Everyone is hitting their pantry. I’m guilty of neglecting dried fruit (although dried apricots are not around long) and dried split green peas. The Spring garlic from the garden is perfect for harvesting now before it jumps into its May growth spurt. Then the garlic shoots become too woody, forcing us to wait for scapes […]
Black Bean and Sweet Potato Stew
It’s a rainy almost Spring day that feels chilly and calls for a warming stew. I tried (probably too hard) to push myself and do a dark photograph. I went through my props and pulled all of my black and gray plates and bowls. Organizing feels good. This stew can be wrapped in a tortilla, […]
Red Lentil and Tomato Soup with Ras el Hanout, Harissa, and Preserved Lemons
All at once my neighbor Mark showed up with 30,000+ lbs. of gravel for the driveway and outdoor kitchen area, the sun came out, and I was craving some red lentil soup. This Moroccan inspired soup comes together in just over 30 minutes. Remember the recipes I posted for Preserved Lemons, Harissa, and Ras el […]
Fresh Cranberry Beans
They are so pretty, until they’re cooked. Then the sweet speckles and swirls of cranberry-red on a cream background turn to a dull, unappetizing grey or light-brown. We’re not even going to discuss the excitement caused by the hot-pink pods. If you don’t believe me, just do some recipe/image searching and you’ll find numerous pictures of […]