Novice preserves from a Brooklyn kitchen
[3 beets, starting to get too soft] On a hot Friday evening, I find myself with some quickly softening beets, some dried out spring onions, and pale cilantro. The best solution, it seems, is to make beet salad. [peeled and diced beets] If you cover 3 large peeled and diced beets with water and boil… Continue reading Quick beet salad
[celery, basil, lettuce, beans, tomatoes, apples, and an extra share of heirloom tomatoes] With the hurricane and extreme heat, I was worried this week's pickup might not happen. But close to midnight the list of shares email came, absent fruit listings, and after work I went out to get them. I'm not certain what type… Continue reading CSA 12
[savory summer squash about to become dessert] What do you do when you have a lot of summer squash, a sweet tooth, and a brand new oven you haven't tried baking with yet? Make some zucchini bread. Or, as is the case here, summer squash bread. [squash bread batter] This recipe popped up on food52… Continue reading Cinnamon-Sugar Squash Bread
[sunflowers, cilantro, winter savory, scallions, tomatoes, bell peppers, lettuce squash, cucumbers, eggplant, beets, plums, and peaches] I moved over the weekend, into an apartment where everything seems clean and bright and full of promise, and the floors might even be more level. Moving was stressful, and hot, and I didn't want to use my kitchen… Continue reading CSA 11: New Apartment Edition
[white peaches and summer plums, gomphrenas, tomatoes, bell peppers, zucchini, eggplant, cucumbers, leeks, lettuce, and basil] Look at this summer produce! I will be making ratatouille this week, for sure (and salad, natch). I'm not entirely certain when, as we are in the beginning of a heat wave (that is bringing with it some sweet… Continue reading CSA Week 10
[perfect yellow plum jam] My first plum jam I made about 2 years ago, using a recipe I can't remember, and I believe a mix of plums, though I cannot remember those either. There is zero photographic evidence for any step of that process, so I'm stuck with vagaries, as well as a recent photograph… Continue reading Plum jam
[herb mix] I was able to make an almost-entirely CSA-based soup this week, with everything but cannellini beans and diced tomatoes. I even added my own herb mix that I've been building up over the past few weeks of dried oregano, sage, and thyme. I started with a mirepoix of the carrots, celery, and onions… Continue reading Summer soup, again
[donut peaches and yellow plums (in the back), parsley, chives, beans, squash, tomatoes, lettuce, onions, celery] It's been two months, and I'm feeling a little burnt out on blogging already. Ha! Mostly, I have a lot of squash in the fridge, and not a lot of creativity. I'm making a lot of the same things,… Continue reading CSA #9
[peaches] For years I've wanted to make vegan ice cream at home. But I'd been putting it off until I could either afford or have room for an ice cream maker. Neither of those things have happened at the same time as each other yet, but I did have an unused can of coconut milk… Continue reading Peach ice cream
[basil simple syrup—imagine the possibilities (like this sparkling lemonade)] The basil from last week was browning rapidly. I felt bad about throwing it away, and it seemed too far gone for basil tea, so I figured I'd make a simple syrup out of it. I picked out the slimy leaves, but kept most of the… Continue reading What to do with wilting basil
Rhubarb Season 