. . . still would not deplete my backlog before my next CSA delivery. That’s right. As I type, there are EIGHT summer squash (six zucchini and two yellow squash) in my fridge. Last week’s sharebox included four of each, and this week’s held four more. My goal: to eat them up or put them…
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Have Pie, Will Travel
We are pie people, my family. Notwithstanding the perennial, nephew-driven, auntie-fueled, Northwoods debate about which permutation of my mother’s cupcakes reigns supreme (yellow cake, chocolate frosting—duh), we generally opt for pie over cake. I make a solid two-cruster (peach-blueberry is my go-to), but in my head, my finished product never can compare to my mother’s…
Favas: Protein in a Pinch
I know, I know. This looks like last week’s post. Some kind of legume, some kind of pasta, maybe some kind of cheese. But when you don’t get home from work until 8:45, and when it’s one of your designated meatless days (I shoot for three a week), a couple handfuls of a protein-packed beans…
Mind Your Peas
Lots of our CSA picker-uppers were mystified by the bag of garden peas in the share-boxes this week. I guess I shouldn’t have been surprised. A quick web search revealed that 95% of all green peas are sold frozen or canned. I had no idea. There were always peas in our garden, and I still…
Peas, Pancetta, Penne (and Pink)
I’ve already had this dish twice this spring – and I’ll probably have it at least once more. Out of season, use a handful of frozen peas. And if you’d rather leave the meat out, that works, too. I only use the equivalent of a couple slices of bacon, though, so split amongst two or…
10-Minute, Lemony Broccoli Soup
Though I’m still in the honeymoon phase with my month-old Vitamix, part of me still needs convincing that it’s not going to end up as this decade’s NordicTrack. This soup I whipped up to take for lunch tomorrow should save the mega-blender from coat-rack status for quite some time. 10-minute, lemony broccoli soup 1 small…
Scaped Potatoes with Basil and Lemon
What do Rachael Ray and Marc Vetri have in common? Not much. But I stole from both of them to get these glorious roasted potatoes. Ray’s mayo-free roasted potato salad includes a generous handful of fresh basil and has become a picnic go-to for me. And Marc’s instructions for Roasted Herbed Fingerling Potatoes (out of…
Chip Shot
Resorting to kale chips always seems like such a cop out. They’re almost too easy. But this morning, I needed a solution that handled volume, and quickly. Because of Memorial Day, our shares last week were delayed until Wednesday. This week, we’re back to Monday. And my crisper was still pretty full. Two sheets of…
Kohlrabi Remoulade (a fancypants slaw)
A couple years ago, when the first kohlrabi globes appeared in my CSA box, I didn’t know what to make of them, either. One coworker suggested to boil and mash them with carrots. I did that. Not bad. Someone else advised roasting and smashing. I did that, too—and liked the resulting sweetness a little more….
Instagram Couscous Salad
Believe it or not, there’s no filter on that shot. A couple fresh-pulled beets and their greens (which, for these Bull’s Blood beets, ought to be called, “magentas”) transformed a delicious but rather white salad of roasted Harukei turnips and Israeli couscous into a bowl of impossibly pink pearls. Easy, light, and bright. Instagram couscous…
Boxing Day 