“Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influence of the Earth.” —Henry David Thoreau Today I’m using dandelion greens. That’s right, the ones commonly found in your backyard! Carefully harvested (or bought from your local farmers’ market) they’re perfectly edible with a delightfully peppery taste. Since dandelion greens are so flavorful, it’s easy to keep the rest of the meal simple. The addition of browned ground sausage, white wine and broth, and great northern beans served alongside toasted Italian bread, makes a perfect lunch or light dinner. Take this dish straight from the stove to the…
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This simple recipe for roasted asparagus and whipped goat cheese was shared on Day 40+ in quarantine, with the first main harvest of the year at hand – asparagus. This season’s harvest makes me feel hopeful. It serves as a reminder that the land still provides; that the pulsing course of energy that turns asparagus from seed to spear is still at work, breathing new life. We’ll add creamy goat cheese and whip it with hints of bright lemon and garlic – adding as little or as much as you’d like, serving it beneath the perfectly crisp, yet still tender, asparagus.
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During this time of quarantine, in the height of a global pandemic, we can make good meals with what we have on hand: canned tuna, pasta, chicken, potatoes, butter, jarred olives, spices. As a food blogger and a cookbook author, my job is recipes. I spend a good number of my days writing lists of ingredients, measurements, and instructions. As a home cook though, I am led by desire, taste and the seasons. I rarely follow recipes, preferring instead to cook with abandon. I hardly ever make the same thing, in quite the same way, twice. Though, if it’s a dish that I think you’d like, or a family favorite…
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Pasta e ceci, which literally means pasta and chickpeas, is an essential one-pot Roman recipe, a cousin of pasta e fagioli, brimming with juicy tomatoes, tender chickpeas, hearty greens and pasta. Everything comes together in a simmering broth in just under an hour.
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“Anyone who gives you a cinnamon roll fresh out of the oven is a friend for life.” ― Lemony Snicket This cinnamon bun recipe uses baking ingredients that you are likely to already have at home. Ooey gooey, sweet and sticky, aromatic cinnamon buns. Warm and tender and glazed with a silky cream cheese frosting. The aroma of brown sugar and warm cinnamon lingers long and comforting.
