Seasonal recipes for today's kitchen
November is here, and I find myself thinking often about past Thanksgiving gatherings. During my youth my mother’s family convened with lots of cousins, aunts, and uncles, all of us waiting to dig into the holiday specialties—Aunt Dean’s baked turkey and marshmallow-topped yams, my mom’s–Read more
A crunchy tortilla exterior encasing a silky vegetarian filling, held together with chili-flecked melted cheese describes the summer treat of Torta de Calabacitas. The torta is great fare for a light dinner and puts a dent in the zucchini drawer, too. Since the Unofficial Zucchini–Read more
As summer days heat up, it’s a treat to be able to put together a dish that is beautiful and filling, but requires no heat from the stove or oven. Spinach and Papaya Salad with Cashews has tropical flavors, eye-catching colors, and is packed with–Read more
I count rhubarb among spring mysteries. It’s a vegetable that’s treated as a fruit. It looks like blushing celery, but is actually part of the buckwheat family. Its leaves are poisonous, yet its stems are edible. Paired with sweet springtime fruits, it becomes a worthy–Read more
Every January I make a pot of black-eyed pea jambalaya to start the new year with good luck. So far in 2020 the peas haven’t warded off a pandemic, but they have helped me to look on the bright side of our situation. Despite being–Read more
Our weeks of staying close to home have helped me appreciate little things more–how a few bright red tulips or golden daffodils in a yard brighten the whole space. How neighbors waving hello from their porches bring my walks an old-fashioned feel of friendliness. A–Read more
