Saturday Soup: Potato and Kale
Saturdays are always hectic around here, when we’re rushing around to take care of a week’s errands, running off to […]
Pasta with Braising Greens and Ricotta
With the days of regular CSA distribution coming to an end, the harvests seem to pick up in volume, especially […]
Asian-inspired Salad of Tatsoi, Mushrooms and Caramelized Walnuts
I sorted out some of the so-called braising mix from our CSA farm into its component parts, mostly because a […]
Carrot Soup with the Greens
Don’t throw out the greens of your root vegetables when they’re young and fresh. Most of those leaves are edible […]
November: a Bountiful Harvest
This is truly the season of plenty. Squashes and pumpkins, root vegetables and sturdy greens, apples and pears abound at […]
Apple Cake
I started making this rustic cake when I was in graduate school and appreciated the fact that it economically includes […]
Play With Your Food: It’s Halloween!
This pasta dish reminds me ever so slightly of those chocolate puddings sprinkled with crushed chocolate cookies and exuding gummy […]
Preserving Herbs Part 4: Drying
Drying herbs for winter use is probably the most prevalent technique among home cooks, but without a dehydrator, I air-dry […]
Preserving Herbs Part 3: Freezing
A while ago, I posted Parts 1 and 2 of this series on preserving herbs for use year round. The […]
Cauliflower Baked with Preserved Lemon
Fresh lemons are not great in my part of the world so when I get good ones, I try to […]
Taming the Bitter Greens
The advent of beautiful fall greens – various red and green, straight and curly mustards, tatsoi, mizuna, and arugula in […]
Braised Fennel with Fennel Frond Pesto
The first little fennel bulbs of the season popped up at our CSA farm attached to a humungous (2 foot-long) […]
Last Call for Tomatoes: Sweet Ketchup and a Hot Sauce
Our first frost was late this year so we were harvesting tomatoes well into October, picking them when they just […]
Roots, Stalks and Leaves: Celeriac Soup
Among the items distributed at our CSA farm this week was a pair of small celeriac bulbs (a/ka/ celery root), […]
Sweet ‘n’ Hot Red Pepper Jam
The first batch of this jelly-like jam was sweet and hot, delicious. The second batch was spiced, half with star […]
Kale and Pasta Ribbons with Croutons and Butternut Squash
At this time of year, when the weather’s turning to autumn, we have a bounty of hearty greens and winter […]
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