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 [...]
Christmas in August brings taco salad, heavenly sugar-mint fruit
August 19th, 2008 · 6 Comments · Food preparation, local food, recipes
Tags:family·salads·summer desserts
Salade nicoise makes its first appearance
July 17th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Food preparation, local food, recipes
I love Nicoise salad (or salade nicoise, as you prefer), and the fruits and vegetables to make it are rolling in. As Michele Humes noted, it’s a dish that has a melange of variations, but I pretty much quit worrying about what’s the “right” way to make it years ago. I’m just happy when I [...]
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Tuna, beans, fresh produce make savory salad
June 17th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Food preparation, local food
I was in a hurry for a quick (and delicious, of course) lunch. What to do? Combine some of the wonderful sugar snap peas (halved) from my CSA, green onions (chopped) and the first snips of parsley from my so-called herb garden with canned garbanzos (chickpeas), drained, and tuna packed in olive oil. Add a [...]
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Beautiful beets highlight of spring salad
June 16th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Food preparation, local food
As you may know, I love beets. So I was pretty excited when my Rolling Prairie options last week (told you I was behind) included beets plus two more favorites, sugar snap peas and dill weed. I decided I had to have those beets pronto.
Here are the beets beforehand:
I cropped the stems about 2 inches [...]
Tags:beets·salads·sugar snap peas