Articles tagged “Potluck”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

31 Tips and Recipes for a Green Summer Picnic By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Jul 13 2010 One of the great pleasures of the summer is dining al fresco, whether it's on a picnic table in your own back yard or sitting on a blanket under a shady tree in a public park. Don't sit in your air-conditioned house using up electricity, get outside. + READ MORE

Weekday Vegetarian: 5 Vegetarian Dishes and Garlic and Wild Leek Simmered Pork By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health May 19 2010 Watch Graham Hill's TED talk about becoming a Weekday Vegetarian + READ MORE

Earth Hour Treat: Cheese Fondue with Chipotle and Tequila By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Mar 26 2010 My husband and I have a dear friend who has started a tradition of having Earth Hour potluck parties. It's fun for the adults, but she is really doing it to make a point to her two teenage sons and their friends. She wants them to know that you really can amuse yourself without all the electronic gear that is so much a part of our lives now. + READ MORE

A Delicious Potluck Venison Stew By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Feb 10 2010 As one might imagine, I spend a lot of my time cooking and eating, but my other great passion is reading. It makes perfect sense that the book club I belong to reads books that are food related. We take the theme of the book we are reading and cook a dinner around it. Last meeting we made a fantastic Indian dinner and this time we were cooking Italian. + READ MORE

A Twist on a Quebecois Traditional Dish: Ploye By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Jan 27 2010 My son's girlfriend Rebecca had a dinner party last week and the theme was Quebecois cooking. I took a tortiere as my contribution to the party and she served a fantastic vegetarian French onion soup and vegetarian poutine. However, the piece de resistance for the evening was the ploye. + READ MORE

Celebrate National Pie Day and Bake a Tortiere By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Jan 22 2010 Well, it's National Pie Day in the U.S and we here at the Planet Green test kitchen never pass up an opportunity to celebrate pie. In fact, we love Pie Day so much we also eat pie on Pi Day on March 14. + READ MORE

A Home Cooked Take-out Treat: Indian Butter Chicken By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Dec 8 2009 I had a family crisis this fall, so I was out of the house a lot and my husband had to fend for himself for dinner. I felt guilty about it, but as it turns out he was happy to go to a local Indian restaurant and feed his obsession with their butter chicken. Whenever I suggested that we could try something else from the menu, he would just look at me as though we'd never met. Once things settled down and I was home more often, I realized that I better learn how to make butter chicken or face bankrupcy. + READ MORE

A Healthy Greek-Style Chickpea and Quinoa Salad By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Apr 7 2009 I like quinoa and it really is one of those foods that's really good for you. It has a bit of a nutty flavour, but it is mild enough tasting that you can do a lot of things with it. This is a healthy take on a traditional Greek salad. + READ MORE

Bake a Rich and Satisfying Cheddar and Chili Bread By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Mar 9 2009 This bread is delicious, but it's really a special occasion bread rather than something you would make for your family any day. It's a bit expensive to make because of the cheese, and is also very rich for the same reason. It's worth it to use a high quality cheddar. If you were having a buffet it would make a terrific addition, or it would be great as a potluck contribution. It would make a delicious counterpoint to the Bean and Barley Salad I made last week. + READ MORE

Make Some Knoblauchcremesuppe for An Oscar Potluck Party (that's Garlic Soup to you) By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Feb 19 2009 I came up with this traditional German soup, which is really heavy on the garlic. If you like, you can add some boiled potatoes to the recipe. + READ MORE

Make Onion Bhaji for an Oscar Potluck Party By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Feb 17 2009 Last year's Academy Award nominated films had plenty of food references, which gave the idea for the series in the first place. This year the food references are a bit thin on the ground, so I'm having to stretch a bit, but this is all in good fun. + READ MORE

Make Homemade Twinkies for an Oscar Potluck Party! By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Feb 13 2009 Last year's Academy Award nominated films had lots of food related items so we had some fun in the week leading up to the big night with suggestions for pot luck party contributions. We enjoyed it so much, we've decided to do it again this year. + READ MORE

Start a Green Potluck Lunch Club at Work By Megan Cohen IN Work & Connect Dec 1 2008 So, packing a lunch is greener than take-out or hitting a restaurant every Monday-through-Friday, but brown-bagging it can get kind of tedious. If your office culture is one where power lunches rule the day, bringing your own meal can even feel kind of lonely and sad, instead of ethical and empowering the way that it should. Make eating green and bringing food from home more fun, more friendly, and more delicious by starting a green potluck lunch club with some like-minded co-workers. + READ MORE

Emeril's Marinated Mushrooms By Team Planet Green IN Food & Health Jul 23 2008 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice 2 teaspoons salt 2 teaspoons minced garlic 1 teaspoon freshly grated black pepper 1 teaspoon dried basil 1 teaspoon dried oregano 3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil 2 pounds white button mushrooms, wiped clean, stemmed and quartered Whisk together the lemon juice, salt, garlic, pepper, basil, and... + READ MORE

Host an Oscar Night Potluck Dinner: Ratatouille By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Feb 22 2008 Well, I've saved the best food movie for last in my series of Oscar food-themed films.Ratatouille 1 medium eggplant, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes1 lb zucchini , cut into 1-inch cubes1/4 cup + 2 tbsp olive oil1 1/2 cups sliced onions1 large red bell pepper, seeded and cut into cubes3 cloves of garlic, chopped1 1/2... + READ MORE

Host an Oscar Night Potluck Dinner: Johnny Depp By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Feb 22 2008 How could we possibly have an Oscar-themed food party without including the delightful meat pies of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street?I also would have been thrilled to see Gordon Pinsent get a nomination for his beautiful, heartbreaking performance in Away from Her.I actually had some some beef braised in... + READ MORE

Host an Oscar Night Potluck Dinner: Atonement, Juno, Michael Clayton By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Feb 21 2008 Today is the grasping-at-straws version of the party as mentioned in my first post about an Oscar-themed party.Come back tomorrow for the final installment of the potluck dinner party. + READ MORE

Host an Oscar Night Potluck Dinner: There Will Be Blood By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Feb 19 2008 Yesterday I introduced this week long series about having a potluck Oscar party using the nominees for this year's Academy Awards as a jumping off point.Falafels 1 3/4 cup dried chickpeas2 cloves garlic, lightly crushed1 small onion, quartered1 tsp ground coriander1 tbs ground cuminScant tsp cayenne, or to taste1 cup... + READ MORE

Make A Potluck Party Contribution: Tuna and Bean Salad By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Dec 13 2007 wordridden I know I suggested a bean dish earlier in the week as a potluck contribution, but this recipe is quite different. Tuna and Bean SaladServes 4 1 cup dried white kidney beans, or cannellini beans (navy) or 1 20 oz. can of either1/2 Bermuda onion, thinly sliced and soaked in water for 1 hourSalt to taste1 7 oz... + READ MORE

Make A Potluck Party Contribution: Tuscan Kidney Beans with Sage By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Dec 10 2007 My daughter pointed out to me that a lot of her university friends are having potluck holiday parties.You can make it up to two days ahead.Tuscan Kidney Beans with SageMakes 4 servings 2 tomatoes, coarsely chopped1 tbsp chopped fresh sage or 1 tsp crumbled dried1 clove garlic, minced1 can (19 oz) white kidney beans,... + READ MORE