While fresh fruit makes it to our table for dessert often, sometimes we appreciate a hint of variety, and that’s precisely what this chilled melon soup provides. Melon – we use an heirloom orange fleshed honeydew melon, though any melon will do – is simply pureed and served with fresh berries. The soup [...]
Lentil Stew
July 9, 2009 By 11 Comments
Lentil stew – wholesome, nourishing and filling – makes for an inexpensive and satisfying meal. Pastured bacon in all its sweet and salty smokiness provides the perfect counterpoint for the humble brown lentil in this simple soup. Carrots, onions, celery and fresh parsley complete this version of a classic lentil soup. [...]
Beef Stock: A Simple Recipe
June 24, 2009 By 47 Comments
Beef stock – especially homemade beef stock is remarkably easy to prepare especially using this tried-and-true classic beef stock recipe. You don’t need purchased beef base to prepare a decent beef stock any more than you need those hateful little granules of chicken bouillon to prepare a chicken stock. Just a lazy Saturday [...]
Foodbuzz 24 24 24: Recession-proof Supper Party
April 26, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Money woes are everywhere. Healthcare costs are rising. Food costs are increasing. Electricity is higher now than it used to be. Between lost jobs, shortened working hours, missed bonuses and the ever-increasing costs of living, it seems everyone is looking for ways cut back. Of course, we’re no exception. Money’s [...]
Foodbuzz 24, 24, 24: Harvest Supper & Benefit
March 29, 2009 By Leave a Comment
In the heart of ski country, spring replaces late winter slowly–so slowly that when most gardeners around the country are celebrating the season with the first shoots of asparagus or tender salad turnips or sweet peas, we’re still struggling under several feet of hard-pack, glacial mounds of snow. It is a barren and desolate [...]
Chicken & Wild Rice Soup
February 3, 2009 By 4 Comments
Using a leftover roast chicken for its meat and for the rich, mineral-dense broth made from the carcass means this soup is not only frugal, but practically free. Celery, carrots, onion and wild rice make nice additions. This dish is rich in fiber, protein and minerals. You’ll need: 2 Quarts Homemade Roast Chicken [...]
Feed Me Thursday: Summer's Bounty
July 3, 2008 By Leave a Comment
It’s summer time, and in most corners of the northern hemisphere you can find the beautiful fruits and vegetables of the season: the cherries, strawberries, cucumbers as well as early season vegetables like radishes. So here’s some excellent recipes and posts from other bloggers who are celebrating nature’s bounty in a nourished, healthful way. [...]
Moroccan Preserved Lemons
campfire roast chicken with flowering onion and dill
Our Daily Bread: No-knead Sourdough
A Story of Recovery (and a Recipe for Grain-free Carrot Cupcakes with Honey Cream Cheese Frosting)
A Recipe for Beet Kvass: A Deeply Cleansing Tonic
The First Salsa of the Season: Radish & Green Tomato
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