If you’re coming over for Thanksgiving, this is what’s on our menu. Roast Turkey with Bacon-herb butter and cider gravy (Bon Appetit Nov. 2008) Roasted Fall Vegetables in Cheddar Crust (Eating Well Dec. 2008) Herb and Onion Stuffing (Bon Appetit Nov. 2008) or Rustic Bread Stuffing with Dried Cranberries & Oyster Mushrooms (Fine Cooking Nov. 2008)…
Category: Food
Thanksgiving: The Red Berries are Coming
Yes, it’s true…I’m Canadian and Thanksgiving happened last month, but I live here now and the only real Thanksgivings I have ever celebrated are American Thanksgivings because it’s just not such a big deal in Canada. We have had some great vegetarian Thanksgivings. We have made the pilgrimage with a million other tired people rushing…
Farmer’s Market: The Last Hurrah
In New England, we are coming to the end of our farmer’s market season. If you’ve been inspired to hit the farmer’s markets then you still have a chance. This time of year is a great time to stockpile for the winter. I am about to hit all the garlic baskets and load up…
Delivery 101: In Season
In Season. This is my dream delivery service (and I have yet to try it) but I just can’t keep it to myself. I’ll give you the basics, and once I try it I will fill in the details. I can place my order online on a Saturday before noon and the following magic will happen: I…
This Week’s Pizza
In the fridge: eggplant from Lindentree CSA, fresh mozzarella cheese from the CSA, plain old-school white mushrooms from Market Basket, a tiny bit of Applegate ham left over from making lunches, whole wheat dough from whole foods thawing In the pantry: pizza sauce, oregano, Maldon’s sea salt, pepper grinder On the counter: CSA and farmer’s…
Food For Thought
Main course: I’m not actually going to give you food for your thoughts, but spending time thinking about this may change how you shop and eat. The question is how do you define value when it comes to food? Do you just look at price? What about the quality of the food and the value…
Delivery 101: Boston Organics
When my daughter was old enough for baby food, I had fantasies of steaming my organic veggies and using the fabulous food mill that I got as a baby gift to make her the most delicious, nutritious, hand-shmooshed food a child’s palate could experience. I thought on weeks that I just couldn’t find the time to…
Grocery Store Delivery 101: The Supermarkets
Once you have kids, delivery has a whole new meaning, purpose and value. The first delivery is usually the most painful, but once you get used to the whole process it’s a breeze. And, no, I’m not talking about the hospital, birth center, home birth, water birth kind…I do mean food delivery. It’s new, you might not be…
Belmont Farmer’s Market Pizza Night
Tonight my husband and I had a late night dinner together. The light was glowing, we sat with a glass of wine in hand, and a plate of fresh made pizza and a crisp salad. Sounds romantic right? Well in fact, an hour or so prior to this I was upstairs wrangling…
Leah's Life: Pearls and Oysters 