Sustainable Foods
September 9, 2010
Today I am going to show you how you can make yogurt at home. I like to make a quart jar every week or two. For about ten minutes of work, I can have plain, unsweetened yogurt whenever I need it. If your household goes through a lot of yogurt -- just make two quarts at a time or make it more often.
September 8, 2010
Yogurt is good.
September 7, 2010
In this week's Grande box: Heirloom and San Marzano roma tomatoes, mixed salad greens, arugula, yellow wax beans, edamame soybeans, Yukon Gold potatoes, watermelon, broccoli, tomatillos, hot peppers, bok choy. (Some boxes will get "make up" eggplant or raspberries)
September 3, 2010
I hope this doesn't get me in trouble
September 3, 2010
Here is the ratatouille recipe I promised in yesterday's post. This is indeed a tried and true dish in our house. Ratatouille on polenta - baked with a little cheese on top - pretty good on a cold January or February night. This is the time of year when it is not too hard to find all these end of summer vegetables. You will need onion, garlic, peppers, eggplant, summer squash and tomatoes.
September 2, 2010
Some people call bechamel (beh-sha-mel') sauce, a classic French sauce, a master sauce. Others call it a "mother sauce". The Italians call it "besciamella" and often use it in lasagne. I call it a power sauce because it is the foundation of so many classic and popular dishes. If you can make bechamel you will never be at a loss for throwing together a more than passable meal. Here in the Midwest it is probably best to call this sauce "...
September 2, 2010
Tomatoes, summer squash and cabbage are highlighted using recipes from three sources: recipe box, text, and website
By Jenah Hensel
It's ok; I willfully admit that I am totally dependent upon technologies that were not even around five years ago. I just about die when I can’t take my laptop into my kitchen to get my favorite recipes from online. It’s also pretty great to watch tv on my mac while I cook large batches of freezer meals!
August 31, 2010
“S/he is a good egg.” You don’t hear this expression used much anymore, but the meaning is clear. The person in question is trustworthy. Honest. Reliable.
But is it as clear what we mean by “good egg” when we are referring to chicken eggs? I don’t think so.
August 31, 2010
In this week's Grande box: Eggplant (two kinds), tomatoes (roma type and slicing), basil, mustard greens, purple beans, hot and sweet peppers, garlic, radishes, raspberries, watermelon
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