After all due deliberation of the many suggestions in the Make-ahead vegetable challenge, I went with Roasted Vegetables with Pecan Gremolata from Bon Apetit for the Thanksgiving vegetable dish (with cooked frozen green beans as an alternative for those who fear flavor). You’ll have to rely on the Epicurious photo; I didn’t have time to [...]
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And the vegetable-dish winner is…
November 25th, 2007 · 8 Comments · Food preparation, Food selection
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Make-ahead vegetable challenge
November 13th, 2007 · 14 Comments · Food preparation, Food selection, recipes
I need your help. I haven’t gotten my Thanksgiving meal assignment(s) yet, but I’m worried I’ll get asked to bring a vegetable side dish again (and I don’t mean carrot and celery sticks). It’s not that I don’t like vegetables; quite the contrary. It’s just that I tend to prefer simply and freshly cooked vegetables, [...]
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Pickled okra: Part 2
November 4th, 2007 · No Comments · Food preparation, recipes
Today was the day: I opened the okra that I pickled recently. The results? Mixed, I’d say. The plus side: The okra had a nice, crisp texture and quite good flavor, except for… The minus side: Wow, were they salty. Must have made some computation error when revising a recipe down to a single half-pint [...]
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Doughing in the roll
October 23rd, 2007 · 5 Comments · Food preparation, recipes
Last weekend, my nephew at long last cashed in on his Christmas present—a cooking session with Aunt Janet to go along with the vintage aprons (made by my grandmother for my sisters and me when we were children) and wooden spoons (matching; no fights) I gave him and his sister. To my great pleasure, they [...]
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‘Pickled’ turnips a good option
October 18th, 2007 · 3 Comments · Food preparation, local food, recipes
Thanks to Kei‘s recent suggestion, I had an acceptable turnip experience this week. On a comment to my “Calling all turnip lovers” post, she suggested a method of preparing little turnips that she called pickling. I’m not sure her method (salt, cover, weight, wait) technically qualifies as pickling, and I’m sure the food safety folks [...]
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Soup uses the whole chicken
October 14th, 2007 · No Comments · Environment, Food preparation, Food selection, Healthy eating, local food, recipes
I splurged on the Kaw Valley Farm Tour recently and bought three whole, pasture-raised chickens. (Various studies report pastured chickens are better for the environment and better for people eating them (go to page 13 of the report on that link to find the health benefit information). Although these chickens costs less than others I’ve [...]
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