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Mark Bittman– feh

I am now the owner of the complete cookbook collection by Mark Bittman. I have How to Cook Everything (HTCE), which is where I started, and to which I added How to Cook Everything Vegetarian. Given my new interest in … Continue reading

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Baked Ziti

There was a time when I made baked ziti for special occasions, but I think the last time I made it was for the disastrous final Christmas of my first marriage. We were in Cleveland, and I can’t go into details about … Continue reading

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Venison Chili

It is mid-December, but the temperature barely creeps above the zero mark and the day begins after I rise and is over before I leave work, so it certainly feels time to start the venison chili going. Because my friends … Continue reading

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Simple Pear Tart

Pears are a problem. I really like pears, but go from hard to over-ripe in 60 seconds. They don’t stay ripe and firm for a long time like apples. I bought five pears last week, and they suddenly were ripe yesterday. … Continue reading

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Cheesemaking

Ever since I finished Barbara Kingsolver’s Animal, Vegetable, Mineral I’ve started making cheese. I got the ricotta and mozzarella kit from the New England Cheesemaking Supply Company and have made three batches of the mozzarella. It’s the most fun to make … Continue reading

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Kale, Leeks, Mushroom and Barley Stew

This recipe comes straight from Epicurious.com, who have it by way of Bon Apetit from December 2009. I wish there was a cooking magazine that was actually in tune with seasonal garden vegetables. Even Local Flavors, the popular cookbook by Deborah Madison focusing … Continue reading

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Kielbasa, Kale, Leek and Potato Soup

The October garden is still giving me fresh vegetables for dinner. It’s wonderful to cut deep green leaves of kale this late in the season, and pull up the leeks, which took longer than anything else in the garden to … Continue reading

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Yellow Tomato and Tomatillo Salsa

The great yellow tomatoes from my garden have made me really want to make a yellow tomato salsa. I knew it would have tomatillos in it, which were available at the farmer’s market yesterday. So were beautiful, long curly sweet red … Continue reading

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Orange Things

In the garden, I’ve moved from the green crops to the orange crops, carrots and pumpkins. I planted the pumpkins too early, which means pumpkins in August instead of late-September, but am so pleased with the three beautifully-shaped pumpkins that … Continue reading

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Pickle Recipes

Sister Elaine gave me two more ice cream tubs of cucumbers, already cleaned and sorted into small and medium-small sizes. So I had another pickling adventure. I got recipes from Sister Elaine and from my friend Meg in Colorado. In all, I … Continue reading

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