Pear and Walnut Bread Pudding
I’m happy when I convert humble scraps into gut-lovin’ glory. And happier when it pleases someone else. A perfect balance […]
Waste Not Want Not: Roast Chicken Stock, Escarole and Lettuce Soup
Every time I roast a chicken, I make stock from the carcass, stripping the bones of the last shreds of […]
Waste Not Want Not: Braised Fennel, Tomato-Orange Sauce, and Manicotti with Fennel Frond Pesto
After a weekend of canning tomatoes, including a lovely Provençale-style tomato sauce with orange and rosemary, I had a little […]
Waste Not Want Not: Carrot and Celeriac Roots and Greens as Puree and/or Soup
When the first fresh carrots and celeriac show up at our CSA or Farmers’ Market, the greens are young and […]
Waste Not Want Not – Getting the Most from your Food: Minestrone with Cheese Rinds, and a Vegetable Broth Bonus
Minestrone made with the freshest organic vegetables from our CSA and local farms epitomizes the late summer harvest. It also […]
Waste Not Want Not – Getting the Most from your Food: Corn Broth
“Waste not want not” is an old proverb, a drop of conventional wisdom that occurs to me frequently when I […]
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