Winter Squash: Take Three
Apparently, acclaimed cookbook author Martha Rose Shulman and I are on the same wavelength. In November, she too acquired several winter squash and has been cooking them in a variety of ways. You know what they say about great minds.
When it came time for me to devour my two little butternut squash this week, I knew I wanted to avoid the obvious but delicious soup option. I …
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Its that time again, time to make the decision whether to pull out your old boxed fake tree and start attaching those color coded wire branches, or drive down to the farmer’s market and tie a real tree to the roof of your car.
Maybe you never though much about it, but there are some pretty significant differences between fake and real trees when it comes to their …
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Washington generally clears out for the Thanksgiving holiday. Blame it on the younger people returning home and Congress returning to the district. There are still some of us, though, who enjoy celebrating America’s holiday in America’s capital.
If you’re planning on hosting a big Thanksgiving meal at your place this year, why not try buying locally grown vegetables and locally raised turkeys. You’ll get the benefit of …
Almost Too Pretty to Eat
I went to my favorite farmer’s market last weekend with one thing on my mind: apples. Well, two if you count apple cider. What can only be described as a very thirsty woman snatched up the last half dozen bottles of apple cider but there were hundreds of apples left. After I selected a dozen, I surveyed the other offerings. I couldn’t resist the petite butternut squash, …
Fall Colors in a Bowl of Soup
One of my favorite aspects of fall is the foliage. Lucky for me, I live in what some people call the City of Trees, a city home to more than 300 tree species. I love seeing the reds, oranges, yellows – and the greens – splashed all over the place. So when I considered the sweet potatoes, red bell peppers and green beans I recently …
