Some years we have a traditional American Thanksgiving meal at my house. Turkey, dressing, green beans, sweet potatoes, green salad, pie, relish tray, that sort of thing. And some years we don’t. A couple years ago, I made a dim sum Thanksgiving, with lots of different kinds of dumplings and steamed things and fried things. [...]
Also tagged cabbage, pork, sauerkrautOnce you’ve got your supply of shelled, washed, cooked beans, what next? There are so many options it’s honestly hard to know where to begin, but here are two of my favorites. For beans that will lend themselves readily to Tex-Mex, Cajun, and many Southeastern US style meals, stew your cooked beans with a large [...]
Also tagged Garden, garlic, sage, salsa, tomatoesDo you recognize the objects in this picture? They look a little like bean pods, don’t they? Not the nicest bean pods, perhaps. A little dried-out looking, a little brown and spotty. Probably not good to eat. Or are they? The little hints of red you can see in there might be a clue as [...]
Also taggedSome of this weekend’s greens haul, a nice smallish head of napa cabbage, was cut into ribbons, sauteed with onions and garlic, and used as a base for a fava bean and ham hock broth. Some of the scraps of ham perch on top, for extra juju. Especially with a starchy broth like a [...]
Also tagged cabbage, home cooking, leafy greens, monday's supper, porkGoodness, Wednesday dinnertime already? That was how I felt when I walked into the kitchen tonight, with honestly no idea what to cook. But I had boiled a batch of chickpeas yesterday, and we had a pound of kale in the fridge. Beans love greens and greens love beans, but how to make it interesting? [...]
Also tagged fish, greens, kale, wednesday's supperSince what I’m eating for dinner tonight is exactly the same as what I ate for lunch, I figured I’d take y’all on a little tour of the garden instead of subjecting you to yet another photo of my food. This rose is “Mermaid,” an old, simple rose with a vigorous and sprawling habit, a [...]
Also tagged blueberries, elderberries, flowers, Garden, greens, herbs, peppers, pumpkin, tomatoes, wednesday's supperOh, look, she’s eating something that’s not a salad. In addition to the thing that is a salad, anyway. The unlovely lumpen mass in the bowl on the left is what we around my house call a mess of beans. It is, you will doubtless concur, aptly named. A mess of beans can be cooked [...]
Also tagged Friday's supper, salads