published last year, mid-January

Raise your hand if you’re a wee bit intimidated by turnips? I totally hear you: they are not really considered a mainstream vegetable. I mean, could anyone even name a half-dozen recipes including them off the top of their head? My only association with turnip comes directly from my mom: this little gem of a [...]
published 2 years ago, mid-July

It’s been a nutty couple of months: plain and simple. It’s sort of crazy to look back and reflect upon the intensity of it, really. In April, my dad lost his younger brother. That was hard. He was the coolest. He lost his battle with cancer but I will never forget his broad smile, his [...]
published 4 years ago, at the start of October

There is a small family-run organic farm stand about a mile from our house. The owner is fantastic and he always welcomes me with a warm smile followed by a nice chat while I peruse that days produce offerings. He has been my go-to man for the most incredible watermelon I have ever had in [...]
published 4 years ago, at the end of August

This recipe is my submission for August’s Go Ahead Honey it’s Gluten Free blogging event hosted this month by Kim over at The Food Allergy Coach. Her summer appropriate theme is Chill Out! meaning “no cook dishes” or ones that are “best served cold”. Perfect for when the weather is simply too hot to even [...]
published 4 years ago, at the end of May

This past weekend, I made these noodles. Our Memorial Day weekend was very nice but it was rainy and the weather was rather cool – the entire weekend. It’s supposed to warm up quite nicely this week so this was probably the last time we’ll have a dish with ginger in it until the weather turns [...]
published 5 years ago, mid-December

I don’t know about you but I absolutely love brussels sprouts. In years past, I never truly appreciated them until I had the opportunity to eat freshly picked local sprouts. Because they are most often grown in warmer climates and shipped across the country, they consistently taste bland. They are most tender and sweet after a hard frost (i.e., grown in climates with seasonal [...]
published 5 years ago, mid-November

Back in the old days, I would frequently eat this fantastic bulgur wheat dish (that I stumbled across in a Food & Wine issue years ago). I was thinking the other day – in one of my “I really miss that” moments that I could use some kasha and tweak the ingredients a little bit. I was [...]