Ginger Carrot Salad
As I said a couple of weeks ago, one sign that I, at least, think Spring is approaching is that I’m starting to want salads. But it is March in New York – and it has been a cold one, with lots of snow… (Warming …
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Mom’s Coleslaw
One of the reasons that I have always been comfortable with cooking most things from scratch is that my mother always did so. Our cooking styles are quite different – as I’ve said, I grew up eating frozen vegetables, largely because there simply was no …
Cucumber Mousse – and Freezing Cucumbers!
As you may have noticed, our CSA gave us many, many cucumbers. I’ve made salads, I’ve made soup, I’ve filled a quart jar with refrigerator pickles, and I still had cucumbers…
The Staff of Life – Wheat (in Tabbouli)
Wheat has been a staple food in Asia, Northern Africa and Europe for millennia. Even people in largely rice eating cultures eat wheat – breads in India, and noodles and dumplings in China, for example. Then European settlers brought wheat to the Americas and Australia, …