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By Jeanie Rose | Greens
Glorious Summer! Wander out to the garden and gather some crunchy cucumbers, a ripe tomato or two, and a handful of purslane for the main ingredients of a memorable salad. Purslane? Yes, that weed you’ve been tossing into the compost is a wonderfully nutritious summer green – as well as tasty. Purslane is a bit […]
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By Jeanie Rose | Beans
Remember one of our cardinal time-saving tips? Any time you cook beans, cook enough for three different meals, three different recipes. It just takes a little planning. No big deal! This white bean dish is so quick and simple you will be making it often. The beans are already cooked in broth and seasoned, so […]
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By Jeanie Rose | Potatoes
The love many of us have for potatoes may be slightly adaptive — my in-laws told stories of being able to get through several winters because they had bags of beans and bags of potatoes stored up. Their story is not unique. For generations there have been families that knew potatoes would get them from […]
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By Jeanie Rose | Tomatoes
There are times when you want to slip those skins off your juicy red garden tomatoes: When you’re adding chopped fresh tomato to a cooked dish where you do not want to see bits of tomato skin floating around at serving time. After all your hard work, this can look pretty tacky. When someone in […]
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By Amanda Rose | Summer Squash
Finding new ways of using the frozen grated zucchini stash is always a kick. Some of those ways are basically mediocre. Some ways make it into the “Let’s do it again!” category. This cake is a “Do Again”. In fact, this a cake to take to a potluck along with several copies of the recipe. […]
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By Amanda Rose | Tomatoes
Every once in a while you stumble on a sauce that is so delicious, you want to jump into it and swim around. Here is the kind of sauce you chase around the plate with a piece of sourdough to be certain not to miss a drop. When the sauce is drop-dead simple, taking less […]
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