December 28, 2010
by JJ Gonson
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I recently spent a really fun day- cooking Joan Nathan’s Jewish/French recipes with local ingredients for the good folks over at WBUR. The recipes were really so yummy, and I realized that my style is not unlike them…. interesting. Makes … Continue reading
Hey ho, here is a great bunch of stuff, including fun factoids and seemly good recipes, all about my favorite fern, the good old Ostrich, from whence one may forage the delicious fiddlehead….. Bulletin #4198 Facts on Fiddleheads Fiddleheads, an … Continue reading
This is a great website, chock full of fantabulous information about my favorite vegetable. Green garlic is in my MA friends, go get it! Gourmet Garlic Gardens Preserving Garlic.
Q. What happens when you braise local collard greens, potatoes, carrots, tomatoes, onions and garlic in red wine with dill, thyme, honey and pepper? A.Nothing good! Oh well, win some lose some, eh?…Eye of newt, anyone?
OK, I’m ready for the tomatoes now. And this is why… Somewhere, I found a recipe a few years ago for a black and green olive tapanade. Made with nicoise and picholines, it is a very sweet tapanade, not bitter, … Continue reading