We were lazy this Thanksgiving. The appetizer we shared with our families involved zero preparation. We simply opened jars, did a bit of slicing and dicing, and viola – complete! As the holidays approached, we realized we had done a lot of pickling and fermenting this summer. We decided to share a platter of salty,Continue reading “Thanksgiving Favorites, 2011”
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Breakfast for Dinner: Squash-Cranberry-Pecan Pancakes
Pancakes and sausage for the carnivore in the house Tonight, we had breakfast for dinner. Not just your standard buttermilk pancakes or eggs and bacon. We had Squash-Cranberry-Pecan Pancakes drenched in maple syrup. Two nights ago, we had Squash-Date Bread Pudding drenched in half and half. Andy’s on a squash baking kick with our newContinue reading “Breakfast for Dinner: Squash-Cranberry-Pecan Pancakes”
My friend Deb and her wonderful Cabbage Soup
With a generous dollop of sour cream and freshly ground pepper! Deborah Madison is the bomb, or rather, the bombess (?). Seriously, if you don’t have Vegetable Soups from Deborah Madison’s Kitchen, please buy it. We swear that just as we navigate towards deep reds at the liquor store, you’ll no doubt find your fingersContinue reading “My friend Deb and her wonderful Cabbage Soup”
Eating Seasonally: Practice Makes Perfect
Recently a friend asked, “How do you use all of your CSA box and garden?” This wasn’t the first time a friend or family member has wondered that. After seven years of membership, we have worked out a system. We 100% build our weekly menu around the box, and one big way that we useContinue reading “Eating Seasonally: Practice Makes Perfect”
Fall Harvest: Beans and Greens
Beautiful Swiss Chard We’ve been busy, busy the past few weeks and weekends, as I’m sure most of you all have been. Luckily, the weather has been such that we personally haven’t been too worried about the veggies left in our garden or the amount of work yet to be done before the first snowfall.Continue reading “Fall Harvest: Beans and Greens”
Green Bugs!!…Help!
Because of the bug invasion, most of our Oaxacan green dent corn looks like this. All summer long, we were plagued by a tiny flourescent green bug. Many of our squash plants were eaten, our corn kernels devoured, and today, we discovered our sunflower seeds were gone too. Does anyone have any idea whatContinue reading “Green Bugs!!…Help!”
Stealing from Squirrels: Harvesting Black Walnuts
Today’s harvest We moved into a house on a one-acre plot of land and were lucky enough to inherit five full-grown black walnut trees. Our first year here, we didn’t realize our fortune and probably just complained about the slipperiness over which we had to mow in the fall. I remember almost falling with theContinue reading “Stealing from Squirrels: Harvesting Black Walnuts”
A Produce Plus Weekend: Sweet Peppers, Edamames, and Cucumbers
We spent the better part of our weekend in the kitchen. But, as I’ve written before, spending time in the kitchen with a large glass of wine and some good tunes with the one I love is a beautiful thing. So, what did we make? Well… On Friday, Andy brought home a large pail ofContinue reading “A Produce Plus Weekend: Sweet Peppers, Edamames, and Cucumbers”
Homemade Hot Sauce!
Cayanne, Seranno, Joe’s Round (missing jalapeno) We’re addicted to hot sauce. We like hot sauce on our eggs. We like hot sauce on our potatoes. We like hot sauce on our burgers/veggie burgers.We like hot sauce on our popcorn. Aside from desserts, we like hot sauce on just about everything. So, as you can imagine, makingContinue reading “Homemade Hot Sauce!”
Tomato Flops: Perfect for Pizza
We are in love with our dehydrator. Slice produce up, season it (or not), and place it all on trays. Turn the dehydrator on, slide the trays in, and forget about it. Half a day later, poof! Dehydrated, preserved garden goodies. One example is what we call Tomato Flops. We got this idea from TheContinue reading “Tomato Flops: Perfect for Pizza”
The Poquette Zoo and Kitchen 