The Real Deal, Old-fashioned Pound Cake
September 5, 2013This recipe is no modernized, cut-the-sugar-and-butter pound cake. This is full-tilt, all-out, unabashed pound cake.
Melon & Crab Salad
September 4, 2013Photo by Judith Hausman A summer salad isn’t complete without seafood. Light and easy, a melon and crab salad with mint and ginger is satisfying, sweet, salty and sour, just right to whet the appetite on a still-summery night or to serve as a full lunch in these last free days of August. A cold […]
Pickled Fennel
August 28, 2013Photo by Judith Hausman Pickle some fennel! Just as a light poaching in sugar syrup helps me keep local fruit just a little longer, light pickling can do the same for seasonal vegetables. I gave a generous CSA share of green beans this treatment because I was going away for a weekend and didn’t want […]
Autumn Brussels Sprouts
August 22, 2013No more turning up your nose to Brussels sprouts! Renew this cool-season veggie with other seasonal ingredients.
Purple Potatoes
August 21, 2013Photo by Judith Hausman Try some purple potatoes to liven up a dinner. In my CSA share a few weeks ago, I received a precious cache of new potatoes, including some blue/purple-fleshed beauties. Unlike purple string beans or peas, these tasty spuds stay almost lavender through and through, even when cooked, so they are really […]
Poached Fruit
August 14, 2013Photo by Judith Hausman Poaching fruit holds the flavor and color for more than a week. Oh my, local apricots and local cherries! In New York’s Hudson Valley, where I live, you can miss their season in the blink of an eye. On the one Saturday you see them at the farmers market, you must […]
Wild-rice Stuffed Peppers
August 8, 2013You can use any variety of bell pepper for the stuffed peppers. Red will give a sweeter flavor and less bite than the more commonly used green.
Cure the Cooking Rut: Zucchini Feta Pancakes
August 7, 2013Early August brings on a brief but annual culinary rut, an odd confession, we realize, given that right now fresh garden fare is in peak abundance and gifts us with a daily cornucopia of seasonal produce for ingredients.
Smoked Fish Spread
August 7, 2013Photo by Judith Hausman This seafood spread is a snap. My food souvenir from a week on a New England island was a couple of filets of smoked, local mackerel, purchased as we waited for the ferry to return us to reality. I usually bring home a precious piece of the iconic bluefish, with […]
Autumn Apple Pops
July 31, 2013These ice pops provide a delicious way to stay cool while enjoying the fall flavors of fresh apples and sweet maple.
