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Preserving is not an endevour to be taken lightly, since messing it up is potentially deadly. That said, it’s really a very simple, hard-to-screw-up kind of thing, and there is a wealth of information online to guide you. Here are some photos taken by Jennifer of Operation: Jalapeno Relish. Loading the relish into the jar. [...]

Spaghetti w/ Raw Tomatoes & Arugula from a recipe linked to here, but with about 2x the tomatoes and arugula and the addition of 1/2 cup toasted pine nuts.

Last weekend’s relish was my second attempt at preserving. Attempt #1 (several years ago) went awry in the recipe department. I’d had the brilliant idea to start a homemade pickle company (kinda like what this guy did,) but first I needed to get just the right recipe. My pickled cukes weren’t going to be your [...]

This year we have two jalapeno plants doing very well. Too well, in fact. And big bunches of jalapenos aren’t something you can just easily pass on to the neighbors, co-workers, etc. Who needs more than one or two at a time? Fortunately I came across a recipe for Sweet Jalapeno Relish. After some tweaking, [...]

Inspired by a fresh head of romaine from our CSA, I tossed together a caesar salad. Instead of crutons we had this odd flatbread called Torta de Aceita. I was trying to find something  crouton-ish at Wilson Farm and it looked intriguing. Turns out it’s like a crackery, olive-oil shortbread, with anise seeds and sugar [...]

The blurb read: “the result of a marriage between Southern Italian Cuisine and Peruvian Cuisine.” Sounds scary, no? Well, when your only possible complaint of an evening is that your water glass sat empty for a bit too long, I’d call that a winner. After a stroll on the Pru SkyWalk with Dad & Myra, [...]

Grilled chicken/apple sausages (from Whole Foods), grilled corn, and a mixed veggie dish with grilled eggplant, yellow sqaush and onions, all from our CSA share, tossed with olive oil and fresh thyme.

Tabor is an ex-co-worker of mine from Smarter Living. He and his wife, Rachel, just happened to pull up in front of my house last night at the exact moment I was pulling some Turkey Burgers and Sweet Potato Fries off of the grill. He was just dropping off a letter of recommendation for my [...]

Thanks to Danielle at Habeus Brulee for posting about these tasty looking thing-a-bobs. They look a bit like tomatillos, which Jenny & I have been growing successfully for a few years, but taste more like a tropical fruit I guess. I’m pretty sure I’ve never seen seedlings for sale around here, so I’ll have to [...]

We took Dad & Myra to the Summer Shack in Cambrindge for dinner. It’s certainly not our favorite seafood place, but it’s great for when you’ve got folks from out of town and a limited amount of time. Normally we would head to Woodman’s or maybe The Barking Crab. We think they liked it but [...]