Yes, it was time to clean out the refrigerator and use up some fresh, local produce before it went bad. That meant time to resurrect Renegade Risotto for the first time of the season. This time, I wanted to use two small summer squashes, a very mildly hot large pepper plus chicken broth and bits [...]
Entries Tagged as 'recipes'
Renegade risotto reappears on menu
August 20th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Food preparation, local food, recipes
Tags:rice·summer produce
Christmas in August brings taco salad, heavenly sugar-mint fruit
August 19th, 2008 · 6 Comments · Food preparation, local food, recipes
My niece at last appeared on my doorstep ready to claim her Christmas present, a cooking session with Aunt Janet.
First, we got set up with ingredients and tools and clean hands, of course.
Then we went to work. Kierstin, unlike her brother (although maybe it’s an age thing), is very focused on her cooking tasks. After [...]
Tags:family·salads·summer desserts
Summertime, and the eating is easy
August 18th, 2008 · 6 Comments · recipes
Try this simple sandwich, which is as good-tasting as it is simple to make. As gardens burst with the most delectable of produce, this is just one of many fabulous dishes that can be had with a minimum of effort.
Tomato-feta-basil sandwich
For each sandwich:
2 slices excellent bread (I used WheatFields‘ Country French bread)
1 ounce (approximately) feta, [...]
Tags:sandwiches·summer produce·tomatoes
Chicken thighs with savory seeds is easy treat
August 13th, 2008 · 2 Comments · recipes
And today we present the promised recipe with chicken thighs (and no backbone). It’s based on the Coriander and Mustard Seed Chicken recipe in Gourmet magazine, which I got in a very slightly modified version in the Gourmet Cookbook. Here’s my version:
Coriander and mustard seed chicken thighs
4 chicken thighs
Salt [...]
Tags:chicken
Change a recipe? You bet! Here’s an example
August 11th, 2008 · 4 Comments · Cooking tips, Food preparation, recipes
I remember reading an interview with Ruth Reichl in which she expressed shock that people changed recipes that they got from Gourmet magazine, seeing as Gourmet personnel had tested and revised their recipes until they were the best they could be.
I was shocked that she was shocked. (And Ruth, if it wasn’t you, I apologize.) [...]
Tags:green beans·recipes·squash·summer produce
Roundup: Local food at market, at fair, at school
August 7th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Roundup, local food, recipes
It’s been a great week for news about local and sustainable food. Hooray for summer!
It’s farmers market week. Really, every week is farmers market week around here, April to November (give or take), but markets get a national nod this week. Rah! (K-State news)
Blue-ribbon recipes. Try the prize-winning baking from the Douglas County Fair. (LJ [...]