seasonal recipes

All Aboard the Turnip Truck

Turnips are in season now and an abundance of greens and roots are being harvested across the United States. Here are two great recipes for enjoying them!

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One of the nicest things about living in Southern California is the endless, year-round bounty of mouthwatering, local produce. This week my CSA box came with peaches and something called a black sapote, all of which were picked the day before from a local farm—in October! I’m from Washington, D.C., so enjoying a fresh, locally [...]

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Pumpkin Love

Pumpkin is a ubiquitous part of the American fall season—which is understandable, considering that it’s indigenous to this part of the world. The Native Americans used it as both a food and a medicine. The first settlers from Europe added it to their diets and then some of them helped spread it to the rest [...]

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Dandelion: Much More than a Lawn Menace

Many wild plants and “weeds” are some of the most nutrient-dense greens you can eat. It is only in the past 100 or so years, as our food system became more and more industrialized, that wild superfoods dropped out of our diet. So I try to include them in mine when I can. This past [...]

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Arugula-Ready Recipes

The cool weather greens are just starting to come ready for harvest here, and this week both my garden and my CSA box have plenty of arugula with which to make salads and other delights. Arugula is a very nutritious, leafy green vegetable with an unusual spicy flavor. Arugula is high in vitamins A, C [...]

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Watermelon Rind Pickles

Melons are ready for harvest and this week I found a yellow watermelon and a cantaloupe in my CSA box. Seems like as good a time as any to make an old-fashioned Southern treat: Watermelon rind pickles.

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