Stifling days like this make me really appreciate my microwave. I’m a relatively recent convert to microwave cooking. Only one of the apartments we’ve lived in over the last 12 years had one when we moved in, and I never had the urge to buy one. My  mom cooked everything in the microwave, and always […]

As someone without a yard and only one houseplant (Oliver decided the others were litter boxes), one of my major issues with vermicomposting is what to do with the finished compost. I’ve actually given a bunch of it to my family in Maine before. But now that warmer weather’s here my porch is an ideal […]

Tuesday was the first day of this year’s CSA with Stone Soup Farm. The haul is pretty sparse this time of year, but the greens are lovely. As for the rest, we’re going to go really basic and make a green garlic and bok choy sauté. I’m actually glad that there wasn’t more, since I […]

By now most farmers markets should be up and running. Once my CSA starts, I usually don’t buy much at farmers markets, but there’s one nearby any day of the week for impulse purchases. Here’s a quick list of the ones near me: Mondays Central Square, Cambridge – Corner of Norfolk Street and Bishop Allen […]

Last week we went on an edible plant walk through our neighborhood. It was hosted by David Craft, whose book, Urban Foraging, details the produce he collects around Boston. He started out the evening by feeding us all black locust blossoms. It was bizarre pulling them off the branch and popping them right in my […]