Ah, beets. My trusty standby — ready to be prepared and enjoyed in the same old ordinary way (roasted, plain), yet always willing to be a player in my latest experimental recipe. It’s hard not to appreciate…
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Beet Towers with Farmers Cheese and Oranges
May 8th, 2008 | by Jen | published in All, Beets, Cheese, Delectable Dairy, Fantastic Fruits, Orange, Veritable Vegetables, Weeknight Recipes
Coffee Companion, aka Homemade Coffee Mate
April 2nd, 2008 | by Jen | published in All, Delectable Dairy, DIY Food Projects, Most Popular
My last remaining vice in the high-fructose-corn-syrup-laden, partially-hydrogenated, machine-cuisine world I’ve been gradually opting out of is, believe it or not, French Vanilla Coffee Mate. Eww, gross! you’re probably thinking…
Potato Gratin with Caramelized Fennel and Leek
March 27th, 2008 | by Jen | published in Cheese, Delectable Dairy, Fennel, Honorable Herbs, Leek, Most Popular, Potatoes, Thyme, Veritable Vegetables, Weeknight Recipes
It’s official: Spring is in full swing here in Los Altos Hills, California — the days are getting noticeably longer, the pea plants in my garden are exploding with fresh peas, and the winter greens (collards & kale) have bolted to seed…
Chard Stem Gratin
February 19th, 2008 | by Jen | published in All, Chard, Cheese, Delectable Dairy, Food Politics and Issues, Garlic, Honorable Herbs, Most Popular, Parsley, Succulent Spices, Tomatoes, Veritable Vegetables, Weeknight Recipes
Chard stems!? In a recipe?! Grimace. What?! Huh?! Chard stems were something that always went straight from the cutting board to the garbage can until I came across this preparation method in Alice Water’s…
Simple Basil Buttermilk Salad Dressing
January 17th, 2008 | by Jen | published in All, Basil, Delectable Dairy, DIY Food Projects, Honorable Herbs, Lettuce, Veritable Vegetables
My thumb is ever-so-slightly more green today! Why? Because I just harvested the first lettuce plants from my winter garden! I started a mixture of heirloom red and green…
48 Hours in New York, 3 recipes: Nora’s Beets with Ricotta; Roasted five-spice Squash, Caramelized Onion, and Chevre Bites; The MB Hangover Cure and General Wellness Drink
December 2nd, 2007 | by Jen | published in All, Beets, Cheese, Delectable Dairy, Most Popular, Onion, Squash, Weeknight Recipes
Oddly enough, the first thing I did when I arrived in New York City was to go to the grocery store. In fact, I somehow managed to visit some sort of grocery store each of the three days…
Chocolate Milk in the Raw
November 23rd, 2007 | by Jen | published in All, Delectable Dairy, DIY Food Projects, Weekend Projects
Have you ever tried raw milk? Before a couple weeks ago, I never had. Raw milk cheese, yes, but plain raw whole milk? I don’t believe…
