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
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!
Hot sauce has a league of its own thanks to barbecue wars. Many BBQ joints – from DC to Dallas […]
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
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 […]
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
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
I was like one of my kids separating stew on his dinner plate into identifiable parts. A two-pound bag of […]
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
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
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
I have a new favorite cookbook. Ha. I know I could say that every week. This new book of mine […]
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
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
A continuing series on weekly meals that use sustainable, organic, local and ethical food during the challenging winter months. For […]
