On a warm Sunday, I heated up my kitchen for several hours making an Italian-style beef stew recipe from Fine Cooking. It was supposed to be Italian-style beef and porcini stew, but neither my local Food Lion nor my local Lowes Foods had dried porcinis. Boo. I subbed fresh shiitake mushrooms and, luckily, had some …
Local strawberries are starting to appear. I received two quarts of strawberries in last week’s Produce Box delivery, and saw on Facebook that our nearest strawberry farm is opening this weekend. To celebrate the season I made strawberry bread on Sunday morning. Next time, I might add a streusel topping. In the afternoon, I put …
Tis the season for greens—kale, collards, tatsoi (one of my CSA favorites), spinach, mustard greens, bok choy, and chard. You’ll see a lot of greens on my menu in the coming weeks. I’m also going to take advantage of having cauliflower, broccoli, and Brussels sprouts in season too. If you’re looking for dinner inspiration, here …
It’s citrus season. Get your Meyer lemons—I got a dozen yesterday—and blood oranges while they’re still around. Sweet potatoes should be plentiful in your market—they’re on sale here in the state which produces more sweet potatoes than any other. And what goes with sweet potatoes? Collards! If you see a sign for frost-kissed collards, grab …
In case you need dinner inspiration, here are a few recipes I made this past week and a few I may try next week. By the way, if you’re looking for my usual list of ebooks on sale, I’m publishing it on Saturday mornings in a separate post, On the Bookshelf. Food Books & Cookbooks …
In case you need some dinner inspiration, here are a few recipes I made this past week and a few recipes I may try next week. By the way, if you’re looking for my usual list of ebooks on sale, I’m publishing it on Saturday mornings in a separate post, On the Bookshelf. Cookbooks on …
We could make a new dish every night and we’d never run out of new recipes to try thanks to Pinterest—and the rest of the internet. Here’s a few that I made this past week in case you need a new idea, and a few I may try next week. By the way, if you’re …
I know I’m not the only obsessive reader out there so once a week I’m going to share a list of ebooks on sale for under $3. What I really mean is: I will try to do this once a week. Association Brain Food comes first but if I can spare the time, I’ll make …
This corn casserole is great in any season with fresh or frozen corn. Serve alongside Mexican or Tex-Mex dishes. It’s even good for breakfast. Here I am posting a corn recipe in the winter, what’s up with that? I know, I know, but I made this again the other night and it’s so good, I …
Spaghetti squash tossed with fresh herbs, tomatoes, onions, garlic, Parmesan and other goodness – it’s like a pasta and a vegetable combined in one. ~~~ We’re CSA-less this summer. Ben and Patricia of In Good Heart Farm, our longtime CSA, had been leasing land for their farm only ten minutes away from our house. But, …
Grabbing the Gusto 