Typically late November isn’t considered a great time to eat local produce. We’ve really been enjoying the vegetables, though. For Thanksgiving we brought Rachel Ray’s Brussels Sprouts with Bacon with the addition of walnuts. These were the best […]
We’ve been lazy about blogging on home cooked meals lately, partially because we can never fit pulling out a camera amidst getting dinner on the table. I did get one decent photo lately, though, so I’m using […]
Sarah and I recently won a gift certificate to a Viking cooking class from Live to Cook at Homeand Heinen’s. We’re looking for uses for our upcoming bountiful crop (hopefully), so we took the From Farm to Table class. Viking has a very […]
This is a great use for watermelon, and, unlike fresh watermelon, these stay good for weeks. Watermelon Popsicles (adapted from David Lebovitz’s The Perfect Scoop) 4 cups watermelon purée, divided 2/3 cup sugar Big pinch of salt 1 tablespoon […]
As anyone who has a CSA knows, northeast Ohio is awash in zucchini (and other summer squash) during the last half of summer. We’ve made many good recipes with it in the past including Emeril’s Curried Zucchini […]
I just finished reading David Lebovitz’s The Sweet Life in Paris. It’s a great book, full of sharp (often self-deprecating) wit, astute cultural observations, and very good (often surprisingly easy) recipes. The root of good humor […]
I like both scallops and asparagus but am not a huge fan of either. Michael Ruhlman’s preparation, though, sold me on the greatness of both ingredients. The texture of the asparagus purée (with a bit of added lime […]