Spring is finally here! And now that winter is behind us, farmers markets will move back to their outdoor locations, and more variety in produce will arrive. One of the first non-winter crops harvested is a perennial favorite: carrots. This transitional time of year is…
I don’t like wasting food (or money), so I love having an assortment of recipes that use up all the odds and ends. Making hash browns is a versatile method to use up leftovers of many different vegetables. Recently, I’ve been testing a bunch of…
Don’t throw away the tops the next time you buy a bunch of carrots from the farmers market. The carrot tops have a wonderful herbaceous flavor that exemplifies the transition to springtime. If you haven’t tried using them yet, this walnut and carrot top pesto…
It can be hard to be in the mood for salads in the winter. The last thing I want to eat when it’s cold outside is an ice cold salad. My solution? Broccoli gives the salad heft, and I like to char the florets in…
Chocolate and beets are a perfect pairing. Both are earthy, and they enhance each other’s flavor. It’s one of my favorite combinations, and they come together beautifully in my recipe for chocolate beet marble bread. I’ve mentioned this before – I am not much of…
Parsnips are a severely underrated vegetable; I’m sure many people just think of them as a white carrot (not true), and I’ve seen them mislabeled at the grocery store on more than one occasion. But don’t overlook them the next time you’re at the farmers…
There’s not much better than biting into freshly fried kohlrabi hash browns. They’re hot; they’re crispy; they’re a perfect way to eat kohlrabi for breakfast. When I first mentioned to my husband how much I liked kohlrabi, he responded that he had the best kohlrabi…
It’s that time of year again: the end of tomato season when you’ve got to use the heirloom tomato bounty or you risk them spoiling and wasting the harvest. And that’s not great. But I have good news! I have the solution to this problem,…
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 find cantaloupe to be an extremely polarizing fruit. For some, like my brother, cantaloupe is one of their favorites. For others, its the fruit they leave for last when eating fruit salad. As for me? When cantaloupe is ripe, I love it. It’s sweet…
When it comes to great products from the farmers market, you don’t always have to have an elaborate plan. These blistered shishito peppers come together extraordinarily fast, and are an excellent side dish for any occasion.
