I am back in the Midwest visiting my family and today we met at my beautiful Grandmother’s house for a family gathering. As is always the case, there was more than enough food to go around, a good portion of it from my parent’s garden. A key component is always fresh tomatoes, which are fading [...]
A Trio of Pears
We have been getting large numbers of beautiful pears from our CSA fruit share, and this weekend we had ten dead-ripe pears just begging to be turned into something delicious. I decided to begin by turning them into some crockpot chunky pear sauce, with a couple of follow-up applications that are super easy and delicious. [...]
Summer Squash Fritters with Sun Gold and Avocado Relish
Despite the record-high temperatures we have been enduring for the past few days, summer really is drawing to a close. Our CSA shares have been reflecting that change of season, with fruit shifting from stone fruits into apples and pears, and vegetables moving from cooking greens and lettuces to eggplants and potatoes. Still, the summer [...]
The Snooty Cheesesteak
This week I received a couple of flank steaks from Hearst Ranch for a product review (via the excellent Foodie Blogroll–thank you!), and this is part one of a two-part recipe review of their grass-fed and grass-finished beef. Tonight I used one of the flank steaks to make a dry-rubbed, grilled flank steak sandwich that [...]
Chicken Soup for the Cold
My late summer cold has sadly prevented a trip to the Grant Farm’s Harvestival, which I had been greatly anticipating. The cold has improved today, no doubt due to the mega-antioxidant chicken soup I cooked up yesterday as an antidote. I would add here that I give great kudos to Harrison for cheerfully tolerating my [...]
Super Easy Roasted Pear Ice Cream
Every Monday is a fun day in the kitchen, as it is the day we pick up our C.S.A. shares from Grant Family Farms. I get a lot of pleasure out of seeing what’s in the box each week and then dreaming up something interesting to make. Our fruit share has contained Bartlett pears the [...]
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