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CategoriesAppetizer Bread/Baking Cheese Dinner Featured Vegetarian
Heirloom Tomato, Tomatillo and Scallion Flatbread
Well, here we are. It’s December 5th, and it’s dark as pitch by 4 p.m. Memories of summer produce are pretty much just that. A memory. Or, so I thought.
Persimmon and Chili Jam
This is probably the easiest recipe I’ve ever put up here. And the crazy thing is that it only has three ingredients, but tastes like a whole fruit stand. It’s
CategoriesAppetizer Breakfast/Brunch Dinner Featured Holidays/Events Lunch Salad Sauces Side Dishes Vegetarian
Warm Cranberry Vinaigrette
The big day is coming up next week, and to err on the side of caution I bought a bag of cranberries so I wouldn’t be short on Thanksgiving. And,
CategoriesChinese Condiments/Spices Featured Mexican Vegetarian
Just What Is It About Cilantro Anyway?
(This is a repeat post from 2012. It seems pertinent with the holidays coming up. If you don’t feel like talking politics around the Thanksgiving table, just bring up cilantro!
Chicken with Curry Leaves
Jedd has been burning the candle at both ends. He’s been helping to care for a family member who’s recovering from surgery, he’s in two bands, and he still has
Spicy Slow Cooked Pulled Pork with Tomatillo Quinoa
I love this recipe because it’s simple, spicy and fairly hands off. Hello, easy meal when you don’t necessarily feel like cooking! The pork is crazy tender, and the quinoa
Coffee-crusted pork loin with Guinness sauce
(The migration from the old site to this beautiful new one continues. Like a few other recently re-posted recipes, this one jumped to the head of the line because we
CategoriesBread/Baking Dessert Eggs Featured
Chocolate Blueberry Cookies
I don’t have much of a sweet tooth. My obsessions run more toward tomatoes, because apparently I make no sense. But a couple of weeks ago when the temperature climbed
CategoriesBreakfast/Brunch Featured Vegetarian
Braised Potatoes with Butter Chive Sauce
If you’re looking for a healthy summer recipe, this isn’t the recipe for you. Obi Wan says, “This is not the recipe you’re looking for. You will let this recipe
CategoriesAppetizer Featured Vegetarian
A Very Basil Gazpacho
And this is when the getting gets good for summer produce. Between the CSA and the farmers market, I’ve had a constant grin. Gorgeous tomatoes filling three bowls on the
CategoriesAppetizer Breakfast/Brunch Featured Vegetarian
Greens, Greens and More Greens Pie
(We’re still doing a changeover to WordPress, and I’ve been lax about importing some older recipes. Note to self: Work faster on transferring old recipes! However, we received a reader
CategoriesAppetizer Dinner Featured Vegetarian
Szechuan Yellow Bean Slammers
Do you have gorgeous summer beans that need to be used? Do you like a lot of heat? Then you’re going to love this recipe. We really love it –
CategoriesCondiments/Spices Featured Sauces
Making Homemade V8-Style Tomato Juice From Summer’s Tomato Harvest
(We’re still switching over to Word Press, so some older recipes haven’t appeared here yet. However, I received an email from a reader requesting this one from the vault, because
Summer Pasta with Asparagus and Mint
Mint is one of those things that you have, and kind of wonder what to do with. Sure, we all make mint juleps and maybe throw some fresh mint in
CategoriesAppetizer Breakfast/Brunch Cheese Dessert Dinner Featured Holidays/Events Lunch Salad Vegetarian
Ginger’s Grilled Sugar Plum Salad
(Note: In no way was this salad endorsed by Jedd’s Aunt Ginger. However, since she gave me the sugar plums, I felt like she deserved a shout out. That said,
Maple Wasabi Chicken Skewers
A few weeks ago, we received some maple syrup in our CSA basket, as a little bonus. The people who run it, are all sorts of awesome. Coincidentally Jedd was

