Classic Pesto Every basil-lover needs a fantastic basic pesto recipe. And this will be yours, I promise. When you get tired of stirring it through hot pasta, try it tossed through blanched sugar snap peas and sliced breakfast radishes, spread on meat and fish before broiling, as a dip for crudites, stirred into soups and stews, [Read more]
Archive for June, 2012
How to Plant Rhubarb
image So you want to make Nadia’s beautiful rhubarb crisp. Or her gorgeous honey yogurt panna cotta with roasted rhubarb and pomegranate. Or perhaps her crazy amazing rhubarb, orange, and chocolate chunk muffins. The easy way to get your hands on all the juicy rhubarb stalks you need is to hit the farmers market. The [Read more]
Rhubarb Three Ways: Act Three – Crisp
You knew it was due, rhubarb season cannot come and go without indulging in at least one crisp. This recipe which incorporates strawberries into the crisp filling, is adapted from Food & Wine magazine. I added ginger which pairs beautifully with rhubarb for a hint of spice and upped the quantity of sweet strawberries to [Read more]
How to Grow Basil: 5 Easy Rules
Basil is the perfect starter herb. Let me count the ways: it’s fast growing, lasts all season, isn’t particularly temperamental, and unlike more obscure herbs, basil features deliciously in about a million recipes. Not to mention that putting your nose anywhere near it is a heady delight. I have mine right by my patio door [Read more]