Happy Pi Day everyone! Ah, March 14th, 3/14, where everyone stuffs their faces with pie (much more tasty than pi). Math nerds, unite! This latest challenge is none other than (duh)…PIE! #yum. Funny, I almost forgot about “pi” day this year, until my chiropractor’s office provided a gentle reminder of their annual “pie contest” … [Read more…]
So what you may not know is Rachel and I have a kosher BBQ team known as 5 Dudes and a Vegetarian and until recently I was living in condo where I could not grill or smoke. On the first of the year I finally moved in to a house, and I bought myself a new grill and … [Read more…]
Hi all and happy Purim! Even though Daniel and I just made our hamantaschen and posted about it this week, I still cannot believe that we’re in March, and even though Pesach is around the corner, I’m still in denial that it’ll be here before you can say “gluten free hamantaschen”. So here we go … [Read more…]
Okay, so I’m a bit of an overachiever, and for this Hamantaschen challenge, I decided to make not just one type of “hummy” but TWO freaking recipes. Sweet and savory. I know it looks like a potchke, but I promise that I’ve given you some helpful shortcuts to make these easier than they look! … [Read more…]
In honor of the upcoming Jewish holiday of Purim I challenged Rachel to hamantaschen throw down. I figure I should be able to best her easily, as they are usually high in sugar and carbs which are Kryptonite to my compadre. While hamantaschen usually take the form of a sweet triangular cookie, I went in a completely different direction creating … [Read more…]
This is a great all purpose sauce that takes advantage of that special something you get from the 23 secret flavors that are combined to make Dr. Pepper. If you don’t want to take the time to reduce Dr. Pepper to syrup you can use Soda Stream’s Dr. Peter Sparkling Drink Mix. I love this … [Read more…]
Hey fellow food friends, welcome to Meat Your Vegetables. A safe food space for carnivores and herbivores alike. I am Daniel Peikes, by day I do something boring that no one understands for a bank, and on nights and weekend I like to play with my…food. My partner in crime is Rachel. She is … [Read more…]
This Week’s Challenge: Zucchini Rachel challenged me to do something with zucchini. Zucchini is one of those vegetables that no one likes as a kid, but most kids I know love things that are stuffed with cheese, breaded, and fried. You can have some fun with this and use different type of cheese sticks. I … [Read more…]
Well, it’s that time of year again – beautiful orange leaves on the trees, crisp and cool weather, and an abundance of squash and autumnal flavors! This flavor challenge was…Dates! Yes, the sweet, dessert-like, super versatile little flavor bombs. I’m up for it. My challenge was to make something for Rosh Hashanah, using dates in … [Read more…]
For this recipe, I broke out the spiralizer. Yes, I joined the bandwagon last year and bought a hefty one to use for this recipe (I have the Brieftons Tri-Blade Spiralizer in bright green). So, even though summer is sadly gone, why not make use of those last summer veggies that have been sitting in … [Read more…]