Some of the most available (and storable) vegetables for the winter season are the root vegetables. They’re versatile and relatively easy to find grown locally. They’re really good for you and they’re really tasty. Which brings me to the lowly, oft maligned turnip. I think it’s kind of sad. (Voice cracking just a little bit.) It’s… Read More Root Vegetable 101 | Turnip Soup
Really, I am almost beside myself when I’ve got the ingredients for this one. I can’t take credit for the perfection of a pairing that is a cumin vinaigrette, roasted beets and carrots, crisp tortilla and French cheese. Look to the amazing Hugh Acheson of 5&10 in Athens, Georgia for that. Look to him… Read More My Favorite Take Along Salad | Roasted Carrot and Beetroot
Weeknight meals are awfully quick around here. As fast as I can bring a pot of water to a boil and cook some Japanese noodles (about five minutes), dinner is more or less served. Start thinking about beefing up the East Asian section your spice cabinet (that may already contain some soy sauce) to also include a bit of miso,… Read More Miso Salmon with Soba and Spring Onions
Weeknight meals aren’t super complicated around here. That doesn’t mean they have to be the same old boring flavors that make you want to tear your hair out. Ok, maybe that’s just me that gets worked up like that. But I digress. Today I’m not going to give you so much of a recipe as
I love salads for lunch. Not the dried iceberg-purple-cabbage-shredded-carrot kind. Salads with some personality: seasonal vegetables and a well paired salad dressing are the bare minimum of requirements. Today’s lunch was a take on an original recipe from Jamie Oliver. God love that man for all he’s doing to change the way people eat. Since we had… Read More Warm Local Salad for a Crisp Fall Day
Remember how I said it was really easy to make butter? It turns out that it’s also extremely easy to make cheese. Fresh ricotta can be made at home in about ten minutes. There are a ton of recipes out there: ones that call for lemon, ones that call for vinegar, some that call for… Read More Snowville Creamery Ricotta
I couldn’t help myself. In light of Saturday’s article in the WSJ, saying bacon is singing its swan song, I defiantly made a tasty fall salad with bacon ends from Curly Tail Farm. I can’t help it if it goes so well with fall apples from Gillogly Orchards and sharp cheddar from Ohio Farm Direct and a… Read More Weekday Apple Salad
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