Celery root is a glorious and seriously under-appreciated fall vegetable. I rarely see them available in groceries, and they are scarce even at the farmers’ market. Also known as celeriac, this homely root vegetable has a surprisingly mellow and complex flavor that will remind you of celery crossed with herbal and earthy notes. Because I […]
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Slow Cooker Curried Tomato Soup
Fall doesn’t officially start until the end of the month, but our garden is already making the transition. The cucumbers stopped producing after a cold snap last week, and the tomatoes are soon going to be good only for green tomato chutney. Last week I cleared some beds and planted garlic, kale, and shallots to […]
Fresh Herb Soup
Every summer my tarragon plant gets quickly out of control, growing to at least four feet tall and taking over a good third of our large herb bed. I do a lot of things to try to keep it in check–pesto, tarragon salt, tarragon chicken, etc.–but sooner or later it has to be somewhat aggressively […]
Whole30: The Wrap Up
Yesterday was our last day of the challenge, so we spent a little bit of time discussing the results. I noticed a pretty immediate and dramatic improvement in my allergies, which I attribute to once again getting completely off of gluten. Harrison didn’t notice many changes. Having said that, the Whole30 protocol isn’t that different […]
Whole30: Days 27-29
OK, first, an admission: when we went out for dinner on Friday night our celebratory mood overcame our willpower and we broke the no-alcohol rule–so our Whole30 was thusly tainted. But note that we really, really enjoyed that wine. And, we got back on track the next day. Saturday was our first pick-up of the […]
Whole30: Days 23-26
We are in the final stretch, both of the challenge and of the semester. This week has been harder, just due to lack of time, and Tuesday we resorted to what has become our fall-back dinner–Mod Market. It’s an easy, safe place to eat that has really good food, so that was dinner. I also […]
Whole 30 Recipe Round Up
Cashew Vegetable Korma
Dark Chocolate Chestnut Cake
