Last we mentioned my end-of-season sweet potatoes, it was in a post complaining about the sad quality of supermarket pecans. Not to worry, though; they aren’t rotting in my basement. I did fear that might be their lot, however, if I didn’t do something with them since they weren’t “cured.” What to do with pounds [...]
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Sweet potato muffins a nice use of excess tubers
January 7th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Food preparation, recipes
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Slow-fermented whole-grain bread a puzzler
January 2nd, 2009 · 16 Comments · Food preparation, local food, recipes
My first venture into making artisanal (ha!) style whole-wheat bread has been…interesting. Here’s the deal: I have a favorite 100 percent whole-wheat bread, from Farm to Market Bread Co., that I like to use for sandwiches. It’s tasty, has a nice texture and is local, more or less. (It’s from Kansas City, about 40 miles [...]
Late-breaking black-eyed peas recipe!
December 31st, 2008 · 2 Comments · recipes
Sorry to be so last-minute on black-eyed peas for New Year’s and New Year’s Eve! I have to admit eating black-eyed peas has never been my family’s tradition, despite my dad’s Southern roots. Nevertheless, I like black-eyed peas, especially Edna Lewis‘s Black-Eyed Peas with Onions, Garlic and Tomato. Much tastier than most Hoppin’ John I’ve [...]
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Curried Butternut Squash Soup fits with season
December 4th, 2008 · 4 Comments · Food preparation, Healthy eating, recipes
Soup season is definitely here. I have several favorite soups (Butternut Vegetable Soup, Lentil Soup and Tuscan Five-Bean Soup come to mind), but I decided I needed to try something I hadn’t made before, Curried Butternut Squash Soup. It was an easy choice because (a) I have all that end-of-market squash in the basement and [...]
Got my goat: an adventure in eating
December 1st, 2008 · 1 Comment · Food preparation, Food selection, local food, recipes
A few months ago, my friends Bryan and Carolyn gave me a pair of goat sirloins along with my purchase of some of their pastured beef. Although I previously tried and liked barbecued goat ribs, I’d never cooked goat, so when I finally got around to preparing it yesterday I decided to follow Carolyn’s advice. [...]
Mountain conquered without leaving kitchen
November 24th, 2008 · 4 Comments · Food preparation, recipes
Some cooking tasks seem so scary that some of us (me) scrupulously avoid them, but when you finally attack them and succeed, well, you feel like you’ve really accomplished something. With this year’s conquests including canning and carmelizing sugar, I was ready for one more: soufflé. It’s funny how these processes grow big in your [...]