My officemate, Lesley, brought this into work on Tuesday, and it smelled delicious, so I had her send me the recipe from Epicurious. I’ve never cooked with quinoa before, but it’s super easy—a lot like couscous, except you have to rinse it beforehand in order to wash off the saponin coating. We don’t have a [...]

My dislike of root vegetables is well known. But I know that I have to learn to like them if I want to eat in season. So I’ve been trying. My newest attempt: turnip custard. I had a really good version at the ONCE vegetarian dinner I went to last month. It was lemony and [...]

This is the second year that we’ve had our CSA, and although the farm is very welcoming—with public events throughout the year and a work-for-food option—we’ve never actually visited it. I’ve wanted to, but it’s two hours away in Belchertown. Last Saturday Stone Soup hosted an edible plant walk with John Root, so it seemed [...]

I know I should be buying from the bulk bins at Whole Foods and Harvest to save on packaging, but until this week I never had. It just seemed like so much trouble. If you use the plastic bags and containers that they offer, you’re still using just as much packaging. And if you bring [...]

Cooking’s always an effort for me, so whenever I come across a delicious, easy recipe, I like to share it. Orzo salad is my new favorite summer meal. I like doubling it and eating it for lunch all week long. And—fair warning—I plan on bringing it to every potluck barbeque that I go to. Thanks [...]