CSA week 8 brought some surprises! Swiss chard, for one. I thought that was just a spring treat, but here was a beautiful, purple-leaved bunch staring up at me! This week’s box also contained four cukes (augh!), a pattypan squash, peaches, two heads of garlic, a baby dill plant, and about a pound and a […]
What in the heck is a garlic scape? It sounds like it’s fleeing…that can’t be good. (So went the doubtful voice in my head as I was reading the list of produce included in the week 3 CSA box, on my way to pick it up.) If you didn’t know, a garlic scape is the […]
A few days ago, Jake and I wandered outside to drop a few things into the mailbox. My neighbor immediately came rushing over with an armful of mint, freshly snipped from her garden. (And before I made it back inside, I was also gifted a huge handful of oregano and sage! Yay for neighbors who […]
Oh my. Quick! Go buy some farro! You have to make this meal immediately. It’s full of springy goodness. Green peas and split peas, roasted scallions, and spring greens. Plus goat cheese! You can never go wrong with goat cheese.
One of the unexpected perks of being a stay-at-home mom is getting to have near-weekly lunches with my foodie friend Sarah of Well Dined! Often when we get together, we view it as an opportunity to make something complicated (I think we like to show off for each other), or something our husbands would never […]
When I go to a Superbowl party, I like to camp out by the food table. I mean, I’ve said it before and I will say it again…I hate football. The only interesting thing on the TV all night will be the commercials. And with the exception of some creative and hilarious Snickers commercials a […]
You know what I need? More 10-minute dinner recipes. You know why? I am about to become a mother. And infants + complex meals = crazy, worn out mommies. Or so I’ve heard from every single mother of young children I know. With some trepidation, I have begun gearing up for the first few weeks […]
Okay. I may have mentioned earlier that one of the things I have truly been loving during this pregnancy (aside from ice cream) is sandwiches. I have been taking note of interesting veggie sandwiches and wraps—you know what I mean, the ones that aren’t basically melted cheese with one mushroom or something like that. Not […]
I’ve been a bit discombobulated lately. I’ve been cooking and baking and taking all these pictures—but my own dinky camera was out of commission and my laptop was out of commission, and let’s just say that when my routines are disturbed sometimes I become a bit befuddled. But! Today is Secret Recipe Club reveal day! […]
When I was little, I was the pickiest eater ever. Oh wait…sometimes that still describes me (sshh, don’t tell). My mom occasionally let us have breakfast for dinner, because after all, breakfast is the best meal of the day. Sometimes she made us these great, cheesy omelets when she wanted something quick and easy. I […]