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 …
Archive for January, 2008
Georgia Boiled Peanuts
January 27th, 2008 | by Jen | published in DIY Food Projects, Legumes, Veritable Vegetables, Weekend Projects
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…
Persimmon Applesauce
January 6th, 2008 | by Jen | published in All, Apple, DIY Food Projects, Fantastic Fruits, Persimmon, Weekend Projects
Applesauce, in my eyes, is a food that has gone and come again. Tainted by years of finding plastic applesauce tubs in my grade school lunch box (when what I really wanted was soft-baked chocolate…
Pomegranate Glazed Root Vegetables with Israeli Couscous
January 4th, 2008 | by Jen | published in All, Beets, Carrots, Fantastic Fruits, Grand Grains, Pomegranate, Sweet Potatoes / Yams, Veritable Vegetables, Weeknight Recipes
On a recent trip to the Rainbow Grocery in San Francisco, I made up my mind that I was finally going to purchase a bottle of pomegranate syrup which I had been eyeing since I first read about it on…
Locavorism and Family Gathering
January 2nd, 2008 | by Jen | published in All, Food Politics and Issues, Most Popular
I come from a family of cooks and eaters. My family gatherings center around the preparation of big, special meals. Every dinner is a production, from planning the menu to gathering the ingredients, to cooking the…
