A Gift from the Garden
Dec 16th, 2011 | By Hank Shaw | Category: Greek, Recipe, The GardenIt’s not often I write about my garden anymore; it’s gone as feral as I have. But every now and again, it gives me a gift. Like these beautiful white beans.
The Garden
Pickled Cauliflower
Oct 31st, 2011 | By Hank Shaw | Category: Italian, pickles, Recipe, The GardenWhen I was growing up, I thought “antipasti” specifically meant pickled cauliflower, carrots and onions. Well, I’ve recreated the recipe for Italian-style pickled cauliflower here.
How to Make Verjus
Aug 2nd, 2011 | By Hank Shaw | Category: Berries and Fruits, Cooking Basics, Foraging, French, Recipe, The Garden, WineVerjus, or verjuice, is the juice of unripe grapes. It is a classic French alternative to vinegar, and it is pretty easy to make. Here’s how.
What to Do with All that Zucchini
Jul 12th, 2011 | By Hank Shaw | Category: Cooking Basics, Italian, Recipe, The GardenThis is my favorite way to use a surfeit of zucchini: It’s an old Sicilian method where you dry the zukes and then saute them with oil, chile and mint.
Oyster! Oyster! Oyster!
May 13th, 2011 | By Hank Shaw | Category: Fish, French, Recipe, The GardenSometimes I can’t do justice to my crazy ideas on the first go-round. Sometimes I need to fail a couple times before I nail the dish. I am happy to say I’ve nailed “Oyster, Oyster, Oyster.”
Cardoon Gratin
Mar 25th, 2011 | By Hank Shaw | Category: Italian, Recipe, The GardenIf you’ve never eaten a cardoon, think artichoke stalks, which is essentially what they are. Cardoons are a little work to prepare, but baked with Italian cheeses they are lovely.
My Wild Garden
Mar 13th, 2011 | By Hank Shaw | Category: Foraging, The GardenThis year my garden will be different. This year, instead of cabbages and tomatoes and melons, I will be growing orach and yampa and ramps. Gardening meets wildcrafting.
On Miner’s Lettuce, America’s Gift to Salad
Feb 23rd, 2011 | By Hank Shaw | Category: Foraging, The GardenFor Westerners, miner’s lettuce is a commonplace, an afterthought. But this pleasant salad green has a distinction very few other American plants share.
Gardening or Gathering?
Sep 19th, 2010 | By Hank Shaw | Category: Foraging, The GardenCan a forager and gatherer of wild foods also be a competent gardener? Yes, but it ain’t easy: A year spent gathering wild plants puts a life spent gardening in perspective.
