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JAN: Unusually warm (a 60-degree day), very little snow for the month. FEB: No measurable snow for the year. Spotted in bloom: crocus, snowdrops, winter jasmine, aconite, daffodil, periwinkle, squill. Near 60 at month end. MAR: Temps near 80 mid-month. Side Porch cafe opened 3/13. Plums, magnolias in full bloom. Dogwood and lilac gorgeous at month end. APR: 80 degrees on 4/2, then a cold snap mid-month. Harvested arugula, lettuce. May: String of rainy Saturdays; a hot/cool temp pattern. Planted all annuals/veggies on May 4. 90+ Memorial Day wknd.
Category Archives: Sides
Easy grilled flatbread.
This super simple grilled flatbread makes a great accompaniment to dinner on these warm evenings. Continue reading
Fave ingredient: blue potatoes.
Have you ever cooked with blue potatoes? You should! They’re super flavorful and easy to roast for a tasty side dish. Continue reading
Posted in Dinner, Fun ingredient, Recipes, Sides
Tagged food, garlic, healthy, olive oil, potatoes
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Homemade baked potato chips.
Oh, Oven Chips, how I do love thee. Your dark, crispy edges. Your intense saltiness. You’re so easy, and so eminently flexible. You’re perfectly comfortable with burgers, but you can dress up, too, and go alongside a fancy fish entree. … Continue reading
Delicious farro with butternut squash.
Winter’s a great time to cook with healthy grains; here’s a fab recipe for farro with roasted vegetables. Continue reading
Perfect butter-roasted potatoes.
Sliced potatoes, perfectly roasted with butter and bay leaves. Get the recipe! Continue reading
Couscous with roasted vegetables.
After a Thanksgiving weekend of eating richer foods than I’m used to (and in greater quantities), I was excited to get back to my kitchen to prepare something a bit lighter for dinner on Sunday evening. But I still wanted … Continue reading
Summer succotash.
In the heart of summer, I cannot get enough of corn, zucchini and tomatoes. They taste intensely of sunshine, they’re incredibly easy to prepare and they’re endlessly flexible. An article in the July/August issue of Eating Well that featured healthy … Continue reading
Quick pickles.
I hate pickles. Let me be clear: I. Hate. Pickles. Hate them so much that I avoid at all costs what I call pickle contamination: that is, when the juice from an unwanted dill pickle sogs up the potato chips … Continue reading
Posted in Eating local, Farmers' market, Gardening, House favorites, Recipes, Sides
Tagged cucumber, food, homemade
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Grilled corn with Parmesan breadcrumbs.
Last summer, I shared a house favorite recipe: Corn and Parmesan gratin, also known as “West Chop Corn” from Susan Branch’s “Summer” cookbook of recipes inspired by Martha’s Vineyard. Now that sweet corn is in season, finally, after a late … Continue reading
Posted in Dinner, Farmers' market, Grilling, Recipes, Sides
Tagged corn, cream, food, Parmesan
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Grilling summer vegetables in foil.
It’s just after the Fourth of July, and summer is in full swing here in the Midwest. After a long, cool, record-breakingly rainy spring, I’m ready for the sun and heat. Bring it on. These long, warm days have an … Continue reading
