Roasted Corn Chowder
I learned everything I know about chowder from Jasper White. His book, 50 Chowders, is the Bible of chowder making, […]
Caponata Agrodolce Grande
Agrodolce for short. Sweet and sour eggplant made crunchy with celery and salty with capers. A perfect appetizer OR a […]
Apricot Jam with Lemon Thyme
My adventure with the lemony herbs of summer continues with lemon thyme. Recent success adding lemon verbena to blueberries made […]
Blueberry and Lemon Verbena Jam
Lemony herbs always seem like summer. Lemon basil, lemon balm, lemon grass, lemon verbena, citrusy geraniums and so on. I […]
Shishito Peppers
A simple discovery led to an annual ritual. A few years ago, we pulled in to a picturesque restaurant in […]
Wild Raspberry Salsa
What’s that phrase, “Necessity is the mother of invention?” We were staring awestruck at the results of an over-adventurous trip […]
Wild Raspberry and Red Currant Jam in Fillmore Lug Jars
Our family craves a carefully curated pantry. Think of preserves in limited editions made from produce we’ve grown or foraged. […]
Gooseberry Jam and a Version with Elderflowers
It’s rare to find gooseberries around here. I’m not sure that they’re native. Growing them is actually banned in much […]
Wild Black Raspberry Jam
“Follow the black dots,” he said. Into the woods and the bramble patch where a tremendous harvest of wild black […]
Strawberry Vanilla Jam and Vanilla Extract
Combining two annual pantry traditions illustrates our kitchen ecosystem. One is stocking up on the first berry crop of the […]
Notes from the Potager: Peas, Basil, and Pasta Primavera
I would love my kitchen garden to be a true French potager. A pleasing and productive assortment of herbs, vegetables […]
Pickled Japanese Long Turnips, Hinona Kabu
Adventuresome farmers are my favorites. Those who dare to grow something for market that no one heard of before or […]
Garden and Pantry: Rutabaga Soup with Lovage & Marmalade
I love lovage. You could probably tell that from the banner on this blog. Several times, I have tried to […]
Red Cabbage and Rice with Parsley and Dill
Almost gone. Stragglers from the fall harvest are finally dwindling as the dark days of winter have turned light. It’s […]
Moroccan Chickpea Stew – a Lesson from the Pantry
This is a tribute to my pantry, some refrigerator luck and online recipes. I had seen Melissa Clark’s latest video […]
You’re Not in Buffalo Anymore Chipotle Beef Chili
You’re not in Buffalo anymore, they said. Pinch me. You could have fooled me with all the snow on the […]
PROSPECT THE PANTRY 