Homemade Corned Beef
I love invented traditions, like eating corned beef and cabbage on Saint Patrick’s Day, which I understand was conceived by […]
Dark Days 17: Monkfish on Braised Cabbage
A continuing series on weekly meals that use sustainable, organic, local and ethical food during the challenging winter months. For […]
Chocolate Coconut and Almond Sorbet
Spring-cleaning got my ice cream maker back! I’ve been diligently winnowing the contents of the refrigerator and freezer down to […]
Dark Days 16 Vegetarian Challenge Part 2: Cauliflower and Collards Custard with Carrot Ribbons
A continuing series on weekly meals that use sustainable, organic, local and ethical food during the challenging winter months. For […]
Parmesan Cheese Wafers with Poppy Seeds
I’m working on my repertoire of savory “cookies” and crackers for a cocktail party that I’m going to cook for […]
Orange-braised Celery
Even before I challenged myself to eat as locally as possible during the winter months, I favored the fruits and […]
Dark Days 15 Vegetarian Challenge: Pumpkin Polenta with Kale
A continuing series on weekly meals that use sustainable, organic, local and ethical food during the challenging winter months. For […]
Red Cabbage and White Bean Soup
Comforting flavors for a cold and blustery day, an old standby adapted pretty liberally from Marcella Hazen’s The Classic Italian […]
Lentils with Sour Cherries, Bacon and Blue Cheese
Bursting with sweet, sour, smoky and salty flavors, this salad is a riff on a delicious-sounding recipe from Yotam Ottolenghi […]
Dark Days 14: Hungarian Pork and Sauerkraut Goulash
A continuing series on weekly meals that use sustainable, organic, local and ethical food during the challenging winter months. For […]
Seafood Chili
This is the season of the dried bean. Soups, stews, chilis and chowders, and even a few salads and sides […]
Waste Not Want Not: Using Bean Broth
Stewing pots of dried beans and chickpeas and lentils all winter yields nutritious legume broth that is simply too good […]
Dark Days 13: Root Soup with Cheese Wafers and Slaw
A continuing series on weekly meals that use sustainable, organic, local and ethical food during the challenging winter months. For […]
Dark Days 12, Part 2, Valentine’s Day Challenge: Lemon Verbena Ice Cream, Cranberry Sorbet and Maple Candied Cranberries
A continuing series on weekly meals that use sustainable, organic, local and ethical food during the challenging winter months. For […]
Dark Days 12, Valentine’s Day Dessert Challenge: Pumpkin Flan
A continuing series on weekly meals that use sustainable, organic, local and ethical food during the challenging winter months. For […]
Pumpkin, Tomato and Chickpea Soup with Ras el Hanout
Necessity is the mother of invention, as they say. This afternoon, I needed to clean out our freezer and my […]
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