Ok, last one for this year, I promise. This is the last rhubarb recipe I’m going to send your way for a while. But you’ll miss the rhubarb when it’s gone. This compote is similar to how I remember eating rhubarb as a kid. My …
I really love a good burger. Who doesn’t? Based on lots of the recipes I see on the web and in cookbooks, even vegetarians love burgers, albeit ones made out of black beans or quinoa or all kind of interesting things. There is something about …
I know this sounds like something you’d buy at McDonalds. But I swear, it’s nowhere near that. How many of us have been duped into buying something that sounded as good as this and wound up with a head of lettuce, a piece of anemic …
Purslane is a weed. Which is perfect, because I specialize in growing weed gardens. I grow them very well. I’m ok with tomatoes, kale turns out alright, but man, those weeds… they really thrive. Purslane is also, thankfully, very tasty. It’s small, tender leaves have …
My grandma on my Dad’s side is an incredible woman. She managed to raise nine children, keeping them clothed, cared for, and fed. Now, as someone who can regularly be heard raving, “I give up! I! GIVE! UP!” trying to care for only two children, …
I’ve always loved the idea of turning leftovers into something new: stock from vegetable scraps and the remains of a roasted chicken, casseroles with extra Thanksgiving turkey, breakfast hash from last night’s roasted potatoes. It’s not just because I’m thrifty, but also because sometimes the …
I’m not what you would call a “camper”. And that sentence, right there, is what anyone who knows me would call an “understatement of the century.” This wouldn’t be noteworthy except for the fact that my husband loves camping. He dreams of taking family camping …
A month ago, I gave birth to a baby girl. A month ago. This past month has gone by so fast that I’m feel like I blinked in May and woke up in June. And yesterday, I teared up just a little when I realized …
I fully expected this recipe to be a disaster. After buying a gorgeous bunch of freshly picked (that morning!) beets from the farmers’ market, I was once again reminded by my sainted husband that he doesn’t like beets. After trying to tuck a few …
For me, arugula is one of the unsung heroes of spring. It so often gets lumped in with “spring greens” but it’s so much more exciting than any of it’s lettuce-y brethren. And even though it may get overshadowed by the more illustrious spring produce …