There is nothing better in this world than a giant bowl of homemade fresh pasta. Having made fresh ricotta last week, I decided to try out raviolis again. I made meat raviolis a few weeks ago, but was not in love with the dough. This… Read More
Hurricane Irene has kept me indoors today. So we’re having a cooking marathon. Seriously. First up was ricotta lemon pancakes (original recipe here). I decided to make my own ricotta last night, something I’ve been wanting to do for awhile. We’ll start there. 4 cups… Read More
Eggplants and zucchinis have taken over our CSA. A few months ago, James and I had an atrocious eggplant experience, resulting in ice cream for dinner (which isnt’ so bad). Since then, I’ve been determined to reinstate my love of eggplant. It started with a ratatouille… Read More
These are my favorite brownies of all time. They are so simple to make, and amazingly chewy and soft. Every time I want to make them, I have to call my mom, beg her to find the recipe (even late at night!) and then I… Read More
“Why don’t you just make a pizza?” Because a pizza doesn’t have a flaky buttermilk biscuit crust, layers of fresh herbs like dill and an overwhelming amount of fresh tomatoes from the farm (which would sog out pizza crust). Welcome to our lives, tomato pie. Based… Read More
Hello beautiful CSA.
Chicken. This probably doesn’t evoke any wonderful feelings does it? Chicken is… good. And you can’t beat a wonderfully prepared whole roasted chicken served with corn, mashed potatoes and gravy. But still, chicken can be dry, chicken can be bland, chicken can be boring and… Read More
One of my favorite bases for a cool, summer salad (that’s not lettuce) is forbidden rice (also called purple rice, black sticky rice, etc). Our farm shares have been out of control as of late, and we had the perfect makings for a forbidden rice… Read More
Yesterday was a whirlwind of cooking and baking. Unfortunately, I only took one photo of some cookie batter. This is what happens when you make four or five different dishes at once. Priorities! To start, I made and canned two jars of pickles, two jars… Read More
James and I recently acquired a grill (thanks, Mel!). I had grand plans to pull it out last night, but I was gas-less and hungry, so I settled for the stove. Grilled eggplant, zucchini, summer squash and scallions. Prepared with some salt and garlic powder… Read More
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