Garlicky Cooked Dried Beans with Fresh Green Beans
Shell beans are not only winter fare. Fresh shell beans are terrific when you can grow or buy them but […]
Blueberry and Red Currant Jam
Tart up your blueberries with red currants. They’re in season at the same time, so are natural companions. I find […]
Baby Artichokes & Potatoes with Lemon-Sumac Mayonnaise
Baby artichokes hit New Jersey farm stands last weekend. The only places I’d previously seen artichokes growing in fields were […]
Mushroom & Roasted Garlic Scape Risotto
A chance encounter of ingredients made a happy pair. Lingering in the refrigerator were two portobello mushrooms from a local […]
Sour Cherry Pie for the Fourth of July
It’s hard to beat a simple, scrumptious pie made of just-picked sour cherries. There are only a few sweet dishes […]
Rhubarb Currant Jam
Red currants are magic in jam making. Acidic and full of pectin, they cause jam to gel quickly and allow […]
Creamy Garlic Scape Pesto Spread with Roasted Scapes
Abundance leads to ingenuity in the kitchen. Last fall, we planted several varieties of garlic en masse: Red Chesnok, Extra […]
Tarted-up Strawberry Rhubarb Jam: Orange and Cardamom Versions
I finally feel that I’ve mastered strawberry rhubarb jam. A technique from Jeanne Lesem’s Preserving Today, an early 1990s book, […]
Cook the Book: Susan Feniger’s Street Food
A cooking challenge organized by Meg of Grow and Resist and Briggs of Oh Briggsy in which we explore a […]
Spring Collards with Garlic Scapes, Young Onions and Prosciutto
The collards of spring are a buttery affair. Sweet and tender, they make a delicious pairing with garlic scapes and […]
Roasted Asparagus with Strawberries
Strawberries are the tomatoes of spring. Recently, they’ve been sliced and diced, pickled and pureed, and added to more dishes […]
Cook the Books: Tender, A Cook and his Vegetable Patch
A cooking challenge organized by Meg of Grow and Resist and Briggs of Oh Briggsy in which we explore a […]
Rhubarb Bread Pudding
My husband loves bread pudding so much that he orders it at restaurants. With bread that is starting to go […]
On Picking Asparagus: Asparagus Saute withTarragon Butter and Parmesan
I love how seasonal vegetables connect us to the earth and how, when transformed in the kitchen and served on […]
Spring Medley of Fava Beans, Leeks, Green Garlic, and Radishes with Tarragon and Mint
A cool spring day in the garden inspired a gathering of vegetables and herbs of the moment. We sat around […]
Leek and Asparagus Risotto with Tarragon
What grows together goes together. Vegetables and herbs that are in season at the same time often make great companions. […]
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