Jane’s way: get busy with eggplant
The Cookery welcomes our trusted vegetarian guide Jane Manaster back with this guest post of fresh ideas on eggplant. Thanks, Jane, and help us get busy. Jane: How to cope with 50 pounds of eggplant? Although happily not my problem, the bounty was a goodly portion of our community gardens’ harvest and destined for the […]
Usher in fall with late summer happiness
What do you share when you want to extend thanks, help warm a new home, or brighten someone’s table? Flowers nearly always get the job done, and chocolate works any time of year. Have you tried a basket of apples or platter of fresh veggies? I loved this gift of late summer and I’m passing […]
Show off kale in chilled soup
Kale Cucumber Soup My transition to Hudson Valley gardening resulted in limited success this summer, as my cucumber crop disappointed (friends came to the rescue to share their bounty), but kale grew easily and tomatoes resulted in beautiful fruit. After gardening in steamy central Texas for the last several summers, here’s hoping I’m back on […]
Tomato Craze
Tomatoes are on their way! Here in the Hudson Valley, it’s been a season of getting reacquainted with gardening in the New York region. I’m on guard in the garden this summer, and looking forward to sweet rewards. Enjoy the tomato craze wherever you are with these easy tomato based recipes. Tomato Toss Gazpacho
Kids ramp up healthy cooking quotient
Think your healthy cooking quotient is higher than a middle schooler’s? Read about young students who are helping America kick the junk food habit and cooking real food.
Spice up food writing with Monica Bhide
What makes a good food writer? Start with a passion for storytelling and carefully add a sharp eye for all things fresh for the table. That’s what you’ll discover with Monica Bhide in her food writing courses. Monica’s final food writing course for the spring is accessible from just about anywhere and open for registration. Browse the instructor’s […]
Pure and not-so-simple maple
Vermont’s Jacques Couture says warm days and cool nights make conditions prime for maple syrup production. Jacques shared the best of his sugary maple with us last week at his sugarhouse in Westfield, Vermont. But temperatures may be heating up beyond the norm during this year’s sugaring season, which may not be so prime for those hard-working […]
Conduct your own nutrient analysis during National School Breakfast Week
It’s National School Breakfast Week, and though you may not venture anywhere near school cafeterias, it’s as good a time as any to conduct your own nutrient analysis. Take your breakfast inventory and change it up this week. Baked apples for breakfast? Warm up with this easy variation on baked apples. Easy Baked Oven Apples […]
Spice the rice
Putting a favorable meal together gets easier when the ingredients matter. When it comes to The Cookery’s rice and spice dish, go with a traditional basmati if you can work it into the food budget. It’s certain that basmati adds up more quickly than alternatives, but you’ll appreciate the results. Rice and spice 1 cup basmati rice 2 cups water 1 pound ground […]
New Year Gumbo from My New Orleans
New Year Gumbo If you’re looking for real cooking from a solid chef, you’ll appreciate the recipes in My New Orleans from Chef John Besh. The colossal cook book landed on our new doorstep in October and flashed a familiar return address – our former residence in Austin that we left behind in 2011. The […]