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Simple Salad, Summer in a Bowl: Corn, Tomato, Green Bean, Cucumber Salad

This is a perfect summer salad: not too much effort, and it takes advantage of late summer’s bounty. Because it is so simple, it truly relies on the best tasting produce to elevate it. Most importantly is the corn – find the sweetest, freshest corn you can. Ripe, local tomatoes are a must too. If […]

Posted 18 September 2011 | salad and salad dressings   Vegetables   vegetarian | Comments (1) Tagged: , , ,

Quick Pickled Beets

Preserving the harvest continues. I had forgotten about one lonely row of beets. Despite the jungle of weeds, they persisted. They were chiogga beets, which have the most lovely pink and white spirals. Although the stripes don’t withstand pickling, they have the advantage of turning the pickling liquid a daring magenta (in lieu of the […]

Posted 08 September 2011 | gardening   preserving   Vegetables | Comments Off on Quick Pickled Beets Tagged: , , ,

Giveaway: Truffled Honey

Update: The gods at random.org have smiled on Julie D.! Julie, send me your mailing address and the mushroom people will mail you your honey. The nice people at FungusAmongUs sent me a decadent little gift: honey with white truffles. I could smell the heady aroma of truffles before I even opened the jar. Would […]

Posted 06 September 2011 | condiments   giveaway | Comments (12) Tagged: , , ,

Ravioli Salad with Cilantro Pumpkinseed Pesto

It has been far too long. Summer, traveling, work, family, a feeble attempt to work out from time to time and several good books have kept me from posting here. But I haven’t stopped cooking (or photographing), so I do have some splendid things to share with you–including several preserving recipes. So if you have […]

Posted 29 August 2011 | cookbook review   pasta   salad and salad dressings   Vegetables   vegetarian | Comments (6) Tagged: , , , , ,

Ode to the Quick Pickle

I love a good pickle. Sweet, spicy, garlicky, tart, live fermented…I haven’t met a pickle I don’t like, regardless of my pregnancy status. Making your own pickles at home is wonderful–not only will you get that smug Super Domestic Goddess feeling as you don your cute little apron to toss together some incredible snacks, but […]

Posted 05 August 2011 | condiments   gardening   preserving   snacks   Vegetables   vegetarian | Comments (2) Tagged: , , , , ,