Smothered Cabbage
This cabbage dish, a Venetian recipe called “sofegao,” meaning “smothered,” is a perfect example of excellent slow cooking. Shredded cabbage, […]
Eggplant Minis
Just as I have cherry tomatoes planted in my home garden to see us through the early part of the […]
August: Tomatoes in Variety and Volume
Tomatoes make me happy. I love the fact that I can eat fresh tomatoes from the garden or farm for […]
Turnip and Beet Pickle
At the beginning of July, when the temperatures start to climb, simple foods served cold or grilled are an antidote […]
Plum Berry Sorbet
I had some pluots (sometimes called plumcots) and some tiny sugar plums from the farmers’ market of a couple of […]
Corn, Okra and Squash Medley
Without the beans, this probably doesn’t qualify as succotash, which is typically characterized as a combination of corn, lima beans […]
Paper Chef 54: the Winner
Oh how I love a good read, and good ideas about food, so this monthly cooking event always gets the […]
Pickles: Sweet and Hot
There’s a certain large picnic that I cook for every August, so I start pickling as soon as small pickling […]
Golden Zucchini Marmalade with Ginger and Lime
Cucurbits for the July edition of the Tigress Can Jam! In addition to learning a new word, I thought how […]
Wheat Berry Salad with Zucchini, Fava Beans and Raspberry Sauce
For Paper Chef 54, I randomly drew three ingredients – raspberries, zucchini/courgettes and beans – and got to choose a […]
Gratin of Beets and Beet Greens
In the New York Times, some of the best ideas for preparing food come not from the Dining section but […]
The Most Amiable Summer Cake
There’s a very quick summer cake that has appeared all over the Internet in the past year, maybe even earlier. […]
In Season… White Peach Sorbet and Paper Chef 54
Cathy of Showfood Chef selected my entry in the last Paper Chef Challenge as the winner (though I thought it […]
Spring Gleaning
Just when I thought we had passed the spring, I cleaned out the garden for the next crops and gleaned […]
Sour Cream Blueberry Bread
This was my dessert contribution for a Fourth of July family picnic, served sliced with fresh blueberries. I’ve had this […]
All Wrapped Up: Baked Stuffed Fish in Lettuce
Lettuce, typically eaten raw as salad, is delicious as a cooked vegetable. Cooking fresh peas in Boston lettuce is a […]
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