Fennel is so good in salads. There are several good ones at Huffington Post. If you steam it with potato and beet and blend them, add butter & salt – that is very nice combo. And you can chill it and dribble olive oil on it to serve cold. Roasted on the grill with other [...]

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Cross posted from Mother Jones by way of Grist. Read the article here. 1 pound whole wheat pasta. For this dish, I used a short, twirly, tubular cut called gobetti. Other cuts work, too. Kosher salt for pasta 1-2 heads “green” (i.e., uncured) garlic 3 spring onions Extra-virgin olive oil, for sauteing and also for [...]

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July 14, 2010: This week’s featured fruits and vegetables are: basil sweet corn onion – fresh onion, should be stored in the refrigerator beans –  green , yellow or flat green Roma beans, zucchini – several different varieties in a variety of colors, including white. These are edible summer squash, not gourds fennel – you [...]

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July 15, 2009: This week’s featured fruits and vegetables are: potatoes, zucchini, cucumbers, dill, fennel, green beans, baby bok choi, and beets. Recipes: Fennel Fun, Dill Delight The fresh herbs in my CSA box have brought scores of delightful new recipes into my personal repertoire – and, between the dill and the fennel, this week’s [...]

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