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Sprinkle It With Bacon Dust
I have been using this preparation for green beans for a decade now, and I never get tired of it. Warm green beans are tossed with a little goat cheese, allowing the cheese to melt slightly and coat...
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Two Dramatically Different Squash Soups
A creamy winter squash soup is one of my favorites this time of year, but the mention of pumpkin chili the other night had me thinking about other ways to use winter squash in a soup. Today I prepared...
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The Only Way to Eat Rutabagas
To be fair, rutabagas are also nice in a stew, but a gratin is an irresistibly delicious way to enjoy a winter vegetable that you might otherwise not know what to do with. You will enjoy this equally...
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Taste the Rainbow
Despite the graying skies and increasingly bare trees, the growing season is not over yet (thank Jeebus)! I meandered down to my local grocer this morning without a thought in my head about what I...
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Super Simple, Super Flavorful No. 2
This is my second favorite way to make green beans (see Sprinkle It With Bacon Dust for #1). The only trick to this recipe is tracking down a few Asian ingredients that you may not have on hand, but...
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Super Simple, Super Flavorful No. 3
Whenever I make a simple pasta dinner, I serve this rapini on the side. Rapini has become much easier to find in the supermarket these days, and its unique flavor and texture pair perfectly with a...
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It Probably Needs Truffle Salt
If you’ve never had or cooked with truffles before, this recipe will serve as the perfect introduction. This is a very basic cream soup that, while lovely on its own, is made stellar with the addition...
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The Most Underappreciated Vegetable
Poor cauliflower. Despite its homely appearance, it is one of the most versatile vegetables. I love it roasted with just a little olive oil and salt, and it makes the most delightful cream soup...
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Pickled Collard Greens
Too often, collard greens get overlooked in the produce department. Their enormous, almost prehistoric looking leaves can be intimidating, not to mention difficult to cram into a produce bag. And do we...
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Butter & Spice Carrots
According to my father, one of the only vegetables he could get me to eat as a kid were carrots cooked up with loads of butter. I still love carrots (and butter), and I use them frequently as a base in...
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