• Archive for September, 2010

    Cooking with Kids: Heirloom Tomato and Provolone Sauce

    by  • September 27, 2010 • Cooking with Kids, Eating Locally, Homecooking, Gardening, Farm Fresh, pasta, preserving/canning, Raising Healthy Kids, Recipes, sauce • 0 Comments

    Every fall, I make a big batch of Roasted Tomato Sauce (and, last year, tomato paste) and can it for wintertime. Opening up a jar of it in the dead of winter is glorious. It’s like bottling summertime. But this year I just haven’t gotten to it and really am not sure if I...

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    On Crafting a Recipe

    by  • September 24, 2010 • Techniques and Tips, Thoughts • 4 Comments

    Recipe creating is a hard process. It starts with an idea. Then it becomes an attempt at a recipe. Then it must be tested and retested and tweaked until it’s perfect. And sometimes, all the efforts in the world can’t make it right. This sandwich was fabulous on the day that this photo was...

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    Spiced Pear Apple Sauce

    by  • September 23, 2010 • Fruit, Recipes • 3 Comments

    This is not your grandmother’s apple (or pear!) sauce. This sassy, sweet concoction is enhanced with ginger and nutmeg — an unlikely combination that totally works. The creating of this recipe was totally by necessity. I just couldn’t let the fruit in my fridge down … See, when I opened my refrigerator this morning,...

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    The Joy of Turkey Sandwiches (and 5 Ways to Jazz Yours Up)

    by  • September 21, 2010 • A Little Help, lessons, lunch, Mama's baby, Thoughts • 6 Comments

    I’m sitting at my desk eating a turkey sandwich on 7-grain bread with a smear of roasted red pepper hummus and a slice of Swiss cheese. It’s divine. I didn’t bother to cut it in half, though I am a devoted sandwich-cutter (as yesterday’s turkey sandwich, above, shows). The house is quiet, still even....

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    Heirloom Tomato and Nectarine Salad

    by  • September 16, 2010 • Eating Locally, Homecooking, Gardening, Farm Fresh, Fruit, Recipes, salad • 2 Comments

    At a family party this weekend, my cousin made a beautiful salad of heirloom tomatoes, red onions, herbs, nectarines and a light vinaigrette from a local farm. It was brilliant. The sweetness of the nectarines are a lovely contrast to the onions and tomatoes. And the vinaigrette really brought it all together. It was...

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