Enjoying the glorious day with Sabine Merz at Red Fire Farm Winter CSAs anyone? I’m going to pick up my first of a short 2-month winter share from Red Fire Farm and visit the coolest bookstore in the planet. My certified organic share today? Skinny leeks, field lettuce (mild and bitter mix), emerald green spinach […]
Last night I made a warming, not-too-rich risotto with fall crops, butternut squash and leeks. Season with a choice of either light Asian flavors, with a gentle touch of fire to spar with sweet squash, or with cheese and aromatic sage or green peppercorns. I liked it both ways and so did my guests. 1-1/4 […]
Now that you’re starting to think about shopping for bird-day, what are you gonna buy? This passage from my last book, The Locavore Way, might clarify. Try a real turkey this holiday, or anytime at all. Farm fresh turkeys are a different bird entirely from the standard factory farmed frozen turkeys, which are raised as […]
For those who don’t use my Facebook page… Edible Highlights A last minute dinner that worked…. Lightening quick “pickled” vegetables to go on fish, chicken, meat or whatever charms you. This makes enough to generously top 2 portions if it’s the veggie of the meal, or to nicely garnish 4 portions. About 3/4 pound local […]
Even my husband, a cauliflower hater, loved this recipe — Cauliflower cut into steak-like slabs, roasted until slightly browned to bring out its nutty flavor, then topped spiced bread crumbs. Dense heads of the freshest local cauliflower are plentiful now at farmers markets, farm stands, co-ops, CSAs and even some supermarkets (ask). The recipe can […]
Try adding cubes of colorful sweet butternut. I love developing core recipes that serve as a foil for local foods, which end up being the star performers. In this flexible dish, beans and local booty can easily be made into a soup, stew or rolled into a tortilla. And the smoky smell of the beans, […]
For those who haven’t hit a killing frost already, it’s time to use those herbs! Here are some fabulous ways to savor them over the long winter. (Excerpts from my book, The Locavore Way.) Tips: Scan below to blue for general directions on preparing and freezing herbs. Salt Drying Sage or Rosemary About 12 years […]
Now that the edges of the trees are tinged with color, I feel the push to put things by for the chilly season when they’ll deliver the taste of the sun into my breezy old house. This time it’s a traditional tomatillo salsa. Tomatillos are pictured here in stages of undress. Sometimes called a Mexican […]
Cooking came to me as though it had been there all along, waiting to be expressed; it came as words come to a child when it is time for her to speak. — Marcella Hazan In 1979 I moved to a rundown building in Tribeca, just south of Soho in Manhattan. I picked up a […]
Rustic, country-style, comforting. In this simple dish, white rice serves as neutral companion to robust fall greens. Use any braising greens, such as collards, mustard, kale or a mixture. Turn it into a one-pot entree by stirring in a can of drained and well-rinsed pinto beans or black-eyed peas. Makes 4 large or 6 small […]
USDA approved school-tested local food recipes and a supplement for educators.
