Simple Microwaved Winter Squash

Simple Microwaved Winter Squash

    Isn’t that pretty? Why, yes, I do like winter squash… All kinds – this Carnival, and acorn, and butternut, and hubbard, and… We’re having a very strange year. It’s October, and we’re still getting corn and tomatoes. Not that I’m complaining – we 

Ratatouille – or… Using Up Vegetables

Ratatouille – or… Using Up Vegetables

I had eggplant. Oh, boy, I had eggplant.. So – ratatouille. It’s a classic French dish from Provence, a stew of summer vegetables. Roughly equal amounts of eggplant, zucchini, and tomato, with onion, garlic and basil. Unlike most vegetables dishes, it’s cooked until the vegetables 

Sweet and Sour Red Cabbage

Sweet and Sour Red Cabbage

Autumn is here! Well – the Autumnal Equinox is actually tomorrow… but close enough. The season has changed… The weather started fluctuating between cool and hot a few weeks ago, but, this week, the warm spell following the cool weather was in the seventies, not 

Preserving – and Using – Leeks (and other aromatics) Conveniently

Preserving – and Using – Leeks (and other aromatics) Conveniently

This was a difficult week for me. A huge cold front came through, which is always hard on my body – especially my head. (Major, major migraine trigger.) So I didn’t write my blog. We were still eating, mind you, and I was still cooking 

Grilled Summer Vegetables – Pretty Little Eggplant…

Grilled Summer Vegetables – Pretty Little Eggplant…

We got the cutest little eggplants from the CSA… I don’t normally go all ecstatic over Cute – but really, aren’t these adorable? Delicate, tiny little things, streaked with lavender, almost too pretty to eat. I couldn’t see just simmering them into a sauce, or