Let’s all take a minute to thank the Italians. They, as I understand, are the ones who brought zucchini to the United States. And without zucchini, how would we know that we had arrived at midsummer’s abundance? If your neighbors didn’t leave bags of the green squash on your porch, and you weren’t trying to […]
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Watermelon
Apparently, July is national watermelon month. But here in central Illinois, I’m voting to move it to August. As the weather heats up, and the melons start to arrive by pick-up load to farmers’ markets, I’m personally going to see if I can get tired of eating them (not likely). And I’m going to start […]
Mashed Turnips
Tomato Quartet
“A world without tomatoes is like a string quartet without violins,” according to the writer Laurie Colwin. Of course she was talking about backyard garden and farmers’ market tomatoes–all those luscious local tomatoes that provide a bright symphony of flavors. And now is the time to seek out every theme and variation on tomatoes: hybrids, […]
Sweet Potato Gnocchi
Spaghetti Squash: Healthy, Easy, Fun!
If you like the circus act where a crowd of clowns emerges from a tiny car, then you’ll love spaghetti squash. It’s just plain fun to cook a vegetable the shape of a watermelon, open it up, and pull out yards of crisp-tender, golden strands. It only adds to the fun when you learn that […]
