Weeknight Recipes
Swiss Chard with Indian Lime Pickle
Poor chard. People seem to get it in their CSA boxes week after week after week (after week). This abundance (some might say excess) can cause a proclaimed chard lover to mutte...
Cardoon Gratin
There is only one vendor that sells cardoon at my farmer's market, and they display the stalks in a gigantic flower vase. Every time I walk past this stand, I think of Tim Burton...
David Tanis’ Beets
For a blog named after beets, it's been far too long since I featured a recipe based on my favorite root vegetable. The occasion for these......
Weekend Projects
Zuni Inspired Ricotta Gnocchi
Ricotta, ricotta, ricotta. So versatile, so simple, so delicious when done well, and so awful when done wrong. For most of my life I hated ricotta, thinking it too rubbery and ...
Agretti and Ricotta Cheesecake
The first time I saw tumbleweed rolling down the street was in rural eastern Washington. We were in some small town near the Idaho border whose name escapes me now. It was early, 7...
Apricot, Cornmeal, and Sage Cookies
It’s not that often that I get fluttery thinking about cookies. Most of the time cookies are cookies, and I could take or leave them (well, to be honest I’ll usually ...
Veritable Vegetables
Swiss Chard with Indian Lime Pickle
Poor chard. People seem to get it in their CSA boxes week after week after week (after week). This abundance (some might say excess) can cause a proclaimed chard lover to mutte...
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Preserves and Pickles
Five Spice Orange Preserves
These preserves are the result of a co-worker's citrus bounty from his backyard tree. He brought in a bag of delicious, juicy oranges a few days ago, and I was the happy recipient...
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DIY Food Projects
Zuni Inspired Ricotta Gnocchi
Ricotta, ricotta, ricotta. So versatile, so simple, so delicious when done well, and so awful when done wrong. For most of my life I hated ricotta, thinking it too rubbery and ...
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Homemade Sausage and Meat Cookery
Polpettone: Italian Stuffed Meatloaf
I daydream a lot about cooking during the week, especially when I’m on the train. Its rhythmic click-clack, the morning fog, and a warm cup of coffee are just the right combi...
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Around the World
Swiss Chard with Indian Lime Pickle
Poor chard. People seem to get it in their CSA boxes week after week after week (after week). This abundance (some might say excess) can cause a proclaimed chard lover to mutte...