About twenty years ago, I shared a house with a woman in Dublin, who with one hand — I swear — made the best Irish brown bread you’ve ever tasted. And it wasn’t just that she could do it with one hand, but that with the other hand she was holding animated conversations on the [...]
Oct
22
2009
22
2009
Oct
12
2009
12
2009
Eat Your Broccoli (Stalks)
In our last post — “Friday’s Haul” — we included a recipe for broccoli with pasta, with the admonishment to save the broccoli stalks. Last night, practicing what we preached, Donna made broccoli slaw using the leftover stalks. In addition to broccoli, the dish includes, among other good things, carrots, Greek yogurt, buttermilk, and sunflower [...]
Oct
10
2009
10
2009
Friday’s Haul
Lots of peppers, hot and sweet; they will be finding their way into a big pot of chili soon, along with the onions from last week. Swiss chard will be in my lentil soup later this week. Winter squash, bok choy, kale, scallions are the rest of the share. Broccoli is on the menu for [...]
Oct
4
2009
4
2009
A Mother’s Devotion
What better way to spend a Saturday afternoon than helping your son prepare cartridges for the afternoon reenactment of the Battle of Germantown?