Fresh Vegetables Artichokes Keep artichokes refrigerated (32-36°F), storing in a perforated plastic bag to retain moisture. Steam and serve with browned butter and vinaigrette for dipping. Arugula Keep arugula refrigerated (32-36°F), stored in a perforated plastic bag, away from fruits Read on!
Pasta with Butternut Squash and Lima Beans
2 tablespoons olive oil 1 large onion, thinly sliced 4 garlic cloves, minced 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme or 1 teaspoon dried 1/4 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper 2 cups 1/2-inch pieces seeded peeled butternut squash 1 cup fresh lima Read on!
Grilled Stuffed Sweet Peppers
Three days after Tess was born, I brought her home from the hospital, a perfect, round, pink baby, with a tuft of orange chick fluff on her head. It had never occurred to me that I could create something so Read on!
Eggplant Gratin with Herbs and Creme Fraiche
Late-summer crops are always full of memories. Perhaps because I spent so much of my childhood summers in Louisiana with my grandparents, or perhaps just because summer cooking took over my grandmother’s life and filled her house with the steamy Read on!
Simple Tomato Sauce
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil 1 1/2 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes 1/2 teaspoon fine grain sea salt 3 medium cloves of garlic, finely chopped 1 28-ounce can crushed red tomatoes zest of one lemon Combine the olive Read on!
Plum Crumble
1 1/4 cups all purpose flour 3/4 cup old-fashioned oats 1/3 cup plus 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 cup (1 stick) chilled unsalted butter, cut into pieces 1 pound plums, halved, pitted, cut into wedges 1 tablespoon Read on!
Thai Pork Omelette with Heirloom Tomatoes & Fresh Herbs
Eating is a moral act. Eating is a political act. Eating can be an act of delicious rebellion, joyful defiance in the face of corporatism and greed. For this holiday celebrating our freedom, let us not forget to celebrate our Read on!
Tomato Melon Salad with Basil & Chile Salt
1 canteloupe, peeled, seeded, and cut into chunks 1 large or several small heirloom tomatoes, cut into chunks 1 small handful fresh basil, roughly chopped for vinaigrette: juice & zest of 1 lemon large pinch sugar 1/3 c. olive oil Read on!
Bangkok Hoppin’ John
1 Tbs. flavorless vegetable oil or coconut oil 1 small red onion, diced 2 cloves garlic, minced 1″ piece fresh ginger, peeled and sliced 1 small hot pepper, minced 1 stalk lemongrass, outer layers peeled away, tender inside near Read on!