Roasted green beans is one of my favorite fall-transition side dishes. Fresh green beans taste nothing like their canned cousins; they maintain their texture a whole lot better, and roasting them brings out a sweetness in addition to any grassy notes. Add a tomato confit…
Kohlrabi is one of my favorite farmers market vegetables. While it is most commonly associated with spring markets, it does start to reappear in the fall in some areas, including mine. This is the perfect salad for those warm September days with cool nights. The…
I’m back from vacation and getting back into the swing of recipe write-ups. After eating a lot of rich foods, it feels great to have something fresh and healthy, like this steak salad with a basil and mint dressing. It is easy to throw together…
It’s the start of National Farmers Market Week! And to start it off, I’m making my Farmers Market Celebration Bread. I’ll start this off by saying that I’m not much of a baker (though I am a great armchair critic of The Great British Baking…
Nothing beats the earthy flavor of beets from the farmers market (pun intended). These roasted beet and chive tarts show off that beet-y flavor with a herbal chive ricotta filling complement. They look fancy, but are actually pretty easy to make. Beets are pretty easy…
As I’ve mentioned before, kohlrabi was one of the first “new-to-me” things I discovered at the farmers market. I had never seen them sold at Safeway, and Whole Foods wasn’t my go-to grocery store (not that I’ve seen kohlrabi there either). If you haven’t tried…
