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Miraculous Meringue Cake
June 13, 2020 Leave a Comment by 200birdies Cake

Miraculous Meringue Cake

It’s strawberry season and I’m baking you a miraculous cake!  Unlike the fussiness of standalone meringues that are nearly impossible […]

Happy as a Pig: the Frugal Cook’s Brownies
May 17, 2020 Leave a Comment by 200birdies Chocolate

Happy as a Pig: the Frugal Cook’s Brownies

It must be Covid-19 that created the demand for chocolate. In the 10+ years I’ve been writing the 600+ entries […]

Red Hot Sauce with a Secret Ingredient, Carrots!
November 6, 2016 Leave a Comment by 200birdies Condiments

Red Hot Sauce with a Secret Ingredient, Carrots!

Hot sauce has a league of its own thanks to barbecue wars. Many BBQ joints – from DC to Dallas […]

Peach Jam with Lemon Verbena
October 8, 2016 1 Comment by 200birdies Uncategorized

Peach Jam with Lemon Verbena

Perfectly fresh local tree-ripened peaches are the epitome of summer. As the growing season comes to a close, preserving the […]

Pickled Japanese Long Turnips, Hinona Kabu
May 13, 2015 Leave a Comment by 200birdies Uncategorized

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
April 28, 2015 Leave a Comment by 200birdies Uncategorized

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 […]

Baby Artichokes & Potatoes with Lemon-Sumac Mayonnaise
July 8, 2013 Leave a Comment by 200birdies Uncategorized

Baby Artichokes & Potatoes with Lemon-Sumac Mayonnaise

Baby artichokes hit New Jersey farm stands last weekend. The only places I’d previously seen artichokes growing in fields were […]

Zucchini, Peas and White Fish in Thai Red Curry Sauce
July 7, 2012 Leave a Comment by 200birdies Fish

Zucchini, Peas and White Fish in Thai Red Curry Sauce

We were hot and hungry. We wanted quick and simple comfort food in the stunning heat of summer, something seasonal […]

Red Chard and Golden Raisins with Orecchiette
July 4, 2012 Leave a Comment by 200birdies Greens

Red Chard and Golden Raisins with Orecchiette

I was like one of my kids separating stew on his dinner plate into identifiable parts. A two-pound bag of […]

Summery Cabbage Stew
June 30, 2012 Leave a Comment by 200birdies Cabbage

Summery Cabbage Stew

Some dishes that we associate with the dark days of winter from storage crops become transformed when made with the […]

Preserved Spiced Cherries
June 23, 2012 Leave a Comment by 200birdies Preserving

Preserved Spiced Cherries

Another in a series in which I comment on M.F.K. Fisher’s 1986 annotations of Catherine Plagemann’s 1967 Fine Preserving, layering […]

Seasonal Tart: Spinach, Dill and Ricotta
May 23, 2012 Leave a Comment by 200birdies Greens

Seasonal Tart: Spinach, Dill and Ricotta

I love an excess of a single ingredient that allows me to experiment. Watch what you wish for! Opening day […]

Sea Scallops with Orange “Aigre-doux” and Chives
May 12, 2012 1 Comment by 200birdies Citrus fruit

Sea Scallops with Orange “Aigre-doux” and Chives

I have a new favorite cookbook. Ha. I know I could say that every week. This new book of mine […]

Apricot Almond Cake
April 15, 2012 Leave a Comment by 200birdies Cake

Apricot Almond Cake

Simple cakes that can be eaten as is with seasonal fruit are very appealing to a person who has no […]

Easter Egg Hunt: Quest of the Holy Quail
April 8, 2012 Leave a Comment by 200birdies Uncategorized

Easter Egg Hunt: Quest of the Holy Quail

We have an annual Easter egg hunt at our house, for those who are actually children and the virtual child […]

Dark Days 18: Oxtail Stock and Borscht
March 22, 2012 2 Comments by 200birdies Beets

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 […]

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