Backyard playdates have taken a new turn this summer. At at least three recently, it's turned into a gardening and snacking session for the kids. At Emily's house, the kids asked if they could pick some yellow beans. Before the moms knew it, they put them in bags and announced they were opening a ...
Radishes, Radishes, and More Radishes
"So, what are you doing with your radishes?" is the big neighborhood question these days, after a bumper crop for the farm supplying the weekly veggie box for many of us. It's a wonderful conversation to have, to find out some of the innovative ways people are cooking and creating. It's a way to ...
Farm Fresh Ratatouille
The sweetness of the vegetables and the fresh thyme create a naturally rich and delicious flavor. This is a wonderful way to use up fresh produce at the end of the summer. Feel free to add whatever vegetables you have on hand. Recipe source:Cooking With Friends KitchenIngredients1/8 cup extra virgin ...
A Single Bite
from Edible Jersey August 2009 A Single Bite By Alison Bermack Read a pdf of this article by clicking Edible Jersey ...
Pasta Primavera Thursdays
Every Thursday, we eagerly open our CSA (community supported agriculture) box of fresh veggies from a local farm--spring onions, kale, radishes, bok choy, sugar snap peas, cilantro and kohlrabi have been some of the stars so far. The weekly arrival of surprise ingredients dovetails wonderfully with ...
The Fish Boil
In Door County, Wisconsin, where we recently spent a few days, people have for hundreds of years been cooking a communal dinner called a Fish Boil. It's a simple, delicious meal, just perfect for this low-key beach area about four hours from Madison. First, in a huge cauldron of water (think ...
Around the Campfire
The e-mail questions and lists are flying around today among us and three other families. The burning subject is who's bringing what food for camping under the stars on the Fourth of July. We must have s'mores of course, and who's in charge of which dinner or what breakfast? Some of our favorites ...
On Our Bookshelf in July '09
Botany, Ballet & Dinner from Scratch: A Memoir with Recipes by Leda Meredith This memoir is a delightful journey of a dancer's life filled with food, dance, gardening and everything about cooking. It features simple and unusual recipes that correlate with the author's life. ...
Have you ever tried….?
While making meatloaves the other day with my friend Katrina, she asked me if I'd ever tried this crazy recipe called something like "Three-Minute Chocolate Brownie in a Mug." Never heard of it, but we certainly had three minutes and it called for all good ingredients. If I hadn't been there, she ...
Grill Party
A few years ago in the heat of the summer, a hurricane knocked out our neighborhood's power for a shockingly long eight days. Around the third day, the grill parties started. People called around, inviting friends to empty their fridges and cook on the grill, and many people set up a bevy of grills ...