Pumpkin Clafouti
From soups to scones to smoothies, I thought I’d tried pumpkin in pretty much everything. Until today, that is…when I made pumpkin clafouti. Clafouti is a traditional French dessert that
Kitchen Gardening
Roasted Tomato Soup
When it comes to comfort food, I don’t think much compares to a bowl of tomato soup (especially when it’s paired with a grilled cheese sandwich). My favorite way to
Anise Hyssop Uses & Recipe Ideas
Apart from being lovely to look at, Anise hyssop is an edible flower with a very sweet licorice-like flavor that can be used in tea, baked goods, and salads.
Corn and Green Zebra Tomato Salad
This lovely and delicious Corn and Green Zebra Tomato Salad is my contribution to this week’s edition of Summer Fest 2010. Summer Fest is a cross-blog food event celebrating peak
Avocado Salad Stuffed Squash Blossoms
The winner of the Yogi Tea giveaway was Jeanne. Thanks to everyone who entered. Stay tuned for another giveaway next week (hint: it’s for a signed copy of a cookbook
Rice Pasta with Peas, Prosciutto, and Lemon Balm
This Rice Pasta with Peas and Prosciutto is a gluten-free (and slightly lighter) version of this delicious recipe. What you see here is no less fantastic, though…my son and I
More Ways To Preserve Fruit
In just a few short months, the weather in New York will chilly. Maybe even snowy. The fresh fruits I’ve been enjoying from local farms will be long gone. Because
Preserving Herbs
As the summer begins to draw to a close, I still have a lot of beautiful herbs in my garden. I can’t possibly use them all in recipes before they
Slow Roasted Tomatoes
When you’ve got lots and lots of tomatoes in the garden and you’re looking for new ways to cook ’em, here comes a slow roasted tomato recipe to the rescue.
Lemon Cucumber Pickles
Having a great harvest of cucumbers this summer means I’m getting creative with the pickle recipes. These feature the lovely little lemon cucumbers, and they have wonderful spicy flavor from
Julia Child’s Ratatouille
In honor of all things (Julie and) Julia, I recently pulled out and have been reading through my first edition copy (one of the benefits of my stint as a
Organic Garden Salad with Blue Potatoes
This organic garden salad with blue potatoes and eggs is a great example of how I am eating these days. I love salads like this because they are so nutritious
Organic Garden Early August
Somehow a month has passed, so it’s time for my monthly organic vegetable garden update. Organic Garden Early August Highlights It continues to be an incredibly rainy summer. My vegetables
Cantaloupe Salad
This cantaloupe salad with lemon balm and lemon cucumber is delicious and very simple to make. Lemon balm (Melissa officianalis) is an herb I am very fond of; I grow
Cabbage Salad With Cilantro and Toasted Almonds
This fresh and flavorful Asian Cabbage Salad is a nice variation on coleslaw.
Herb and Flower Salad
Here is a lovely salad inspired by an empty fridge and a garden that’s offering more for me to eat with each passing day. With the exception of the dried
Organic Garden Early July
It’s been about a month since I first posted about our new organic garden, so I thought I’d share some photos of my kitchen vegetable garden now that it’s early
My New Organic Garden
For most weekends this Spring, my husband Dan and I have been working on an exciting project–our new organic garden. For the last few years, my vegetable gardening experience has