Would you like a salad with that?

Yesterday I steamed my arugula, since a 2nd bunch had arrived in the farmshare before we finished the first. I’m not sure what I’ll do with it, but now it won’t wilt and spoil before I get there. I’m thinking pureed into some kind of chilled soup, maybe with potato and a little fruit for [...]

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I wait for this every summer

I don’t mind gazpacho, but I don’t love it enough to even make my own – so many other things I love my tomatoes for. Here’s one of them – panzanella, aka Italian Bread Salad – also well suited for a no-cook dinner for August. I’m sure this one was invented for similar reasons as [...]

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Meal components

Today it’s cool out, and I’ve got some free time for cooking, though I’m also a bit scatterbrained. I was tired enough at lunchtime that I almost called for takeout instead of figuring out what to eat from our fridge – but then I came to my senses and remembered that a) I feel better [...]

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make your own lunch for picky eaters

Today’s lunch, which I always feel brilliant for remembering each summer, was fresh vietnamese spring rolls which each of us could make ourselves. Ideal for picky eaters, or at least the picky eater in our household, who loves just about every form of raw vegetable, loves to eat with her hands, and hates sauces. Also, [...]

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First Farmshare Box

I think I’m finally getting better at figuring out what to do with those boxes that are nearly all stuff you eat raw in a salad. I don’t want to speak too soon – it’s harder to eat all that lettuce when you’ve been getting it for several weeks than it is when you have [...]

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frozen vegetable stock

I like to make vegetable stock when I have more vegetables than I know what to do with, or something that’s getting a little long in the tooth. I usually make 3-5 quarts at a time – once in a while a little more or even a little less. This is my first batch where [...]

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Switching my weekly menu

I used to have two aunts, The Aunts, who were old-school homemakers, back when you could get a Masters degree in homemaking. I wish I’d had enough sense to grill them when they were alive because I feel certain they could have taught me some things. One of the things that they did was have [...]

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Putting away the CSA

It’s time to put away the CSA – the growing season is over; the last box is picked up… (not quite, though – we’ll be getting winter storage vegetables for the next several months as well, as we signed up for a winter share.) But tonight, putting away the CSA was not just about saying [...]

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