Guys + Gals, here is my latest video for you today, all about the fig, my favorite fruit that deserves a lot of celebrating this time of year.This simple, luscious dish can be served as an appetizer or dessert. It tastes and appears more complicated than it really is. The salty Gorgonzola tempered by the…
I haven't spent much time with garlic scapes. Ramps yes, green garlic yes, wild garlic yes, wild onions yes, garlic scapes no.But they behave similarly to the others mentioned above and since their curly tendrils at the farmers market looked rather inviting, I decided to play with them.This is what I made, and I think…
Another thing about the big garden at Tulipwood is that there were asparagus popping up all over the place this year. They just spontaneously sprouted wherever they pleased... amongst the tomato plants, with the radishes. It was like a game of Where's Waldo?... where would we come across an asparagus next? The reason for all…
I love eating wild foods which you can probably tell by now.Also, fried dough is delicious.So is amaretto.I had read about elderflower fritters in the process of making elderflower syrup and I just had to know more.Edible earthy tasting flowers, amaretto flavored batter, powdered sugar... let's go!It begins with flour, lemon zest, 2 eggs, vanilla,…
I spent all day yesterday recipe testing. My freezer had gotten unruly and I had declared that nothing else was allowed in it so that all of the game meat I had collected since September could have a proper home until I could test it all for the "Girl Hunter" book.That has been the rule,…
I planted Grandma P.'s herb garden and got to thinking about basil. A few years ago, when I was feeling especially experimental with food, I made lemon basil ice cream and everyone who set their lips to it said it was the best ice cream they'd ever tasted.There's something so intoxicating about basil. And while…
I have a custard addiction.And I recently discovered that custard is socially acceptable to eat at breakfast. I don't know why it took so long to find this out. I haven't had enough exposure to doughnuts I think.So I immediately made lemon curd. And after I spooned it into the jar, I licked every last…
I'm into liquids this week, what can I say?I'm not a big alcohol drinker as you know, seeing as it makes me rather pink in the face. However. I can appreciate alcohol produced on a truly craft level. For example, I'm mildly obsessed with this certain secret whiskey that I'm going to tell you about…
There's been so much rain in the Northeast this summer, that the quince trees have borne rotted fruit. I've missed most of that rain though, and I never thought I'd say so, but I miss it. I've spent most of this summer in arid climates where you can't count on rain to wash away the…