Take a look at these simmering vegetable. Six or seven months from now, I will need to remember how gorgeous they look here in mid February. More important, I need to remember how wonderful they taste. I’ll need to remember, because when the market and CSA are overflowing with produce, it’s so easy to buy […]
Entries Tagged as 'summer produce'
Winter ‘harvest’ yields glorious dish
February 18th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Farmers markets, local food
Pasta with pesto may be cliché, but it isn’t tired
August 27th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Food preparation, recipes
My first taste of basil pesto, at least 15 years ago, was a revelation. Here was a truly vibrant flavor—pungent and invigorating with its blend of basil and garlic, complex with its olive oil, nuts and cheese. I immediately sought out a recipe to make it, and make it I did. The first summer or […]
Tags:herbs·pasta·summer produce
Renegade risotto reappears on menu
August 20th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Food preparation, local food, recipes
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 […]
Tags:rice·summer produce
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) […]
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 […]
Corn, tomatoes highlight midsummer meal
August 3rd, 2008 · 2 Comments · Farmers markets, local food
Some highlights of last night’s dinner with friends. Sweet corn at its fresh and local peak. Three kinds of pasture-raised meat (beef, goat, lamb) cooked over a fire fueled with wood from the same property. Homemade coffee ice cream with chocolate chunks. Fruit salad made entirely of fruit from friends’ farm. The fruits included plums, […]