With all the squash, summer and zucchini, in my garden, I am actively looking for recipes to use it all up. Fortunately, I uncovered this gem in my recipe box – the original is from Bert, a friend of my Mom’s from college. I was reacquainted with her three years ago at my aunt and [...]
My favorite basil pesto recipe is from Marcella Hazan’s The Classic Italian Cookbook (which looks as though it is being re-released this year!). I have been making her pesto for years – my favorite is to store it in ice cube trays or little containers in the freezer and bring it out when I need [...]
Zucchinis will soon inundate my garden (probably because between my daughter and myself, we planted about 4 zucchini plants!). So, I must be prepared. And fortunately, I found a an old family recipe in my box for Zucchini Pickles, which use four (4!) pounds of zucchini. That is like one big one. They actually sound [...]
Last week, I made the first harvest from my vegetable garden – beautiful French breakfast radishes (and no, I don’t think you are supposed to eat them for breakfast, although I may be wrong!). The radishes were so lovely, and tasty, that I decided to create a simple appetizer to share with my friends Sue [...]
TomatillosLast week’s CSA box had a dozen lovely tomatillos, and my immediate reaction was to pull out the cast iron pan and whip up a fresh salsa. In the hot skillet, I roasted the tomatillos until lightly charred. Then I added them to the food processor along with 1/4 a peeled red onion, 1/4 cup [...]
Tomato TartI picked up several boxes of tomatoes this weekend, and am planning to can them for the winter. However, I cannot resist eating some right now! This tart was a great way to enjoy the freshness of heirloom tomatoes. Since it was a soccer practice night, I sliced the tomatoes and onions ahead of [...]
As I was opening my CSA box this week, my neighbor asked curiously about the heads of fennel. She had not seen them before and was unsure what to do with them, so I whipped up a couple recipes to demonstrate their versatility, and I share those with you now. Braised Fennel 2 lbs of [...]
