Category Archives: Recipes

Spring Peas And Garlic Greens

What Could Be Sweeter Than The First Peas? Crisp, crunchy and delectably sweet, snowpeas rarely make it into real recipes at my house since they tend to get eaten right off the vine. However, I have a few special recipes … Continue reading

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Braising Brings Out The Best In Veggies

Sizzle ‘Em Fast, Stew ‘Em Slow I love the colorful, tasty leafy mixtures sold as braising greens at the farmers markets, but don’t like paying $10 a pound for them. Instead, I harvest my own blends of greens, including mustard … Continue reading

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Simple Spring Sushi

Making Garden Variety Sushi With Cats My friend Noyuri recently gave a little class on how to make simple sushi. It was so much fun and the sushi tasted so delicious that now I make myself a batch every week. … Continue reading

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Goodness How Delicious

Eating Early Peas An old song from Civil war days has a charming refrain: ‘Peas, peas, peas, peas, eating Georgia peas, goodness how delicious, eating Georgia peas!” The peas in question were actually what we now call peanuts, an oil- … Continue reading

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