Outshone Again
A short discussion of farmer's market meat options and how it led to a meal of braised oxtail ragu, homemade gnocchi, and more importantly, some sublime roasted dragon beans.
Monthly Archives: September 2010
No-Labor Day
All sorts of homemade fixings to pair up with hamburgers, from fries to coleslaw to onion rings, and even microwave potato chips!
Squirreling Away for Winter
The final week of the Preserve the Bounty challenge, focusing on dried foods such as corn, herbs, and zucchini. Also included is an overall list of the fruits of my labor this summer.
Moroccan Rainbows
A satisfying meal for a rainy summer evening, these Moroccan meatballs, called kofta, are paired with a vegetable-packed tabbouleh-style bulgur pilaf and a nutty yogurt sauce.
A Stretching Exercise
Fishcakes are a great way to transform a small piece of leftover fish into an extra meal: these potato-salmon croquettes are crispy, filling, nutritious, and awfully tasty in a pool of roasted red pepper sauce.
Potential Energy
I’ve gone to the farmer’s market this summer more regularly than the past several years combined (it helps that my son is now old enough to come along on the hour-plus round-trip walk, and his…