Summer Bean Salads
A pot of beans is a summer savior. Cooked dried beans are so versatile that you can use them in […]
Summer Salad of Freekeh, Cucumbers and Beans
I’m not sure which I’m more excited about: lovely yellow and green beans that I grow in our garden, or […]
Waste Not Want Not: Beet Stem Broth for Summer Onion Soup, and Beet Soup with Tarragon Cream
I discovered a new vegetable broth, my latest “favorite.” Made with the red stems of beets and the greens of […]
Chard and Walnut Lasagna
Managing the abundance of greens from a CSA or an overflowing garden can be a challenge. Your own garden gives […]
Apricot-Currant Preserves
Red currants work magic with other seasonal fruit in the preserving pan. Those tiny translucent red orbs impart a rosy […]
Filmishmish! Apricot-Vanilla Jam with Apricot Kernels
You think we’re getting apricots this year? Filmishmish! “In apricot season!” As they say in Egypt, slang for “wishful thinking.” […]
Fennel à la Grecque and a Platter of Hors d’Oeuvres
The second of a two-part series on ideas for using the whole fennel plant – bulb, stalks and fronds – […]
Waste Not Want Not: Fennel Frond Broth for Cooking Beans and Making Soup
The first of a two-part series on ideas for using the whole fennel plant – bulb, stalks and fronds – […]
Zucchini, Peas and White Fish in Thai Red Curry Sauce
We were hot and hungry. We wanted quick and simple comfort food in the stunning heat of summer, something seasonal […]
Waste Not Want Not: Pea Pod Soup
I used to weep at the bushels full of peas set before me as a kid tasked with shelling them. […]
Seasonal Potato Salad for your 4th of July Barbecue
Happy Fourth of July! Here’s a fine, seasonal potato salad that combines fresh-dug potatoes, fresh baby zucchini, snow peas, and […]
Red Chard and Golden Raisins with Orecchiette
I was like one of my kids separating stew on his dinner plate into identifiable parts. A two-pound bag of […]
Cherry Bread Pudding Never Goes A-Beggin’
Don’t put that cherry pitter away just yet. Or throw out that stale loaf of bread. Here is a top […]
Summery Cabbage Stew
Some dishes that we associate with the dark days of winter from storage crops become transformed when made with the […]
Pickled Sweet Cherries with Tarragon
I knew this would be brilliant. Tarragon was my go-to herb all spring, partly because my pot-full has been vigorous. […]
Pan-roasted Lettuce
Sometimes abundance is just too much. That’s what I think about lettuce right about now. With eight heads a week […]
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