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Roasted Green Tomato Relish
It’s that time of year when summer gardens are starting to wilt and blacken in the cold night, but here in the Willamette Valley some varieties of tomatoes have managed to hold on thanks to a handful...
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Butter & Spice Carrots
According to my father, one of the only vegetables he could get me to eat as a kid were carrots cooked up with loads of butter. I still love carrots (and butter), and I use them frequently as a base in...
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Preserved Lemons & Limes
We’ve arrived at that point in the year when the produce department looks exactly the same week after week. It’s been about four months since I’ve sniffed a tomato with any fragrance whatsoever, and I...
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Potato Leek Soup with Arugula Cream
It seems like most of us are still caught up in that strange transition time between good weather and bad weather. It’s been cold enough at night in Portland that I am still craving comforting, wintery...
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Dinner on a Stick
Our short-term summer weather has been put on hold here in Portland in favor of more seasonal 60 degrees days (with a light drizzle, of course). But it hasn’t stopped me from continuing to use the...
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Braised Red Cabbage
This sweet and tangy braised cabbage has become a favorite recipe at our house. I don’t think I would have ever thought to make cooked cabbage if it wasn’t for my dear friend Katrina. Her mother was...
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Pear, Fennel, Red Onion, and Butternut Squash Gratin
WOW, it has been a long time since my last recipe for the blog. This summer, life took a quick turn and decided to roll along at a pace a lot closer to whitewater than my preferred speed, lollygaggin’....
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Creamy Cauliflower Soup with Turmeric, Garlic, and Dill
I’ve been creating this soup in my mind for months – turning around different ingredients in my head over and over to try and imagine the perfect combination. It all started when I picked up a nasty...
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Kale & Pear Salad with Lime Yogurt Dressing
What?!? Another kale salad? Thaaaat’s right!! This version has an interesting sweet/salty component that makes it really unique – firm-ripe pears, salty cotija cheese, freeze-dried corn (I’m obsessed...
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Two Tomato Recipes
Tomato season is coming to a close, but there are still loads of tomatoes on my vines. Last week I went out and picked a huge bowlful of underripe tomatoes, leaving as much of the stem on as possible,...
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