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Each Sunday that I visit my neighborhood farmers market, I say a little prayer of thanks that it is summer. There is nothing better than walking up and down the market and seeing overflowing mounds of yellow corn, heirloom tomatoes, stone fruit, and summer squash. During these months, summer squash becomes a kitchen staple. I [...]
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The market is exploding with spring peas right now. Feast on all of the gorgeous green bounty, the vibrant colors popping out from the different booths shout that Spring has arrived! Due to our apartment being torn apart in preparation of packing, I wasn’t sure I’d have time to delve into the sometimes laborious task [...]
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Celery root, I deem you ugliest vegetable in the plant kingdom (with rutabaga coming in close second). With it’s gnarled, lumpy brown skin and tangled root ends, it’s easy to pass by a celery root at the farmer’s market or grocery store and not think twice. But, as they say, never judge a book by [...]
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If you are a fellow CSA member or someone who sticks to eating seasonally, I’m sure you are intimately familiar with our winter friend…the butternut squash. The great thing about these hardy guys is that they last a really long time and don’t need to be refrigerated, the bad news is that they seem to [...]
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Well, the first time I attempted Potato Leek soup, I ended up with a gelatinous pot of grey slurry that tasted like watered down mashed potatoes. Yum! In hindsight, my biggest mistake was not peeling the potatoes (hence the lovely grey hue). My second mistake was not including any flavor boosters, like herbs, wine and garlic. [...]
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I always thought “stock” and “broth” were interchangeable, kind of like sweet potatoes and yams. But technically they are different! The main difference is all in the meat…
Broth is made by simmering water with vegetables, herbs or meat and/or bones for several hours. It is commonly used as the base for soups because it is seasoned. Technically, you [...]
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Ever since Jillian and I attended a recent Slow Food Workshop where we made gumbo and bread pudding, I’ve been dying to try my own version at home. Well, actually I take that back. The desire to make homemade gumbo goes back to when I went to New Orleans last year and got a taste [...]
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Last year, it seemed liked Christina and I had beets coming out our ears compliments of our CSA box. This year, it’s butternut squash…ah, the joys of seasonal eating! Fortunately, butternut squash is super versatile and works in a number of recipes. I especially enjoy a bowl of piping hot butternut squash soup. To enhance [...]
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The arrival of the holiday season officially begins in my house when I pull my pumpkin-spiced candle out of storage and begin receiving sugar pie pumpkins in my CSA box. Both of which happened this week. Sugar pie pumpkins are the sweeter, more dainty version of the jack-o-lantern variety (field pumpkin) and are the best [...]
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