Thanksgiving 2009

This is what we ate at my house on Thanksgiving this year:
olives, hummus, and carrot & celery sticks as an appetizer
Turkey Lurkey (turkey basted with orange juice and white wine, stuffed with bread, dates, dried figs, dried apricots, dried applies, walnuts, and more orange juice & white wine)
gravy, obviously, as well as extra stuffing
a humongous [...]

Pumpkin Soup

Pumpkin Soup (easier than pie) with inspiration from Barbara Kingsolver
Buy small local sugar pumpkin. Cut out top and save. Carve out inside (remove seeds and pulp).
Fill with stock and 2 tablespoons of butter. Add dash of salt & pepper. Replace top.
Bake at 375 for about 40 minutes.
Remove from oven. Scrape down sides, being careful to [...]

Recommended Reading: Notes on Freezing

It’s decidedly winter. If you’re anywhere in the Northeast right now, the snow and cold are probably making you dream deliriously of beaches and sunshine and drinks that come in tall glasses garnished with pineapple. In terms of food, winter usually means that I tend towards soups and pastas and other things that are warm. [...]

What should you stock in your kitchen?

I’m always looking for ideas on what I should have in the house so that I can make a lot of meals easily, tastily, and cheaply. Being a former grad student and current frugal foodie, I tend to have a lot of pasta, canned tuna, beans, dried fruit, dried nuts, etc. In fact, part of [...]

Can’t-Mess-It-Up Apple Crisp

A few weekends ago, I took part in the wonderful New England tradition of apple picking. My friend Elizabeth and I drove out to Honey-Pot Hill Orchards in Stowe, where there are rows upon rows of Cortlands, Macintoshes, Honey Crisps, and even pears. When you enter the orchard, you have to choose the size of [...]

Greens, greens!

Greens, greens, and nothing but greens:
Parsley, peppers, cabbages and celery,
Asparagus and watercress and
Fiddleferns and lettuce!
—Witch’s Lament, Into the Woods, Stephen Sondheim
Our weekly farm share has started.
So far, we have had:

mustard greens
spinach
arugula
broccoli
sugar peas
pea shoots
bok choy
red leaf lettuce
unidentifiable arugula-like greens
turnips (with greens)

I love my vegetables as much as the next person, but I confess I’ve been a [...]