Flavorful grilled lamb tossed with tender haricot vert and drizzled with a generously spiced coconut milk broth.
roasted cauliflower and garlic soup with caramelized onions
As the days and weeks add up, as the fall seems to have gone from just beginning to full-on, I’m feeling a little stunned. I’ve loved every minute of the mild early fall weather. Now that things have edged colder, and I find myself a little bewildered even thinking of coats. But, the occasional blast from the heater, my withered garden, and all these pumpkins seem to point to the inevitable. Soup weather, we meet again. [Read more…]
Ham Hock and Collard Soup with Egg Noodles
A classic ham hock and collard soup with fennel, garlic, and egg noodles. This slow-cooked soup harnesses the flavor of a leftover ham hock.
potlikker soup with ham hock and egg noodles
One of my lesser New Year’s resolutions was to eat more cooked greens. For whatever reason (somewhere between an aversion to extra dishes and a hatred of soggy greens), I’ve never really cooked my greens. Until now. So far, I’ve blanched and sauteed, and without a soggy green in sight, I’m loving the results.
Besides, if you never cook your greens, you’ll never get potlikker. [Read more…]
braised country-style ribs with cippolini
At the butcher, I felt a little embarrassed that I’d never heard of country-style ribs, given that I come from what is arguably “the country.” And even if you’re not willing to concede my particular home-census-tract is rural enough, it is, at a minimum, part of a country. Also, I really like ribs. So how had I not heard of country-style ribs? [Read more…]