Dorie Greenspan’s Cocktail Cookies
Dorie Greenspan is a baking genius. Her tome Baking from my Home to Yours is the go-to reference for just […]
Seasonal Tart: Spinach, Dill and Ricotta
I love an excess of a single ingredient that allows me to experiment. Watch what you wish for! Opening day […]
Impromptu: Curried Sweet Potato, Chickpeas and Spinach
It was just one of those days. I came home late and my husband came home early. While the refrigerator […]
Baby Bok Choy in Garlicky Oyster Sauce
Simple, immediate, delicious. This is my favorite way of preparing bok choy, especially when they’re young and tender, 5 inches […]
Waste Not Want Not: Pickled Chard Stems and a Bunch of Ways to Use Them
The weather turned reliably warm and my chard bolted. I don’t mean, found the door and vamoosed. I mean, developed […]
Homemade Lemony Herbed Ricotta
With a party coming up and a pot garden full of fresh herbs, I decided to make homemade fresh cheese […]
Risotto with Ramps and Chives
When I was a kid, my Grandpop and I would sally down to the “crick” and its grove and harvest […]
Spring Spinach and Herb Gnocchi
The sweet spinach of spring heralds a growing season of bountiful greens. It is the time of year when the […]
Sea Scallops with Orange “Aigre-doux” and Chives
I have a new favorite cookbook. Ha. I know I could say that every week. This new book of mine […]
Warm as a Cucumber: Cooked with Tarragon
Raw or cooked: that is the toss-up. Some vegetables are most commonly eaten raw — cucumbers, lettuce, radishes for example […]
Waste Not Want Not: Baked Peppers with Tuna and Rice
During seasonal transitions like early spring, I find myself cooking warm comfort food and dreaming about summer food. There’s a […]
How to Eat Your Lawn: Violet Vinegar and a Spring Salad
Those enchanting wood violets that appear in the spring make victims of proper lawns. Our lawn, already tainted by a […]
Ricotta Frittata: Hakuna Matata
Someone could make a jingle out of that title. Ricotta frittata is a springtime refrain for casual living. It reminds […]
Asparagus Risotto with Spring Onions
Ah April, when the asparagus stalks emerge all spindly from the bare ground and plump violet spring onions are bunched […]
Springtime Pasta and Beans Two Ways: Zucchini with Lemon, and Spinach with Spring Onions
These are not your mother’s pasta fazool. But true to the peasant origins of the traditional Italian dish, they both […]
Mustard Greens Soup with Corn and Black Beans
Making this soup was a real stumble-on event. I had picked up a giant head of red mustard at the […]
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