Fall gardening: arugula.
On this gloriously sunny and pleasantly cool November 1st, I have two things growing in the garden: garlic, which is poking its little heads up through the bed of leaves it’s mulched with, and arugula. I’m …
Tag: food
Savory cookies.
I have a professional crush on Dorie Greenspan, I’ll admit it—and not because her hair is cuter and even shorter than mine. Her feature in the November issue of Food and Wine, The Cookie Canapé, is …
Helping kids eat healthier.
We don’t have kids. And as a consequence, our social circle isn’t filled with friends who have kids. The few folks I know who have little ones in the house have no concerns about feeding their …
An end, and a beginning.
This weekend, I completed two chores in the vegetable garden … and together, they pointed out the wonderful cycle of planting, growing, harvesting, declining and planting that any garden represents. I began to clear out the …
Oven-dried tomato pesto.
In October, this late in the summer vegetable-gardening season, we’re still getting scads of cherry tomatoes, thanks to a stretch of absolutely gorgeous, mid-70-degree weather. I fear that will not last. We’re picking tomatoes faster than …
Wine of the Week: Project Paso Old Vine Zin
Wine: Project Paso Old Vine Zinfandel 2009 Price: $9.99 Tasting notes: nicely balanced, with ripe fruit that doesn’t overwhelm Story: Very much in the running to be the new Mooth House Red, Project Paso’s Old Vine Zin …
Roasted red-pepper sauce (romesco).
A glut of red bell peppers in my garden—they ripened all at once—sent me scrambling for a way to use several of them quickly. A Romesco sauce immediately came to mind. Romesco originates in Catalonia, Spain, …
Book report: Prairie Home Cooking.
Somehow, writes4food landed on the radar of a book publicist for the Harvard Common Press, who inquired if I’d be interested in receiving a review copy of Prairie Home Cooking. Indeed, I would. Honestly, I need …
A great local food purveyor.
I connected this summer with a fellow Cincinnati foodie, Amy Hunter, who turned me on to Keegan’s Seafood Market. I’m always seeking new local sources for great food, and this place totally rocks. Keegan’s brings the …
