Spicy Zucchini Soup
Every summer, my inner beach bum emerges and I toy with the idea of ditching everything and finding a beach shack to call home. Not a responsible, reasonable idea, I know. My safe solution is to cook...
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I haven’t put away the sandals and sundresses yet. The markets still burst with zucchini, eggplant and tomatoes. We took the subway out to Rockaway Beach a few days ago for an early evening swim. It’s...
View ArticleCommon Cold Home Remedy
Demonstration in Seabrook, NH ; photo by Eric Roth It’s spring of 1980. I’m living in the woods of New Hampshire, in a teepee with a group of anti-nuclear activists during a month-long “occupation.”...
View ArticleRoasted Winter Vegetables
In the pre-Whole Foods, bad old days of smelly, dingy “natural food” stores, or “health food” stores (a name that rang with promise but in reality was more like a cross between Communist Poland circa...
View ArticleRamp Pistou
In case you were feeling that spring has been dragging its feet this year, you’re not wrong. No less an authority than The New York Times declared spring officially late, as least insofar as crops are...
View ArticleEggplant Caviar
Early fall is when eggplants are at their best. Choose firm, dark colored orbs, plentiful and reasonably priced in this season. Cook them soon after buying. Adapt this simple mash to your taste, adding...
View ArticleBlack Bean Soup
Everyone in my family has turned vegetarian. They saw a film called Cowspiracy and immediately decided meat was out. I’m proud of their choice and now cook only vegetarian meals. It’s a healthy,...
View ArticleCitrus with Spiced Maple Syrup
This is the shoulder season, when anticipation builds for spring flavors. I can’t wait for ripe strawberries. I wander through our neighborhood farmer’s market on Saturdays, taking the produce pulse....
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