Celebrate Hanukkah at Umami Mart

For those of you in the Bay Area, please join me in Oakland tomorrow night at Umami Mart (where my work is currently being exhibited) for a Hanukkah Party! There will be candle lighting, dreidle spinning, and complimentary beer and sake. Latkes and brisket will be for sale. Hope you can make it! 6-9pm. Please RSVP to hello@umamimart.com.

Umami Mart is at 815 Broadway, Oakland. More info here.

Happy Hanukkah

Edamame Hummus

Edamame Hummus! Fun holiday party appetizer! You can see more photos and instructions on my BHG post. 

Recipe by Better Homes and Gardens. Photos by Erin Gleeson for The Forest Feast.

Edible Bouquet

I made this edible bouquet for a friend’s birthday recently using radishes and carrots and jalapenos on kebab skewers and it came out cute, so I wanted to share it with you! I am flying to NYC tomorrow, so follow me on Instagram + Twitter for my foodie adventures in the city! @theforestfeast…Bon appetit!

EDIBLE BOUQUET DIY

items to include: radishes, strawberries, jalapeno peppers, scallions, carrots, tomatillos, long leaves of dinosaur kale, long sprigs of rosemary, flowers

• Start by laying a piece of square newsprint, wrapping paper, or piece of fabric on the table. Place it so that looking down, it looks like a diamond, with one corner at the top. Fold that corner down part way so that you have a straight edge along the top.
• Start to place the items on top of the paper/fabric. Using long kebab sticks, attach items like radishes, jalapenos and tomatillos. Lay those down alongside other long vegetables and herbs.
• Add flowers if you like!
• Wrap the paper around your bouquet. You can leave the bottom open, or fold that corner up to enclose. I liked my carrot fronts sticking out!
• Tie with ribbon or twine and give it away!

Stuffed Sweet Peppers with Avocado and Pesto

These avocado/pesto stuffed peppers are a great appetizer for entertaining (or to bring to a holiday party, you could just use red peppers with the green filling!) You can often find these mini sweet peppers in bags at the super market. To make the filling a little richer, you can also add 2T cream cheese. Try to get the avocado mixture as creamy as possible with a fork, and I have found that the heavier freezer type ziplocks work the best for piping. Enjoy, and happy weekend!

By Erin Gleeson for The Forest Feast