Savorra - Recipes for real food

Asian style salad with Soy Vinaigrette

savorra — Wed, 09 May 2012 15:33:25 +0000

I created this soy vinaigrette to go with some Asian greens from our CSA and it is a hit! I have made it three times over the last week (we have a lot of greens and salad turnips to use up), three different ways: plain, with leftover chicken chunks, and with leftover slices of steak. My husband and I enjoyed all three ways, our three year old enjoyed the greens and dressing, and the one year old ate steak bits and turnips.

Total time: 10 minutes

Serves: 4 as a [Continue reading ...]

Sweet & Savory Braised Cabbage

savorra — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:33:33 +0000

I put together this simple cabbage recipe to use as a side for some rather blah leftovers and it was a big hit. My nearly three-year-old, Elena, who has fallen off the veggie bandwagon lately, even asked for thirds of this one. It has a tasty sweetness with enough savory flavors to make it taste complex and keep you going back for more, while still being simple to prepare. We ate the cabbage with buttered noodles last night (and a quinoa dish that was not such a hit–I will spare [Continue reading ...]

Fish Tacos

savorra — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 18:56:33 +0000

Another radish recipe! It’s funny, some of my favorite recipes started out by using some of my least favorite ingredients, trying to find ways to make them taste good. Look out radishes, you may join kale as one of my new favorite vegetables. This is a very tasty fish taco–adapted from a Bobby Flay grilling recipe–that my whole family loves, two-year-old and nine-month-old included. I’ve incorporated radishes and kohlrabi–two of my perennial “what do I do with this?” CSA vegetables. Even the kids chowed down the radishes and kohlrabi. If [Continue reading ...]

Roasted Carrots and Apples

savorra — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 16:06:09 +0000

I created this simple side dish to quickly prepare some soft fruits and veggies for eight-month-old Lucia, but it was an immediate favorite of the whole family. I need to start making a double batch–we never have the leftovers that I’m hoping for to make the next day’s meals easier! The apples’ sweet flavor soaks into the carrots while roasting, making Ed say it is the closest thing you can get to eating pie for dinner. There is no sugar at all, just the natural sweetness of the apples and [Continue reading ...]

Indian Spiced Carrot & Lentil Soup

savorra — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 17:01:00 +0000

I found a new tasty soup recipe on BBC’s GoodFood site and I am in love. In no time we went from, “We have nothing in the fridge but carrots,” to “Wow, this soup is amazing!” My husband ran the kids to the grocery store to pick up naan bread, while I made the soup in peace and was done before they returned. With a little advance planning next time, I would have enough carrots and lentils on hand to make a triple batch and throw half in the freezer. [Continue reading ...]

Radish & Lettuce Salad Dressed with Oranges & Mint

savorra — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 15:55:25 +0000

Time to take a break from your everyday tomato and lettuce salad–especially now that fresh local tomatoes are going out of season . This one is unique and just as simple. It’s also a great option to use the radishes that I often receive through our CSA and don’t know how to use. I am still on the hunt for more tasty radish dishes. If you have ideas, please send them my way!

This pretty salad brightens up the table with bright white and pink radishes and juicy oranges popping [Continue reading ...]

Asparagus & Egg Salad With Sherry Vinaigrette

savorra — Thu, 19 May 2011 18:59:00 +0000

Spring has arrived! At least sporadically here in Chicago. But despite the occasional 40 degree day, the farmers’ market is open and local asparagus is plentiful. I looooove grilled asparagus, but you can only have that so many times each year, right? So here’s another delicious option for asparagus: a simple Italian salad with hard boiled eggs, spring scallions, capers, and a vinaigrette dressing. This would taste great with your first grilled steak or burger of the spring.

Total time: 15 minutes (really!) Serves: 4 as a side

1 pound [Continue reading ...]

Italian Orange & Fennel Salad

savorra — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 21:08:03 +0000

This is a perfect salad for this time of winter, when traditional salad ingredients aren’t at their peak. Flavorful oranges and balsamic vinegar bring out the unique sweetness of fennel to make a lively salad that will have you imagining it’s springtime, even if the temperatures are registering below zero.

If you have not tried fennel before, this traditional Italian salad is the perfect introduction. Do not be put off by its scent of anise/black licorice–I am not a fan of either myself. When it’s in this salad, just the [Continue reading ...]

Chicken and Winter Vegetable Soup

savorra — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 13:11:00 +0000

Feeling veggie-venturous? This hearty soup is a great way to sample some winter root vegetables that may be new to you. Go ahead and get crazy… mix in a few rutabagas, turnips, parsnips, or celeriac with your common carrots and potatoes. Even my avowed vegetable-hating father-in-law agreed that the results are delicious.

The first step in this recipe is to make a pot of nutritious homemade chicken stock. Wait, wait, wait, before you stop reading: if you’re new to stock, it’s really not difficult or time consuming. Plus, it tastes [Continue reading ...]

Making Pancakes Healthyish: Just Add Sweet Potato

savorra — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 12:07:09 +0000

Incorporate some vegetables into your breakfast and make pancakes a bit more nutritious by adding sweet potato. My family loves these pancakes and now prefers them to “regular” pancakes. In fact, my one year old has been known to eat seven in one sitting. She’s growing. My aunt Maria, not a usual fan of vegetables, also gave them rave reviews on a recent vacation, and encouraged me to post the recipe ASAP.

Sweet potato pancakes have a great flavor and are heartier than a typical white fluffy pancake. Sweet potatoes [Continue reading ...]