It has been HOT around here lately. The thermometer climbed to well over 90 degrees four of the last five days, and reached over 100 last thursday. It was hard to choose which was worse–being outside under the hot sun…
Veritable Vegetables
Quick Citrus Pickled Red Onions
May 19th, 2008 | by Jen | published in All, Fantastic Fruits, Farming, Gardening, & Food Preservation, Most Popular, Onion, Orange, Preserves and Pickles, Veritable Vegetables
Summer Squash and Roasted Tomato Timbales
May 12th, 2008 | by Jen | published in All, Basil, Cheese, Delectable Dairy, Honorable Herbs, Most Popular, Summer Squash & Zucchini, Tomatoes, Veritable Vegetables, Weekend Projects
Last weekend I saw the first tomatoes of the season at the Palo Alto farmer’s market! Greenhouse-raised? perhaps. Unusual variety? not so much. Super delicious after over six months without eating a fresh tomato? absolutely…
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
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…
Homemade Tofu
May 1st, 2008 | by Jen | published in All, Around the World, DIY Food Projects, Farming, Gardening, & Food Preservation, Legumes, Most Popular, Veritable Vegetables, Weekend Projects
I can’t say for sure what possessed me to decide to make homemade tofu. Most likely it’s because I’ve heard tofu called both ‘one of the most natural and healthful’ as well as ‘one of the most processed and adulterated’…
Skillet Roasted Celeraic with Potatoes, Celery, Olives, and Sage
April 30th, 2008 | by Jen | published in All, Honorable Herbs, Potatoes, Veritable Vegetables, Weeknight Recipes
Every now and again I’ll wake up and decide that today I need a mental health day. The feeling strikes at the oddest times — not when I’m particularly stressed out or busy at work, but rather when things are…
Quick Purple Kohlrabi Pickles
April 22nd, 2008 | by Jen | published in All, DIY Food Projects, Farming, Gardening, & Food Preservation, Kohlrabi, Most Popular, Preserves and Pickles, Veritable Vegetables
Ever since I bought Linda Ziedrich’s book The Joy of Pickling, I’ve had pickles on the brain… not the typical pickles one usually imagines — you know, made with cucumbers, puckering-ly salty, sour, sweet, or vinegar-y…
Slivered Dandelion Greens with Chorizo
April 14th, 2008 | by Jen | published in All, Dandelion Greens, Garlic, Onion, Succulent Spices, Veritable Vegetables, Weeknight Recipes
Whether foraged from the backyard or purchased at the farmer’s market, dandelion greens occupy a special place in my heart during the spring. Their bitter bite enlivens my palate and makes sweetness even sweeter…
Springtime Vegetable Tart with Peas, Asparagus, and Basil
April 9th, 2008 | by Jen | published in All, Asparagus, Basil, Honorable Herbs, Peas & Pea Shoots, Veritable Vegetables, Weeknight Recipes
Today’s recipe is a fantastic manifestation of the idea, ‘what grows together, goes together’. In these early days of spring, ‘bright green’ seems to be the theme — bright green shelling peas are exploding in my garden…
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…
Nettle Soup
March 20th, 2008 | by Jen | published in Around the World, Most Popular, Nettle, Veritable Vegetables, Weeknight Recipes
Let me guess, you’ve never cooked with nettle before? Well, NOW (early spring) is the time to try it! Nettles seem to resist mass cultivation, and only grow wild or semi-wild, and only during a short period of the year. In the words of…
