Ann Fulton
Kitchen Extras
Sometimes, it’s all in the details. Little things can be big things. Simple ideas can make you happy, make something easier, make food taste better. This week was full of big ideas! One of my favorite finds is a collection of homemade seasoning mixes from Della Rose Living. I have my eye on the taco…
Healthier Homemade Cafe Mocha
When I first started drinking coffee, I drank it black. When kids came along and the play groups started, I was introduced to flavored creamers. Then, Starbucks appeared on every street corner with their mochas and macchiatos. Black coffee? To get around the hydrogenated fat in the flavored creamers and the four dollar price tag…
Frozen Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Bites
Evolution Power Yoga, the studio where I take my yoga classes–which are fabulous, by the way–offers a “40 Days to Personal Revolution” program about twice a year. This program incorporates much over that time period, from daily yoga and meditation to a healthier eating regimen. From week to week certain foods are eliminated and by…
Kale Waldorf Salad
One of the first recipes I copied from my grandmother was for a simple Waldorf Salad. I still have that 3×5 card and still enjoy a big bowl of it from time to time, with its hearty crunch and tart-sweet pairing of flavors. With my love of kale, I developed a new recipe, loosely based…
Make-Ahead Strawberry Pecan Oatmeal Smoothie
My friend, Jill, over at GroO New York, recently shared a smoothie link that caught my attention. Although I have often seen smoothie recipes with oatmeal blended in, I have never before tried them, even though I am a huge oatmeal fan. Between the make-ahead concept and the promise of a thick smoothie–and, of course, the suggestion…
Kitchen Extras
New version of baked oatmeal with steel cut oats, coming soon! Through The Fountain Avenue Facebook page, I often share quick meal ideas, tips or recipes from other kitchens that look interesting to me for one reason or another. This post is a recap of a handful of the great finds from the past week,…
Thai Bok Choy Salad with Ginger Peanut Sauce
People often say that restaurant salads taste better than what they make at home. This recipe will change their minds! The beauty of this salad is that it can be made a thousand different ways based on what you are in the mood for and what you have on hand. Typically, I make a similar…
Thai Ginger Peanut Sauce
In my quest to seek out and shine a light on one delicious recipe each week from other cooks, something from my friend Ann (yes, another Ann!) of Sumptuous Spoonfuls fame, caught my eye. I adore Thai flavors, love all things peanut-ty, and haven’t made anything which fits that bill recently. Having some ingredients that…
Pasta with Fava Beans, Greens & Pancetta
This wholesome pasta dish was inspired by two great finds: fresh fava beans and a green I had never before heard of–pak choy. Upon further research, the name pak choy seems to be used interchangeably with boy choy. However, what I bought (pictured below) was seemingly the shoot of the bok choy–a baby, baby bok…
Maple Dijon Roasted Root Vegetables
Ever since I devised the recipe for Apple-Pecan Spring Greens with Maple-Dijon Vinaigrette, we have eaten that salad a lot! I initially made it to mimic a restaurant salad that my dad really enjoyed and have become quite a fan, myself. The addition of Spiced Pecans makes me really swoon! When a friend told me…
Chili-Maple Glazed Salmon
A simple spice rub and easy glaze meet protein- and omega 3-rich salmon in this effortless entree that’s worthy of the regular dinner rotation! Early every spring, on a family farm in Lander, Pennsylvania, friends of ours engage in the annual tradition of “sugaring.” The labor of love requires hand-drilling their Maple trees,…
Maple Syrup “Sugaring” and Recipes
Dear friends of ours recently made a trek to a family farm across the state to help with the annual ritual of sugaring. They tap their maple trees and collect hundreds of gallons of sap in large buckets, all of which are hauled to the “sugar shanty” and slowly boiled in the “evaporator” until the…
