Sometimes, you don’t know what you’ve got until you’ve not longer got it. Terrible grammar aside, this is a fact of life. Especially in the case of zucchinis. Mid-July, we are all bemoaning the pounds and pounds of zucchinis being hauled in from our gardens, …
With this glorious time of mid-summer comes a serious case of chard fatigue. And kale fatigue. And leafy green fatigue. I have chard and kale in my garden and they grow so rapidly and so abundantly that I often can’t keep up. And there are …
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, …
Every once in a while a dessert comes along that makes dessert-eaters out of non-dessert eaters. A confection so delicious that no one can resist it. A treat so tempting that even the staunchest dieter gives in to its charms. Ok, that’s enough of that. …
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 …
To me, nothing heralds summer like really good strawberry ice cream. Ice cream is obviously the best summer food there is. (Not open for discussion or dissent, ok? It just is.) And strawberry is the flavor that seems to whisper, excitedly, “Summer is here!”