Winter Squash and Carrot Orange Soup with Marmalade
I had something else to do when I got the soup mandate. My husband said he was willing to shovel […]
Curried Winter Squash Soup with Apple-Raisin Conserve
What do you do when there are still 25 blue Hubbard squash under your desk? Roast one every weekend and […]
Baked Beans with Sweet Potatoes and Chipotles
History repeats itself in the kitchen. It’s seasonal of course, whether by dint of climate or the rituals of the […]
Blood Orange and Meyer Lemon Marmalade, plus Bonus Citrus Jelly
When it comes to marmalade, I’m into technique. Every year, I try another method while repeating a few favorites. The […]
Roasted Chicken and Celery Soup with Wild Rice
There’s something genuinely restorative about chicken soup when you’re sick. It’s not called “Jewish penicillin” for nothing. I made this […]
Salmon Chowder with Tomatoes and Celeriac
I just winterized my summer chowder. This is an almost effortless, fast and simple chowder — what I call “amiable.” […]
Cranberry Jam with Nuts and Ginger
The locavore in me leads to cranberries at this time of year. Scooped in bulk from cases in nearby farmers’ […]
Winter Squash Risotto with Mushrooms and Sage
We’ve done it again. We’re singing “My Blue Hubbard” yet another season. Last year, we acquired a giant Blue Hubbard […]
Pickled Green Cherry Tomatoes and Pickled Tomatillos
Waste not, want not. Clean out the garden, fill the pantry. Here’s a great way to use green cherry tomatoes […]
Pickled Cauliflower, Carrots and Red Peppers
I couldn’t resist that big blowsy cauliflower at the farmer’s market. It made no sense to cart it home without […]
Ancho Corn Pudding with Piperade
Almost gone are the days of fresh corn on the cob. Our local corn farm keeps pumping out its succession […]
Pickled Peppers
This was the year of the pepper. I experimented with varieties we might want to grow in bulk in the […]
Jamming with Rosemary: Husk Cherry and Fig Preserves
Jamming with Rosemary is not a hipster jazz gig. It’s just my way of taking advantage of the season. Of […]
Chicken Chili with Chorizo, Corn and Black Beans
I’m on a roll with corn and beans. As the corn stalks become sere and the air becomes September-crisp, we […]
Corn and Black Bean Salad with Lime Dressing
America’s Test Kitchen would be proud. I’ve been tinkering and puttering around with this idea for months, evaluating ingredients and […]
Pickled Sanditas à la Cornichon
Sanditas (“little watermelons” in Spanish) are also called Sandia de Ratón (“mouse melon”) or the unglamorous and misleading ”Mexican Sour […]
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