I love a traditional wassail, and I make it three times a year – on the first day of snow, on the longest night of the year and on New Year’s Eve. And today marks the longest night of the year and the shortest day. We’ll celebrate with wassail and by lighting a candle that [...]
A Recipe: Pumpkin Custard for the Thanksgiving Table
November 22, 2011 By 3 Comments
Pumpkin custard, faintly sweet and deeply nourishing, finds its way to our Thanksgiving table each year. One of my favorite desserts, pumpkin custard is suitable for those who adhere to gluten- or grain-free diets, serving as a perfect and elegant substitute for classic pumpkin pie. I love the gentle sweetness, the rich and creamy texture [...]
a recipe: italian red torpedo onion gratin with fresh herbs
September 16, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Onion gratin with fresh herbs is one of those special indulgences: fragrant, rich with cream and herbs. It’s an old-fashioned dish with no pretense. It’s comfort food at its best: sweet and savory and salty all at once. Warm for the growing chill of mid-September, onion gratin, humble as it is, deserves a place on the [...]
A Recipe: Sourdough Focaccia with Grapes and Rosemary
September 14, 2011 By 2 Comments
Sourdough focaccia with grapes, fresh rosemary and coarse sea salt found its way to our kitchen last week. Loosely adapted from the classic Italian grape bread or schiacciata con l’uva, this sourdough focaccia with grapes and rosemary takes an even more rustic approach – omitting enrichment by egg and sugar in favor of only the [...]
Stocking a Traditional Foods Pantry: What to Buy, Where to Buy It & How to Use It
July 29, 2011 By 1 Comment
Beans & Lentils What to Buy: Lentils and beans are affordable and, when prepared properly, deeply nutritious offering concentrated sources of food folate and minerals like phosphorus. Choose organically grown beans and lentils. For those adhering to the GAPS diet, choose navy beans, lentils and lima beans. Where to Buy Them: I purchase the bulk [...]
The Garden Remedy that Survived the Bubonic Plague: Four Thieves Vinegar
July 19, 2011 By 3 Comments
Four Thieves Vinegar can cure the plague, at least, that’s what French folklore teaches us. And while I can’t comment on the veracity of this statement (and, no, it hasn’t been approved by the Food & Drug Administration), I will say that in every little garden whether it’s an expansive lot on a farmstead, a [...]
Tricolored Berry & Kefir Popsicles for July 4th
July 1, 2011 By 1 Comment
I love the Fourth of July: fireworks, parades, barbecues and apple pie contests. I love it all, and do my best to prepare special and celebratory picnics for the day. As Nourished Kitchen’s meal plan subscribers know, this week we’re hosting a barbecue with grass-fed beef burgers seasoned with onion and served with homemade ketchup, [...]
How to Host a Plot-to-plate Supper
June 22, 2011 By 1 Comment
Farm-to-table and plot-to-plate cooking is a culinary phenomenon in its own right and now, after years of writing about the beauty of fresh raw cream, the differences between CAFO beef and grass-fed and imploring readers and friends to take an interest in traditional foods, it’s finally happening. And why shouldn’t it? The food just [...]
mystery veggies in your csa box? what to do with what’s in your box.
June 19, 2011 By 8 Comments
I have a confession: I have no idea what’s in my CSA box this week, and, I’m confident I’m not alone. Sure, I can recognize the sugar snap peas and carrots, the lacinato kale with its pebbled dark green leaves, the baby collards (which we’ll combine with cream and the last of our overwintered shallots [...]
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