Risotto with Fennel and Fennel Frond Pesto Olive oil and/or butter 1-2 bulbs fennel, trimmed and thinly sliced lengthwise Squeeze of lemon juice Trimmings of fennel stalks – fronds separated from stalks 4-5 cups of chicken or vegetable stock Fennel fronds Olive oil Salt Clove of garlic (optional) Pine nuts ½ medium onion, diced Olive [...]
Archive for June, 2010
Risotto with Fennel and Fennel Frond Pesto
Posted in Fennel, Pesto, Risotto, tagged fennel frond pesto, Fennel risotto on June 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Season’s First Dill Pickles
Posted in Pickle, tagged Refrigerator dill pickles on June 27, 2010 | 2 Comments »
With the heat wave this last week, my dill flowered and I saw pickling cucumbers at the farmers’ market, so I decided to make the first of the season’s cucumber pickles. I didn’t can them because I am conducting an experiment. When my grandmother canned dill pickles, she added powdered alum, which supposedly keeps them [...]
Cherries and Berries and a Couple of Sorbets
Posted in Berries, Farmer's Market, Sorbet, tagged Cherry sorbet, Strawberry sorbet on June 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I’m posting this now because this past weekend – Fathers’ Day – is when the cherries are usually ready for picking at our local orchard. This year, everything is about three weeks ahead of schedule, and instead of following the strawberries, cherries were ripe at the same time. The orchard grows over a dozen different [...]
Pickled Broccoli Stems
Posted in broccoli, Pickle, tagged Broccoli stem pickles on June 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The stems of broccoli are as great as the florets but because of their different consistencies, some people don’t see how to use them together unless the head is cut lengthwise into slim slices so that the tops and bottoms cook at the same rate. I often cook the tops and stems separately and then [...]
Curried Broccoli Soup
Posted in broccoli, Soup, tagged Curried broccoli soup on June 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This soup is similar to the curried asparagus soup that I posted a while ago but includes potato to create a creamy texture without using dairy. Although I sometimes make a soup like this with chicken broth, I respected the vegetarians among us and made it with water. I didn’t think ahead enough to make [...]
Currant-Strawberry Jam
Posted in Berries, Preserving, Tigress Can Jam, tagged Currant strawberry jam, Preserving on June 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I have had a love-hate relationship with strawberry jam from the beginning of my canning career. Strawberry jam ranks up there with tomato sauce as the most-canned produce item in the history of my pantry. While tomatoes have never let me down, I’ve been all over the block with strawberries. But now I have a [...]
Peas and Fennel
Posted in Fennel, tagged Peas and fennel on June 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I was excited to get fennel from our CSA early in the season. In past years, the farmers have grown it late and it’s been a little tough. Unlike what you see at the grocery store, which is trimmed (for good reason), this fennel is about 30 inches high, with tons of fronds and a [...]
Peas-in-Pods Potato Salad
Posted in Pot garden, Potatoes, Salad, tagged Heirloom snow peas, Pea and potato salad on June 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The amiable heirloom golden sweet snow peas from India that I planted in my pot garden have finally peaked and are now fully harvested. With a quick hot spell that saw arugula start to bolt and peas forming in the snow pea pods, I was worried that these little gems would toughen, especially since the [...]