Watermelon-rind Pickles
June 1, 2012Don’t throw out that watermelon rind just yet. Use it for this snack that’s spicy, sweet and tart.
Esalen Institute’s Kale Salad Recipe
May 30, 2012Savor this kale salad from the Esalen Institute using local (if not your own) fresh greens until you get an opportunity to visit Esalen yourself one day.
Recipe: Spring Shrimp with Snow Peas and Asparagus
May 30, 2012Photo by Judith Hausman Asparagus and snow peas look beautiful (and delicious!) against pink shrimp. Our garden group had preferred sugar snap peas hands down, but as our first vines started to flower lavender and purple, we realized that those wily yellow and purple snow peas had gotten themselves planted somehow. No matter — the […]
Locavore Recipe: Vegetable Risotto
May 16, 2012Photo by Judith Hausman Combine sturdy vegetables with new and delicate ones to make this vegetable risotto. This recipe continues with the theme of grain-based vegetarian dinners, a celebration of the new garden season in my kitchen. It combines the old and sturdy (giant, wintered-over carrots and leeks) and the new and delicate (broccoli rabe […]
Recipe: Herb and Walnut Pasta
May 9, 2012Photo by Judith Hausman For a heartier meal, add sauteed sausage and chopped tomatoes to this herb and walnut pasta. Though not truly wild like garlic mustard, fiddleheads or lambs quarters, mint, chive and thyme are tough little survivors on my rocky, deer-scoured property. These fragrant growers have found a way to sneak up through the […]
Recipe: Asparagus Pastry
May 2, 2012Photo by Judith Hausman Sprinkle fresh thyme or minced dill, oregano, or tarragon over your asparagus pastry. Skinny purple stalks are snaking through the straw covering, and fat green spears are poking up too. Asparagus time is a reason to celebrate. I never got the hang of the pale, lavender-white ones, but the green ones […]
Garden Vegetable Soup with Basil Pesto
April 27, 2012Maximize your garden’s health and flavor benefits by combining your vegetables in a soup garnished with homemade pesto.
Recipe: Calzones
April 25, 2012Photo by Judith Hausman I used farm-fresh greens to fill my calzone. Calzones are like amplified pizzas. The enclosed filling, often pillowed on top of ricotta, makes them neatly portable and somehow cozier than pizza, and they’re just as quick to compose. Traditionally, pizzerias serve calzones with a side of mild tomato sauce for dipping or […]
Sandwich Shells
April 2, 2012Turn any sandwich into finger food with these delightfully light shells.
Sparkling Strawberry Punch
April 2, 2012Serve up this cheery pink punch for the whole family, or mix a version just for adults.
