Oh, woe is fennel. Not enough people are enamored of her, and as such, not enough people know her charms. Yes, I did just assign a sex to fennel, though, as finocchio in Italian, I guess it’s already been decided that fennel is male. But the curves! Have you seen the curves? We grow fennel… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Recipes
Sweet Beet-Poppy Seed Cupcakes
Or muffins. We could leave the frosting off and call them muffins. Either way, you may get some strange looks when you start advertising that you’re making beet baked goods. Sweet ones, no less. On the day that I first set out to make these cupcakes, our friend Jack had popped in after finishing a… Continue Reading
Cinnamon-Roasted Butternut Squash with Dried Cranberries
Nearly every holiday, I show up with some variation on orzo salad. At Easter, there are peas, asparagus, and goat cheese, at Christmas, I’ll arrive with a version containing sundried tomatoes, walnuts, and feta, and, of course, you just know I’m showing up at your Labor Day party with a chopped up Caprese salad dumped… Continue Reading
Brussels Sprouts with Bacon and Hazelnuts
Brussels sprouts and bacon – or, heck, any hearty greens and bacon – is a dish that we eat so regularly that when it came time to write it in recipe form, I began totally overthinking it. Not that it’s bad to have to eat 5 or 6 batches of Brussels sprouts with bacon in… Continue Reading
Roasted Grapes with Saba
Typically, this time of year finds me waxing poetic (like so many of us) about pumpkin. Ah, I really do love me some pumpkin, it’s true. However, this year, I’ve stumbled upon a new autumn produce love, which I find myself eating morning, noon, and night (um, usually on different days, though. I didn’t want… Continue Reading