikka masala.

Corn, Jicama, & Green Chile Salsa

After picking up this week’s Basket and before heading to the grocery store for supplements, I sat in my car creating my menu plan for the next two weeks. I wrote meatloaf and turnip mashed potatoes down on my list, thinking I could turn what I thought was a turnip […]

FALL CASSEROLE

What to do on a chilly fall or winter day?  Want that tasty, savory comfort food?  Want something that melts in your mouth but you know has that hearty goodness fresh from your basket? We had this off and on growing up when we’d spend the night with friends.  It […]

One Pot Hobo Stew

We have many Sunday evenings where we need a quick and easy meal. This is often when I create most my family recipes. One Sunday we were busy, I was sick, and just wanted to have a warm easy soup. I had plans to make Beef Stroganoff but did not […]

Popping Indian Corn

I absolutely love the way Indian corn looks – it’s colorful, shiny kernels make it excellent for decorating during fall nestled with some funky gourds and cute mini pumpkins. Only recently I found out that some of it is food grade (though some is not because it is treated to […]