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Many years ago, we were at a “Dish to Pass”. One of the salads was the just the tastiest and easiest salad I’ve ever had. I try to keep a dish of it in my fridge since just … Continue reading
Category Archives: Vegetables and Potatoes
Peanut Sauce
This is the sauce we serve with the puffed pastry wrapped asparagus spears. INGREDIENTS 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter, (we use an organic, natural peanut butter made with just peanuts and a bit of salt) 1/4 cup rice vinegar 1/3 … Continue reading
Salt Potatoes!
What ARE Salt Potatoes, you ask? Well, they’re a little bite of heaven. A little pillow of deliciousness. They are small potatoes (usually white potatoes) and they are cooked in a lot of water with a lot of … Continue reading
Sweet Potato and Peanut Soup
It’s cold and rainy out. Unseasonably so! Instead of firing up a grill on the patio we are inside hankering for soup. This recipe is a combination of a half dozen sweet potato soups I found online. Sweet potatoes are … Continue reading
Morel Mushrooms
This past weekend was our Spring Nature weekend at the White Oak Inn. We’ve been holding this particular weekend for as long as we’ve been innkeepers. A local naturalist takes our guests out in the woods for various activities including … Continue reading
Corn Salsa
Since corn and cilantro are on our minds, here is a great salsa with TONS of flavor. INGREDIENTS 1 cup cooked corn kernels 1 tomato, chopped 1 jalapeno pepper, minced 1 tablespoon red onion, chopped 1 tablespoon cilantro, minced 1 … Continue reading
Buttermilk Corn Pancakes with Cilantro Butter
Isn’t it great that we can get fresh sweet corn all year long? Our local supermarket, Wegman’s, has corn that is almost as tasty in February as homegrown in August. And I love corn in almost anything. These pancakes give … Continue reading
Vegetable Loaded Three Bean Stew
Thanks to my good friend, Joyce (one of the 8 Broads), I received the Anti-Inflammatory Eating book by Michelle Babb with lots of recipes. That’s the good news, and the dishes are helpful for diabetics like me. However I do … Continue reading
Mandarin Orange Salad with Orange Vinaigrette Dressing
We serve a lot of salads at The White Oak Inn and I’m always trying to come up with new combinations. I want them to both look pretty and taste good, as well as have interesting textures when you eat … Continue reading
Mediterranean Tart
INGREDIENTS 1 pastry crust 1 lb. fresh asparagus, lightly steamed but still crunchy, cut into 2-inch lengths 2 leeks, cut and lightly sauteed salt and pepper to taste 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 1/4 cups grated cheese (gruyere or parmesan) … Continue reading