Happy Birthday Blog

Happy belated birthday to our blog, one year old in July! In celebration, here's a collection of some of the recipes from the last year that have become our favorites.

Quick and easy:

Smoked trout, two ways 

Wild rice and greens 

Black beans with cilantro over toasted polenta

Simple chickpea spread (or this one, which is even easier)

White beans and kale over rice

Black-eyed peas over polenta

Perfect for a two-course dinner party (elegant but not overwhelming, and most of the prep can be done ahead of time):

Melon and prosciutto with pink pepper and rosemary

Pasta with pea pesto

Grilled peach salad (recipe coming soon to a blog near you)

Most addictive:

Homemade multigrain pasta

Favorite side veggies:

Roasted Red Russian kale, with or without balsamic reduction

Arugula rapini with garlic and mustard seeds

Roasted delicata squash with leeks and sage (good for a potluck, too, since it's easy to make in a big batch and slice into halves or thirds)

Sauteed chard with shallot and tomato

How about you -- any favorites so far? Or nominations for ingredients we should try to tackle next?

Here's to Year #2!