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August Salad: BLT Salad!
I have a confession to make. This recipe is blatant thievery from a restaurant in Manhattan that you will probably never go to (although it is very good). Patroon is one of those swanky, masculine, “steakhouses” that were all the …
July Salad: Chopped Vegetable Salad
Fresh from the Garden
By July, it’s usually too hot for lettuce to be happy in the garden. Fortunately, while the tomatoes might still be struggling to ripen, all the other veggies are popping out all over. It’s also often too hot to cook …
Celebrate Tomato Season, Part 3!
Open-Faced Sandwiches
Speaking of my childhood and what I ate, this was another popular lunch item in my mother’s repertoire. It was a very good day when she would take the time to make this for all of us, and I remember …
Celebrate Tomato Season, Part 2! Broiled Cheesy Tomatoes
Part 1: Tomaquet, Catalan Tomato Bread When people interview me about my childhood growing up on the first organic farm in America, they seem to have an endless fascination with what I ate. I know the stereotypes by heart (and …
The Easiest Fresh Summer Fruit Pie
This pie was born out of frustration, deception, and laziness. I was all set to try to recreate the famous Hess’s Patio Restaurant fresh strawberry pie (even if you don’t know Hess’s Department Store, you know the kind of pie …
Cornell Chicken: The Way-Western New Yorker’s BBQ Chicken!
If you are in “upstate” New York (not THAT upstate, but the real far upstate otherwise known as Western New York, so upstate that it’s got Buffalo in it), and you see a sign for BBQ chicken, the taste will …
Quick Summer Vegetable and Meat Soup…with Elk!
Since Eve is heading off to camp for SIX WEEKS, she got to request a final meal at home before she goes. She asked for soup. Her camp makes great organic food, but not enough soup for her tastes. And …







