Category: Food
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Preserving the Harvest…Pickled Tomatoes
At this time of year, the vegetable garden is bursting with fresh vegetables and herbs that need to be harvested. I can look out my window right now and see big, juicy heirloom tomatoes ripening on the vine–and I just picked pounds of them early this morning. My countertops are laden with baskets of squash, tomatoes,…
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Summer in a Jar
It was a hot, lazy Sunday, and I spent the afternoon trying to put summer in a jar. That is all I did today. We were up late last night, enjoying friends and dining in the garden. There was even a cool breeze, a welcome respite from what has already been an unusually hot summer.…
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Summer Squash Refrigerator Pickles
Summer’s bounty is upon us, and like many folks that grow squash, we have plenty to eat, preserve, and share with family and friends. We plant and harvest heirloom varieties of squash–from Sugar Pumpkin to Pattypan and Candy Roaster. One of my favorite varieties this year is a little lemon squash that looks exactly like a lemon.…
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Garden Goddess Green Beans
There is nothing (well, almost nothing!) I enjoy more than spending an afternoon in the kitchen cooking up a storm with the veggies and herbs that I harvest from my garden. The fresh, crispy veggies always inspire me to get just a little more creative with my cooking. Take the lowly green bean, for example. It…
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Home-Cured Pastrami
I’m in a food coma tonight, so I’ll write more about this later! Home-cured pastrami!
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Say Ricotta Cheese!
I spent several hours yesterday afternoon participating in a fresh cheesemaking class at award-winning Sweet Grass Dairy. I’ve loved their cheeses for years, and if you ever get the chance to taste them, do it! I love their Asher Blue, phenomenal tangy chevre, and milky Thomasville Tomme. And their Black Swan? It has a foodie cult following! The Littles,…
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Homemade Lemon-Thyme Vinaigrette
Early spring salads are so delicate that they only need the lightest and freshest of dressings. I love to make a salad from tiny baby lettuces and arugula, fresh herbs, and shallot scapes. The addition of a little goat cheese, cracked peppercorns, a few strawberries and toasted pecans is welcome, too! If you learn how to make…