Vegetarian Borscht with Horseradish Cream
An early spring clean-out of fridge and garden naturally led to this delicious borscht. I’d been hoarding beets and carrots from […]
Pickled Carrots with Saffron and Star Anise
These pickled carrots are delicious in winter. Actually, they’re great at any time of year, but especially during the dark […]
Garlicky Red Cabbage and Parsley Slaw
There’s no better time to cook by color than late summer. Vibrant violet cabbage and intensely bright green parsley team […]
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 […]
Scalloped Potatoes & Celeriac on Braised Red Cabbage
This is what happens when I’m spring-cleaning the pantry. The last storage vegetables from our CSA, garden and farmers market […]
My Blue Hubbard: Winter Squash and Cabbage Gratin
The saga of the 28-pound blue Hubbard squash continues… A vegetable gratin in winter can be healthy as well as […]
New England-Style Baked Beans
Cooking locally during winter’s dark days makes me think of cuisines from similar climates. With this year’s snow cover, I […]
Warm Winter Salad: Borscht Deconstructed
In the dark days of winter, we indulge in soup but crave salad. With the plethora of root vegetables and […]
A Stir-fry of Cabbage, Tofu and Peppers
At this time of year, it’s good that I have a high tolerance for repetition and a knack for variety. […]
Ethiopian Smothered Cabbage and Carrots with Turmeric
I can’t think of any cuisine that does not embrace cabbage in one form or another. Fermented, raw, stir-fried, stewed, […]
Zesty Red Cabbage Slaw
No shrinking violet here. This red cabbage slaw has a pungent kick due to the abundance garlic and anchovies in […]
Turkish-Style Pickled Cabbage
I could not bring myself to call this sauerkraut, despite a long association between Turkey and Germany and the resemblance […]
Summery Cabbage Stew
Some dishes that we associate with the dark days of winter from storage crops become transformed when made with the […]
Dark Days 18: Oxtail Stock and Borscht
A continuing series on weekly meals that use sustainable, organic, local and ethical food during the challenging winter months. For […]
Homemade Corned Beef
I love invented traditions, like eating corned beef and cabbage on Saint Patrick’s Day, which I understand was conceived by […]
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 […]
