I have, admittedly, had trouble baking bread. After a couple of missed attempts, I now tend towards simple recipes that are somewhat fail proof. I am grateful to Dave, my new friend who is quite the talented baker (and thinker, improver and eater) for offering me a lesson. So this past Saturday morning, he opened… Read More New Friends, New Endeavors | Baking Brioche
Sometimes a memorable meal transcends your kitchen tools and cooking techniques. Instead, it’s a celebration that connects you to your friends, family, and culture. That’s what happens when you cook a leg of lamb. It isn’t particularly complicated, but the result is magical. If you appreciate the cut and revere the process, history will carry… Read More Sharing History | Gigot d’Agneau
Whole Foods recently ran a contest for kid-friendly cherry recipes and honestly I can’t think of a better time for them to have done this. This house has been overrun with cherries. And Cherub’s always wanting to help in the kitchen. Here’s a no-cook cherry salsa that we came up with together, that uses seasonal… Read More Cherub in the Kitchen | Cherry Salsa
I adore the big pots of mesclun that have been moved to the shadier spots in my backyard now summer is in full swing. A few snips and I have the base for a fabulous summer lunch. There’s no real dressing to make, just assembling a couple of ingredients, including a few slices of Serrano… Read More Summer Salad | Pickled Cherries and Serrano Ham
I’ve got three different bottles of fruit and herbs steeping in vinegar in the dark recesses of my basement spice shelves. Birthed out of a craving for something savory out of all the pounds and pounds of fruit Cherub and I have been picking with friends lately. I’ve made cobblers, pies, and grunts. I’ve made… Read More After the Preserves | Fruit and Herb Vinegars
This past weekend, Cherub and I, along with some Slow Food Columbus members and friends descended upon Schacht Farm Market for the last weekend of you-pick strawberries. I left with ten pounds. Ten pounds. I knew there would be jam, cobblers and desserts in store, but I wanted some for lunch. And it wasn’t like… Read More Strawberry Week | Panzanella Salad
It is a great pleasure to identify edible plants, trees and flowers to include in my culinary endeavors. Most recently I rang my neighbor’s doorbell to ask if he wouldn’t mind if I picked a few bowls of berries from his Juneberry tree (a.k.a., saskatoon, shadbush, sugar plum, service berry, et al) in return for… Read More Backyard Foraging | Juneberry Muffins
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