I feel like Jessica Seinfeld

28 May 2010

I just devoured mac and cheese with carrot puree, and I loved it.
Months ago, I found a macaroni and cheese recipe in Food & Wine that called for carrots, orange juice and tarragon off all things. I made a mental note of it but was skeptical it would provide the soul-satisfying flavor of old-fashioned mac [...]

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Summer sales from Bee Heaven Farm and Redland Organics

26 May 2010

For those of your mourning the close of CSA and market season, you can get your summer locavore fix with Bee Heaven Farm and Redland Organic’s summer sales program. Every two to three weeks, it offers an assortment of vegetables, fruits, herbs, cheese, eggs, and more. You choose what and how much you want, order [...]

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Barley risotto with watercress

14 May 2010

Last week’s New York Times piece on watercress couldn’t have come at a better time. I had a big bundle of upland cress from my harvest at Bee Heaven Farm. Unlike watercress that grows in—you guessed it—water, upland cress grows in the soil. Fresh, it has a peppery bite that mellows quite a bit when [...]

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A day at Bee Heaven Farm

2 May 2010

I spent a beautiful afternoon at Bee Heaven Farm, eating a CSA community potluck and helping Farmer Margie and fellow locavores glean the last of this season’s harvest. I was a kid in a candy store. I picked—and dug, in some cases—heirloom tomatoes, kale, upland cress, Surinam cherries, golden beets, red beets, spring onions, scallions, oregano, [...]

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Dirty trans fat secret

25 April 2010

This almost all-organic callaloo quiche has a dirty secret.
Lately my, pie crusts have been tough, just O.K. and definitely not worthy of all the butter they contain. So I turned to Julia and followed her step-by-step prep for pâte brisée in “Mastering the Art of French Cooking.” As directed, I threw a fat blob of shortening [...]

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Super simple (and quick!) quinoa with beets and feta

21 April 2010

Last Thursday night, I needed calories. Quick. I was on the verge of a meltdown or hamburger binge before William popped a few olives into my mouth and I came to my senses. I had roasted beets in the fridge, and whipping up a protein-packed quinoa salad would take little time from stovetop to belly.
With [...]

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Aunty Bo’s cabbage casserole

15 April 2010

Last weekend’s CSA box, contained a head of cabbage nearly double the size of my own gourd. And instead of making slaw or a vegan Indian dish or a slow-braised side, I decided to slum it up with cabbage casserole.
I am American and Southern, and I find casseroles irresistible. Though I’ve ditched the condensed soup [...]

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Upgrade you: spicy lamb orzo

13 April 2010

One of William’s favorite weeknight meals is spicy lamb orzo (originally from epicurious.com)—a one-pot pilaf with protein and lots of flavor. Usually, I make the dish with ground lamb, but last week I used the remnants of a beautiful, orange-spiked leg of lamb. In addition to the leftover meat, I used the lamb bone, along with [...]

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Easter leftovers: rabbit ragu and curried egg salad

7 April 2010

William and I hosted my family for Easter weekend, and I cooked a heap of delicious food for Easter eve, breakfast and afternoon lunch. We had a three hour recovery nap after everyone left late Sunday afternoon, and I’m essentially napping this week in the kitchen, making the best of a fridge full of leftovers.

Monday [...]

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Pretty in pink yogurt sauce with beets

7 April 2010

Last week, I turned to Maddur Jaffrey for a new way to eat my beets. I made a simple yogurt sauce to adorn brown rice and accompany marinated chickpeas and braised greens. The magenta sauce—flavored with earthy beets, garlic-infused oil and cool mint—was William’s favorite part of the meal. We made a three-cup batch, and with [...]

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