This recipe is for my sister Kath, who said the world could use a new chicken salad recipe - specifically one with crunch that does not involve celery. It's a spin on all of those BLTs we ate growing up, and will hopefully remind you of summer during this seemingly endless deep freeze. Crisp-cooked bacon … Continue reading BLT Chicken Salad with Basil and Grilled Avocado
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Tomato Season
"There's only two things that money can't buy - true, true love and homegrown tomatoes." - from Kevin West's Saving the Season, a cook's guide to home canning, pickling, and preserving We picked the first giant, juicy yellow tomato from our garden last night and sliced it into a caprese salad while it was still … Continue reading Tomato Season
First Harvest
The cold temperatures of spring and early summer gave our garden a very slow start. Despite a 24' x 8' bed filled to the brim with plants and seedlings, we've only had lettuce and herbs to enjoy. Until now! Seemingly overnight, bright pink tops emerged at the base of radish greens, several teeny tiny green … Continue reading First Harvest
the aesthete and the dilettante 