In all honesty, I’d never given rutabagas much thought until quite recently. Besides beets, root vegetables aren’t really my every day go-to’s, but I’ve started experimenting with turnips, parsnips, and rutabaga…
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Honey Roasted Rutabaga
March 16th, 2008 | by Jen | published in All, Most Popular, Rutabaga, Veritable Vegetables, Weeknight Recipes
Collard Greens with Spaghetti
February 25th, 2008 | by Jen | published in All, Collard Greens, Most Popular, Veritable Vegetables, Weeknight Recipes
Sometimes I like to make what I think of as ‘Terry Riley’ or ‘Mark Rothko’ dishes — minimalist cooking, if you will. I find myself craving dishes where the flavors and clean and simple, and the taste and texture…
Wrinkled Roasted Carrot
February 23rd, 2008 | by Jen | published in All, Carrots, Veritable Vegetables, Weeknight Recipes
This might just be the easiest dish you ever make. With just three ingredients, you get delicious side dish that is exponentially greater than the sum of its parts. Last weekend I was at the farmer’s market…
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…
Roasted Broccoli Romanesco
February 18th, 2008 | by Jen | published in All, Broccoli, Cauliflower, Most Popular, Veritable Vegetables, Weeknight Recipes
First things first. Even though it’s called Broccoli Romanesco, it’s actually a lot more like cauliflower in taste and texture than it is like broccoli. It is, in fact, a cross between the two…
Wilted Dandelion Greens with Garlic and Pecans
February 11th, 2008 | by Jen | published in All, Dandelion Greens, Garlic, Nuanced Nuts, Pecans, Shallots, Succulent Spices, Veritable Vegetables, Weeknight Recipes
A new twist on an old saying — one woman’s weed is another woman’s dinner. It’s true, I really enjoy eating a few plants that are typically thought of as weeds — dandelion greens, sorrel, purslane…
Ever-So-Slightly-Sweet Mashed Turnips
February 2nd, 2008 | by Jen | published in All, Most Popular, Potatoes, Turnips, Veritable Vegetables, Weeknight Recipes
Turnips, along with brussels sprouts, parsnips, rutabagas, and radishes elicit the ‘ewww’ / ‘ick’ / ‘ughh’ / ‘do we have to have that?’ reaction from many people. Their tastes are strong and assertive, and…
Georgia Boiled Peanuts
January 27th, 2008 | by Jen | published in DIY Food Projects, Legumes, Veritable Vegetables, Weekend Projects
Perhaps if I’d grown up in the South I would have heard of boiled peanuts sooner than my 27th year of existence. But alas, I grew up in the Pacific Northwest where the boiled peanut seldom …
Braised Caramelized Fennel
January 23rd, 2008 | by Jen | published in All, Fennel, Most Popular, Veritable Vegetables, Weeknight Recipes
When I used to live in downtown San Francisco, I would take the commuter train each morning from the 22nd Street station, an oddly quiet, dilapidated and desolate platform situated under…
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…
