If you read my recent Field Trip Friday about Mustang Flea Market, you know that this long-time market in Florida is a treasure trove of produce, mostly Asian. As you know by now, I love to try new foods (well, fish eyes and feet of any kind might be off my list), but pretty much…
Vegetables & Sides
Orzo Risotto with Broccoli & Roasted Salmon
Risotto. . .tender, creamy arborio rice, slow simmered in a flavorful broth, with lots of butter and cheese. It’s so good I could eat just that for dinner and call it a day. My favorite risotto was served to me many years ago at a small, family-run restaurant in Kansas City. I can’t even remember…
Korean Style Radish Salad
In my quest to find new inspiration for my share of vegetables each week from my favorite CSA farm, I’ve been digging through recipe books and sites to find out how folks are using radishes, and I found lots of references to Japanese Daikon radish (those huge purple or white varieties). One of the more…
Herb & Citrus Roasted Potatoes
I simply adore potatoes. Mashed, roasted, smashed, boiled, grilled, fried, baked – you name it, I won’t turn it away. As I write this post, I recall something I read from Mark Bittman about potatoes. . .it may have been one of his blog posts a while back, maybe referencing content in his How to…
Braised Turnips with Fresh Sage
You might recall my recent post about challenges relating to using up the turnips I’ve been getting in my weekly farm share. . . Sure, turnips are great Winter vegetables, and they’re so good for you, but I must admit that I’m about ready for Spring veggies! The Turnip Hash Browns I made were yummy, and…
Radish Crostini
When it comes to comfort food the ones I reach for are those that perform well in small bowls and are eaten with a spoon – you know, things like home made soup, creamy polenta, ice cream, oatmeal, buttered noodles, mac & cheese, chili, etc. Holding a little bowl of something creamy, soft or warm…
Garden Fresh Ratatouille
According to Merriam-Webster, ratatouille is “a seasoned stew made of eggplant, tomatoes, green peppers, squash, and sometimes meat.” It’s French, believed to have originated in Provence, where peasants made it regularly. The word itself is actually a combination of ratouiller (to disturb, shake) and tatouiller (to stir) and my former French teacher at Cardinal Spellman High…
Colorful Tomato Tartines
When you see the word ‘tartine’ (pronounced tar-teen) on a menu do you assume it’s something fancy because it’s French? Well, today we’re going to put that assumption to bed, because a tartine is basically an open-faced sandwich on a toasted piece of bread with something tasty on it. That’s it. But talk about possibilities!…
Zesty Kohlrabi Slaw
Kohlrabi (pronounced ‘kole-rah-bee’) is definitely an unusual-looking vegetable. It’s one that, when you see it at the farmer’s market or supermarket, you just sort of stroll by because it looks a little too ‘complicated’ to consider trying in your kitchen. I rest my case: And that’s just how I’ve always reacted to it whenever I’ve…
Turnip Hash Browns
To be honest, when it comes to turnip, it took me a long time to become a ‘fan’. When I was a kid, one of my mother’s must-haves on the holiday table was mashed turnips and carrots. She said it was her favorite part of the meal and insisted they be the white-topped variety, known…
Mizuna, New Potatoes and Lemon Vinaigrette
If you’ve ever bought a bag of mixed baby greens, you’ve likely had some young Mizuna in there and didn’t even know it. Or, you may have walked right by a bunch of Mizuna at the farmer’s market and never considered what to do with it. Well, today’s your lucky day, because you’ll now know…
Komatsuna with Creamy Polenta
If you consider bitter things, you might think of foods that are possibly poisonous, or remedies that make you feel better because they force you to expel items you shouldn’t have ingested in the first place. Bitter flavors are definitely welcome in a cocktail like a Manhattan, an Old Fashioned or a Rob Roy, but…