When It's Too Damned Hot to Cook Beans (I Have No Sympathy For You!)
I hear it all at this time of year. "It's too hot to cook!" "The last thing I want to do during my vacation is stand over and hot stove...
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Tortilla Strip Croutons. Go For It.
When we made our own tortillas with heirloom corn, we used to laugh at the customers who complained that a dozen tortillas was too many. I didn't laugh hard but...
More Flageolet Love: A Simple Flageolet Gratin
My love of cassoulet let me to this quick, delicious dish. Flageolet are known for their delicate, mild flavor. This shouldn’t be confused with them being bland. They’re anything but!...
Heirloom Flageolet Bean Salad with Roasted Peppers and Capers
There is no shame in accepting a little help now and again. For me lately, this means indulging in jars of roasted red pepper. In the summer, when bell peppers...
An Easy, Delicious Recipe: Flageolet in Tomato Sauce
I am in love with Flageolet. The French bred them from New World bean stock and they did a bang up job by all accounts. I remember at first thinking...
Planning and Indulging My Garden for Spring with Native Seeds/SEARCH
When I first started gardening, I focused almost exclusively on New World vegetables. I loved that more interesting vegetables from Europe were coming into vogue, like having three or four...
Louisiana Red Beans and Rice from a Vegetarian Perspective
I get a lot of really nice emails. Thomas Leming wrote as a native about his experiences with classic Red Beans and Rice and I just had to share his...
Paula Wolfert's Unforgettable Sandpot Mushrooms
I am totally enamored with Emily Thelin's new biography of Paula Wolfert, Unforgettable. I don't know how it's possible that the major publishing houses had no interest in this book...
Recipe: Heirloom White Bean Dip (Not just for game day)
For the last Super Bowl, we thought it would be fun to come up with some twists on traditional game day food. This white bean dip was great and it's...
More on Soaking. Sometimes, It's a Very Good Idea.
I almost hate to bring it up because everyone has such a strong opinion about it but normally I don't soak. Sometimes I do. I really think the best beans...
My Puny Little Olive Harvest
My house came with two olive trees that the previous owner planted. I love them but I live on a forested mountain top and it gets warm but there's lots...
Black Eyed Peas and Greens
My romance with Black Eyed Peas continues. I had some very poor dishes made with very old peas in the past. Aside from bringing luck on New Years Day, new...