Pioneer kitchen gardens are often a source of inspiration for my work, providing a framework of ideas, plus the tools used to cultivate, plant and harvest. For the most part, the designs were practical and efficient, with a comfortable blend of flowers, herbs and vegetables. When it comes to planting a straight line in the […]
Seed Catalog Party
This year I am hosting a SEED CATALOG PARTY because SEED CATALOGS are like cookies, best if you can save them until you can sit down and savor, rather than eat and run. Of course its okay to snack on the way, which I do as soon as my favorite seed catalogs arrive: Select Seeds, […]
Vermont Cheddar and Spinach Custard
Vermont Cheddar and Spinach Custard | Serves 4 Spinach and winter greens are the mainstay of most winter farmers markets, which is why I’ve been making Vermont Cheddar and Spinach Custard for dinner at least once a week. Not only is it easy to make, but also lovely to serve either in the ramekins or inverted onto a […]
Fireplace Cookery
The art of FIREPLACE COOKERY may be lost with the current panoply of modern appliances, yet it if you can only imagine what it must have been like to feed a family with what seems like such primitive tools, it is lesson in culinary prowess. In your minds eye, strip the layers of sheet rock […]
Roasted Vegetables
You might think that ROASTED VEGETABLES do not need a recipe, and in theory, I agree. Yet too many cooks will mask vegetables with a fancy sauce, so I offer this recipe to prove that vegetables, when slowly roasted, have extraordinary power to please. Not every vegetable can be roasted with success, however, and this […]
Winter Food
WINTER FOOD, when eating with the seasons was once a way of life. It’s below freezing with a fresh dusting of snow, and finding a parking spot is a bit tricky. Yet cars are wedged between snow banks and there is a well-tromped path leading into the front door of the winter farmers market. Shoppers […]
Artful Kitchen Gardens
ARTFUL KITCHEN GARDENS. I’ll admit that I get my best ideas while in the garden, and one day I realized that everything I knew about gardening, I actually learned in art school. Here’s my top 10 things I learned in art school, to help you stay organized and creative in in your kitchen garden. One: […]
