March 15th, 2010 | by Jen | published in All, Cheese, DIY Food Projects, Delectable Dairy, Fantastic Fruits, Honorable Herbs, Lemon, Thyme
There is no cheese that I enjoy more than high quality, handmade ricotta. For years I poo-poo’d it because all I had ever tasted was the shelf stable, strangely homogeneous, fairly tasteless, mass-produced grocery store variety. And then a few years ago…
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…
Hands down, my favorite breakfast is two soft boiled eggs, a touch of butter, a piece or two of good...
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