by Toni | Jan 26, 2020 | Let's Eat
Well it is the beginning of Carnival season. So when my friend and local mushroom guru Leo suggested I try my hand at Drunken Mushrooms…mais bien sur! I trotted on over to his house to pick up some fresh shitakes and his basic recipe, then headed back to the...
by Toni | Feb 19, 2018 | Let's Eat, Vegetables
No. Not what you are thinking, even from an old hippie. For our Valentine’s Day dinner, I wanted a side dish that would go well with Don’s pasture-raised steak and my wild salmon fillet—we were splurging, you see. After 45 years of marriage, I think we are due,...
by Toni | Jan 25, 2017 | Farmer's Market, Let's Eat, Vegetables
Since starting this blog well over a year ago, I have become an amazingly easy person for whom to buy gifts. My friends give me food—ingredients they think I will enjoy using in my kitchen and, sometimes, trying out on them. If you cook for those you love, your loved...
by Toni | Mar 26, 2016 | Let's Eat, Vegetables
Barley is one of the oldest grains on Earth, domesticated around 8,000 B.C. in Mesopotamia from its wild relative Hordeum spontaneum. While barley is most commonly used as livestock feed today, its presence in the home kitchen—especially the vegetarian home...
by Toni | Mar 9, 2016 | Eggs, Let's Eat, Vegetables
The Vernal Equinox is only days away. I’m setting up my April and May menus to take full advantage of early crops, especially anything leafy and green. The first greens to pop up at the farmer’s market (and probably a little before from my insider farmer friends) are...
