So the Week of Gourd continues. They’re all over your grocery store, in season, inexpensive, but perhaps a bit of a mystery. One of the many varieties to check out is the pretty blue Hubbard squash. I’ve been told they can grow to enormous sizes, but mine was around three pounds (only?) and I used half for… Read More The Week of Gourd: Hubbard Squash Risotto
Sunday I (well, mostly Cherub) gathered some locally-grown pumpkins and squashes at a nearby u-pick farm. Since nearly everyone has a gourd or two lying around this time of year, I thought I’d give you some ideas about how you might use them. One minute they’re seasonal decorations on your front porch and the next you’re serving them to… Read More Party Snack: Posh Squash
We have a love for just about all things English in this house: Shaun and Ed, Brit rock, Liberty fabrics, English comedy (the original Office, please), Chelsea football, Stilton, the Queen, English gardens, and the concept of a “local.” Give me some grass-fed beef and I’ll give you a pie. I could have used some… Read More Pub Night: Steak Pie with Mushy Peas
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
When I was at Pearl Alley Farmers Market, I picked up two of the last three bundles of leeks at a stall (how awful that I don’t remember which farm it was!). I have been lovingly obsessing over them and plotting what to do that would be a proper homage to one of my most… Read More Leek Pie
Did you really think Persephone would forget to include a pork dish this week? O ye of little faith. Tonight’s family dinner was a symphony of piggy-ness. The way we all like it. This pig, trotters and all, was entirely from our friends at Bluescreek Farm Meats in the North Market. Milan is the home… Read More Day Seven: Dinner, Gran Finale, Ode to a Pig
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