A Greener Biener

I haven’t asked them directly, but I think there’s a chance that my parents–and I say this with deep respect–don’t like peaches.  Perhaps my memories are tainted by that fateful rhubarb incident, but I don’t know.  Inundated as I’ve been lately with the juicy orbs, not one childhood image of a peach comes to mind.  [...]

I adapted this recipe from the Stone Fruit Tea Cake recipe in Gourmet magazine (because raspberries make it taste better, and my name sounds yummier.)
Ingredients–

2 cups diced and peeled peaches (about 2 large peaches)
½ cup raspberries
2 ¼ cups flour
1 [...]

This salsa fresca is unbelievably good.  This version is medium-mild, but you can always increase the number of jalepenos if you like it hot hot hot.  The key here is using ultra-fresh ingredients.

2 c diced tomatoes
1/2 c diced yellow bell pepper
1 large diced, peeled peach
1/4 seeded and diced jalapeno (more or less to taste)

1/2 [...]

Thank you to all for the plethora of suggestions on how to beat the seasonal snotties.  I take it you were not impressed with my plan of barring the doors and windows and never venturing forth into polite company again?
Worries over me becoming a hermit are groundless.  Why just today I strolled out through the [...]

Back when I was still knee-deep in needy newborns, it was hard to conceive of a day like today.  A day that loomed out there, somewhere in a future where children attended school all day and I would have hours upon hours of fulfilling self-reflection and silent contemplation.  Well, it’s here. Today is the first [...]

Eight years ago when I worked in New York City my morning commute included a subway ride across the river and a stroll across 13th Street.  Locks rattled as chains were unwound from storefronts preparing for the day, and car horns bleated passionately.  On warm mornings the scent of urine wafted out from neglected corners. [...]

We put in some time in the garden this weekend, and I think I finally understand those people who think slapping bugs and pulling weeds is relaxing.  It was delightful. I sat myself down in the wet dirt and wrestled with the overgrown jungle in our backyard.  There was no traffic concerning me.  I didn’t [...]

Ingredients:

Eggplant
Flour, wheat or white
One beaten egg, or milk
Breadcrumbs
Marinara Sauce
Mozzarella–fresh is best

If you use a fresh eggplant (picked within 5 or so days) there is no need to “sweat” it.  If it’s been around a little longer, salt the slices to draw out the bitter liquid.

Peel the eggplant.
Slice the eggplant into thin circles—I try for about [...]

Ahhhh….Home sweet home! After 45 days away, 6,519 miles traveled, 22 states visited, 3 time zones traversed I am chomping at the bit to get back to my garden-turned-overgrown jungle.  I cannot wait to resume CSA deliveries, fresh from the farm that is promising me eggplant and peaches.  I am ready to share the myriad [...]