C – I always wondered if that ratatouille in the Pixar movie Ratatouille tastes as good as they made it out to be. I have never really liked the rustic version of Ratatouille Nicoise, with all of the vegetables diced up into cubes and cooked together. The vegetables can be … Continue reading
Update and Redux: J – This is one of our early dishes where Luke and Christina were cook-bonding over Asian dishes. The results over the next years have been long and tasty … just like these long beans. Simple, too. C – Asian grocery stores will always be my favorites. … Continue reading
Update and Redux: J – What to do with fresh chicory … another cool product from Azolla Farm. This one stumpped when we first made it. Then, we remembered chicory is related to radiccio. Humm, radiccio goes well in a fresh salad. How about chicory? It worked well. Great for … Continue reading
C – I am wishing we had more Walla Walla onions in our CSA box. One bad thing about CSA boxes is when you like something there’s never enough. Of course, the opposite is having stuff you don’t know what to do with. but is always in abundance. Ugh. There … Continue reading
C – It’s another CSA Week from Azolla Farm. This will be week one of two. It’s always exciting, but also nerve racking, getting an opportunities to use their products. I love getting all the wonderful things. They also love giving us a lot of things. It’s so nice to … Continue reading
C – Putting green beans straight on a grill is not advised. I really wanted to try it, but Jim knew better. Jim suggested I use a grill topper pan to cook the beans. I didn’t like the idea. The last time he used a grill topper pan on a … Continue reading
C – On this episode of Chopped: the Be Mindful. Be Human. Edition … Jim has been buying all of these ingredients and suggesting I should do something with them. Not amused. But, I accept this challenge. Sometimes, his eyes are bigger than his stomach … I will waste nothing. … Continue reading
C – Anthony Bourdain, you’ve done it again! I’ve watched your Greek Isles episode and it made my mouth water to the extent of having to figure out how to make something. You kept on going on and on about these Greek potatoes. I had to … just HAD TO … Continue reading
Update and Redux: C – Summer cool downs require something fresh and simple. Also, hiding a whole salad inside a few spring roll wraps. This is one of the best ways to eat greens this Summer. Make it and make lots to share. C – Fresh spring rolls are my … Continue reading
C – Pickling is such a waiting game. Even the fastest pickles feel like an eternity to me. I love pickles. Especially when they look as pretty as these. These pickles take two days to be ready. I honestly think they would be done in a day … but Jim … Continue reading