If you’ve been visiting here for a while, you probably know that I have a bit of an obsessive disorder. I wouldn’t call it compulsive, just obsessive. Typically, this has to do with seasonal foods. It happens that the desire for each food doesn’t pass, it’s just that its season ends, generally at the exact… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Vegan
Grilled Corn on the Cob
JR and I seem to be lazy socializers, despite our inherently social nature. We tend to prefer our yard to any restaurant or bar, which means that when we’re in the mood to see people other than ourselves, we’re likely to host an evening fire pit next to the chicken coop. Yee-haw. And don’t mind… Continue Reading
Cranberry-Apple Chutney
If you, like my brother, abhor the combination of cranberries and orange, for they produce a tangy cranberry sauce (we’re talking homemade here, I’m not implying that one should ever pour orange juice over the gelatinous, can-ridged sauce), this cranberry-apple chutney should do the trick to satisfy your not-so-bracing holiday-sauce cravings. With a base of… Continue Reading
Of lightning strikes, modems, and carrot soup
It came with such a loud crashing noise that I involuntarily shrieked into the phone and jumped back from the kitchen window. Through the cascade of heavy rain, came a burst of lightning so close to our house, so close to our barn, and glowing orange. A color neither JR nor I had previously associated… Continue Reading
Ribollita: Zuppa di Cucina Povera
If you’ve read any of the previous posts in which I’ve described having Ribollita for dinner, you are already aware that it comes from the tradition of cucina povera, or the poor kitchen – also known as peasant cooking – which was the necessary means of cooking throughout Italy for generations. Many of the dishes… Continue Reading