Eat Your Vegetables

Cooking away the CSA, week 13: The best beets yet (you can’t beat ’em)

http://www.lawrence.com/users/photos/2013/jul/08/258248/ A few weeks ago, [Karrey Britt][1] and I were discussing all the ways one could serve beets. One of the ways we discussed was [roasting them a la my balsamic veggies][2]. But another way I hadn't tried was one so simple it seemed like ...

Cooking away the CSA, week 12: Replenishing after vacation

http://www.lawrence.com/users/photos/2013/jul/01/257930/ The week before last we achieved the foodie equivalent of Inbox Zero: Nada in the fridge. I’m generally super horrible about this — buying and buying and buying until we have duplicates and triplicates and suddenly have to make ...

Cooking away the CSA, week 11: Pizza-tinged mushrooms for summer’s first basil

http://www.lawrence.com/users/photos/2013/jun/22/257475/ I might have a tiny, wee bit of an obsession with basil. Not only do I have four basil plants from starters in pots but I also plant some from seed every season as well. And then I freeze it or dry it or make it into pesto at ...

Cooking away the CSA, week 10: The best flourless peanut butter cookies

http://www.lawrence.com/users/photos/2013/jun/17/257256/ OK, I realize peanut butter cookies do not seem like a CSA-friendly treat, but they are. Just stick with me. You see, these peanut butter cookies use two ingredients you might see in your CSA or at the [Lawrence Farmers' Market][1]: ...

Cooking away the CSA, week 9: (Early) summer in a bowl

http://www.lawrence.com/users/photos/2013/jun/10/256857/ The official start of summer is just over a week away. But that doesn’t mean we can’t pretend it’s already here. I think we totally deserve some pretend summer action after having to deal with snow and frost in May. Right? ...

Cooking away the CSA, week 8: Stir-fry, local style

http://www.lawrence.com/users/photos/2013/jun/03/256431/ I don’t know what made me do it, but last week at the [Lawrence Farmers’ Market][1], I was drawn — *drawn* — to the baby bok choy at one of the stalls. It was leafy, green and perfect. And it clashed pretty horribly with every ...