Julia Child
June 21, 2011
In this week's box: Romaine, mixed baby lettuce, sugar snap peas, broccoli or zucchini squash, Swiss chard, fresh herbs (dill, cilantro and possibly basil)
September 16, 2010
BREAKING NEWS FLASH - COOK OUT OF THE BOX WORLD PREMIERE ON YOU TUBE -- WATCH PEGGY ROAST AND PEEL RED PEPPERS http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uK7y9DOIw6Y
(Note to faithful readers - My husband Frank (videographer in training) and I are learning how to make videos. We may not be ready for prime time but I think you will find this tutorial useful. Just remember, Paul and Julia Child were beginners once too....
August 17, 2010
In this week's grande box: Summer squash (yellow and zucchini), fresh basil, tomatoes, corn, watermelon, broccoli, purple beans (they turn green when cooked), peppers (2 hot, one sweet)
I had a great time last Friday afternoon at the Ridgedale library drop site. It was a pleasure to meet some of you in person and hear how you are doing with your CSA challenges. When someone tells me that they tried eggplant for the first time and my recipe...
June 17, 2010
I just love cooking action verbs. You know, words like baste, beat, blend, boil, braise, and blanch. And those are only "B" words! Cooking, like sailing or surgery or plumbing, has its own special vocabulary. If you don't speak the language it can be a lot harder to do the work. So every so often I think it will be fun for us to take a closer look at a cooking verb or two. This will help us turn recipes on a page into meals on a plate. ...
June 10, 2010
Today we are going to talk about how to make mayonnaise from scratch. Before we get too far into this discussion I need to say one thing. It is okay to bring home the Hellman's. It is decent mayonnaise and it keeps a long time in the fridge. But once in a while you owe it to yourself to try the real thing. You might decide it is not worth the extra trouble. On the other hand you might decide the homemade kind is fabulous and you will add...
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