I love summer vegetables. I love basil and tomatoes and dinners that take only 15 minutes from walking in the door to sitting at the table. The frittata is the perfect vehicle for a fast dinner. It’s easy, flexible, and you usually have all you need in the larder to complete the meal. Frittata Margherita … Continue reading
Arugula. Ugh. I cringe every time I pull it out of the box. I’m just not a fan. I went into this meal completely uninspired. I stumbled across a recipe for open faced arugula sandwiches somewhere on the internet, but only looked at the picture, not even reading the recipe because I was cringing at … Continue reading
Sometimes you just don’t need to mess with the classics. Basil season, tomato season, Caprese. Fresh mozzarella layered with fresh tomatoes that have never seen the inside of a refrigerator*, sprinkle on basil leaves and drizzle with olive oil, salt, and pepper. Pile on some proscuitto if you’ve got it, and you have the recipe … Continue reading
It’s herb season! We got thyme in the box for the first time, and basil is coming out of our ears. My neighbor’s rosemary bush, which might have made some surreptitious contributions to meals past, is exploding right now, practically covering the sidewalk. Herbs are everywhere, and I love it. I decided to put some … Continue reading
This weekend marked my first big dive into Italian efforts. I decided to kick things off with a bang. While reading through the ad for a local grocery, I saw that mussels were on sale. I quickly scanned through my Cook Italy book and found a recipe for mussels that looked pretty good. I love … Continue reading
I’ve made no secret of my desire to become an Italian grandmother. Really, my desire is to cook like an Italian grandmother. I want to have that kitchen where everybody wants to gather and where everybody leaves counting the seconds until they get in the car, take off their belts, and unbutton their pants. I … Continue reading
I was flipping through my copy of I’m just Here for More Food by Alton Brown, looking for a cobbler recipe, and I stumbled across this apple, fennel, and onion pie. As CSA luck would have it, I had all three of these things in my fridge and absolutely nothing to do with them. I … Continue reading
I’ve been channeling my inner Julia again. Mastering the Art of French Cooking is out and about and getting progressively more dog-eared on my counter. When flipping through looking for some sauce or something, I stumbled across a recipe for Aigo Bouido Soupe a l’Oeuf, Provencale, or garlic soup with poached eggs. We just received … Continue reading
We got parsnips this week. This is the first time we’ve ever received these veggies. They’re not a very popular vegetable here in America, though they’re extremely popular in Europe. They basically look like white carrots and can be used in much the same way as their orange cousins. When I went trolling for a … Continue reading
If you think you can sell beet pasta to your three year-old on the basis that it’s pink, you will probably be wrong. But if you want to use your CSA beets in a new and interesting way, this is for you. When I set out to make the gnocchi, I was put off by … Continue reading
