Curried Cauliflower Soup with Raisins and Cashews
I’ve had this soup in mind for a month. Every time I start to make it, some other idea takes […]
Waste Not Want Not: Mashed Potato Burgers
This is about leftovers. Then I promise I’m finished with Thanksgiving. From the time that I was a kid, an […]
Turkish-Style Pickled Cabbage
I could not bring myself to call this sauerkraut, despite a long association between Turkey and Germany and the resemblance […]
Ginger and Ginger-Vanilla Jelly
This is the feistiest preserve I’ve made in some time. Gingery heat with a lingering spiciness plus the aromatic allure […]
Little Sweet and Sour Onions
I am always searching for something piquant to serve with Thanksgiving fare. Cranberry sauce fulfills part of this every year […]
Waste Not Want Not: Restocking the Bird, Turkey Rice Soup
The bird was barely warm when we stripped it. After the Thanksgiving feast, we quickly removed the turkey meat to […]
Braised Radishes Glazed with Boiled Cider Syrup
Braised and glazed. That was the theme of several of the vegetable dishes at our Thanksgiving feast. I recalled a […]
Bok Choy: Two Asian Sauces
Bok choy is back. Like many greens, especially the brassicas, bok choy enjoys two local seasons, spring and fall. In […]
Cauliflower Gratin with Dill
Comfort food = gratin. Something baked with grated cheese. While we’ve been preparing cauliflower every which way because it happens […]
Cauliflower and Carrot Soup with Garam Masala
Super-Storm-Sandy soup. A combination of melting vegetable broth from the freezer and seasonal vegetables saved from flooding or freezing fields. […]
Pretty in Pink: Radish Risotto
Calm after the devastating hurricane, we are still collecting our thoughts as well as our stuff. With makeshift battened down […]
Creamy Radish Soup
Rushing around the field picking radishes and greens. That’s what I did right before Hurricane Sandy shut us down for […]
Seared Sesame Tuna on Mustard Greens
I am not a fan of mixed bouquets of flowers unless I gather them myself. Left without a choice, I […]
Canning Soup Base and Tomato Sweet Potato Soup with Rosemary
Here we are again, cooking the last of a season and the first of the next: tomatoes out, sweet potatoes […]
Orange Groundcherry Jam with Rosemary
For jam, ground cherries are as versatile as figs. Myriad little seeds create a textural and visual resemblance to green […]
Preserving Tomatillo Salsa
Momma’s got a brand new sauce. Canning tomatillos is certainly possible since they’re naturally acidic like tomatoes, but to make […]
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