Ode to the Onion: An Essay
"city slicker, you do realize it's dirty out in them thar fields, right?"
Velvety Vegetable Soup
Today I decided to try out my new kitchen appliance: an immersion blender. The weather was perfect for it: cool, rainy, and overcast. The recipe? Velvety Vegetable Soup from Simply in Season. It’s from the spring section, which is interesting because I noticed that the vegetables are similar in the spring and autumn, at least …
Savory Kale
As I mentioned before, this year I have a newfound appreciation for greens because of a “cooking with greens” class I took at my CSA. Knowledge is power! For this dish I used collard greens and a few winter radish tops since that’s what I had jumping out at me from the refrigerator. Which reminds …
Greek Tomato Salad
I’m not sure why, but I didn’t feel like making my originally-planned dinner of eggplant burgers. I have eggplants coming out of my ears so I need to use them up soon. But Troy came home and wanted venison on the grill, so I poured over my Simply in Season cookbook for some suitable side …
Stuffed Acorn Squash with Sweet & Sour Swiss Chard
It feels like autumn in West Michigan. The weather is cooler and the winter squash is here. This recipe made great use of both CSA veggies and the squash that my dad grew in his garden. While I’m kind of sad that the warm weather is nearly gone (and the Michigan winter is coming!) I’m …