How to Eat Your Lawn: Violet Vinegar and a Spring Salad
Those enchanting wood violets that appear in the spring make victims of proper lawns. Our lawn, already tainted by a […]
Meyer Lemon Marmalade with Tarragon
This marmalade bridges winter and spring by combining the last citrus with the first fresh herbs. Meyer lemons are sweeter […]
Fresh Horseradish
We will probably regret having planted the horseradish but in the meanwhile, we enjoying delicious homemade sauce. Well, they were […]
Homemade Corned Beef
I love invented traditions, like eating corned beef and cabbage on Saint Patrick’s Day, which I understand was conceived by […]
Home-cured Bacon
Given how little we trust the chemicals that go into processed food, why not DIY as much as possible? Throughout […]
Sweet Preserved Kumquats
Organic kumquats sold in bulk finally arrived in our market and I was relieved. I’ve been making preserved kumquats (similar […]
Vin d’Oranges
Putting food in jars is not instant gratification. It’s not like cooking supper, when you’ll know right away whether you’ve […]
Quince, the Quintessential Marmalade
Another in a series in which I comment on M.F.K. Fisher’s 1986 annotations of Catherine Plagemann’s 1967 Fine Preserving, layering […]
Spiced Seckel Pears
Another in a series in which I comment on M.F.K. Fisher’s 1986 annotations of Catherine Plagemann’s 1967 Fine Preserving, layering […]
Greatest Hits of 2011
So what clicked the most with my readers this year? A few conspicuous trends, heavy on the cannin’ and jammin’ […]
Two Marmalades: Tangelo and Lemon-Rosemary
Crates of citrus are eager opportunities for marmalade. Christmas gifts shipped straight from the grove are transformed into gold and […]
Tuna Confit
When I found locally fished albacore tuna at the market, which is only an occasional occurrence, I picked up an […]
Dark Days 4: Tuna and a Fennel Fest
A continuing series on weekly meals that use sustainable, organic, local and ethical food during the challenging winter months. For […]
Cinnamon Pickled Grapes and a Refreshing Grape Shrub
Getting ready for the year-end holidays, I decided to pickle a new batch of grapes with a cinnamon stick and […]
Waste Not Want Not – Apple Jelly with Thanksgiving Herbs or Spices
After peeling and coring eight organically grown apples for a Thanksgiving pie and sprinkling the slices with the juice of […]
More Flower Jellies: Borage and Marigold
This is a finale to three-quarters of a year of making jelly from flowers. It started with a lawn full […]
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