Clever farmers’ market vendors like Evolutionary Organics hang informative, happy little signs introducing the small wonders within a given bin: And so, yesterday in the rain, I had sunny squash in a pasta that’s friendly to additions—while farfalle cooked (the shape matches all those bow ties at summer weddings), I sautéed sliced squash (2 baby [...]

Walking the greenmarket on Wednesday, I was surprised to see nettles still in season. Usually appearing in March, at the beginning of spring markets that close in the winter, nettles are an incredible source of protein as well as being a folk remedy for all sorts of things. If you should find nettles, I like [...]

I always crave seafood on summer weekends, and this afternoon I sautéed a soft-shell crab in lard to top roasted red potatoes with pesto. (Flour the crab, tap off excess, fry in two tablespoons of fat on high heat for two minutes a side.) Tempted to make pesto from whatever green winks at me in [...]

My favorite vegetable, fractal cauliflower (Romanesco), appeared on the Redland Organics stand this morning at the Pinecrest market. With Fibonacci numbers running up the sides, fractal cauliflower makes the most beautiful of crudités, the simple and elegant practice of serving raw vegetables with a vinaigrette. Equally enchanting roasted, a plate of green forestry waited while [...]

This morning, I picked up my CSA box from Bee Heaven Farms to find beautiful carrots with the tops on, and a suggestion in the CSA newsletter to use the carrot greens for pesto. Here’s the rest of the box: Continuing on to the Coral Gables farmers’ market, I watched the fried green tomatoes demonstration: [...]