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…
Tag: LFFC
Crisper-cleanout giardiniera
Monday mornings, I try to clean out my fridge to make room for the new week’s share-box contents. So far this season, I’ve been keeping up fairly well, tossing out just a few items I never got to. Today’s partial casualty, a forgotten handful of snow peas, now two weeks aged and slimy, was hiding under a…
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…
“Junebug” ice cream
The thought of making ice cream has always evoked for me the smells and sounds of my grandparents’ cellar in Marseilles, Illinois. Even when I use my Cuisinart doohickey with the canister you keep in the freezer so it’s ready when you’re ready, my brain conjures up sharp, minerally rock salt and wet burlap sack,…
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…
Swap-box hero: Pickled scallions & scapes
Seriously, fellow Pennsauken picker-uppers: What have you got against garlic and onions? The swap box just before closing Monday night contained six bunches of red scallions, three bunches of spring onions, and three lovely swirls of garlic scapes. Right. Twelve alliums. Allii. Whatever. A tragedy in any language, even Latin. Bulbus, non reliquit, right? Right. So…
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…
Boxing Day 