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CSA Week 1: the last of the strawberries
Late update, since tomorrow will bring us the Week 2’s CSA box. My first 2013 Dennison’s Family Farm CSA box yielded the following: Three onions: red, white and yellow. These have gone in everything...
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Bodum adds functional style to kitchen counter
The Bodum Bistro Universal Knife Block: definitely on my list of Favorite Things right now. The new cookware we bought a couple of years ago came with a set of really groovy, really sharp knives. I...
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Unlocking the secret to loving squash
After four summers of putting up with the squash in my CSA box, I have, at last, found a reason to love the stuff. My habit of perusing stacks of used books finally paid off during a spring visit to...
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CSA Week 2: Squash and broccoli get some love
My second 2013 Dennison’s Family Farm CSA box yielded the following: Three onions: red, white and yellow. These went into a couple of really tasty stir-fries and a pan of delicious chicken fajitas....
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Baked kale still not hitting the spot
One of my least favorite parts of the CSA box is the kale. I like my greens raw, coated in olive oil and vinegar, so when the kale gets too leathery to simply toss into the salad spinner, I have to...
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Pesto perfection
We’ve been on a pesto kick this week, thanks in part to one stubborn little plant. About six weeks ago, I brought a couple of basil bunches to the office, thinking that somebody would take it off my...
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Quest to give up artificial sweetener nears its end
This announcement is more serious than it should be: I’m giving up artificial sweetener. For the better part of two decades, I’ve stirred the blue stuff or the yellow stuff into my coffee, tea and...
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Promising snack misses the mark
I should learn to ignore the siren call of Limited Edition Available Only at Target (I’m looking at you, Pumpkin Spice M&M’s). I mean, the Pumpkin Pie Pop-Tarts weren’t that bad, but the candy corn...
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The verdict: Artificial sweetener addiction appears to be conquered
It’s been about two months since I pretty much gave up artificial sweeteners. I say “pretty much” because I’ll sometimes find a packet hiding behind another pantry inhabitant, and I promised to quit...
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Atlanta findings: perfectly dreamy doughnuts
Clockwise from top left: triple chocolate cake (probably), peach sliders, salted caramel cake. When people in Atlanta learn about my love of a good doughnut, they invariably give me a knowing look and...
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Acknowledging the tie between food and memories
Every few months, I convince myself that I need an old-fashioned country breakfast, complete with some form of eggs, bacon or sausage; pancakes, biscuits or toast; grits; and coffee. All dishes I...
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Pearl’s Kitchen: Butterscotch cookies
Editor’s note: I inherited my grandmother’s recipe box when she died. Instead of finding recipes for the family favorites we loved to eat, I found instructions for foods most of us had never eaten....
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