At the end of a row of radishes I planted a variety that’s new for me this year: black radish. I had no idea what to expect. Would they really turn out black? I never eat as many radishes as I plant. Many of them just keep growing until they are sprouting flowers. I usually [...]
In case there was any doubt that vegetables fresh out of the garden beat the pants off the store-bought kind, we harvested our first okra the other day and made a big batch of smothered okra. This is our go-to recipe for okra flavor and simplicity. I don’t know how you improve upon it: sauteed [...]
Got an e-mail from a PR type today wanting me to post something about a debate over on the Economist magazine’s website, the proposition being: “There is an upside for humanity in the rise of food prices.” To which my initial response would have to be, YOU’RE BLEEPING KIDDING, RIGHT? Only a group of over-fed [...]
We are engaging the concerns of a hungry planet--slowly--right here in our kitchen garden in the District of Columbia, about a mile from the White House.
What's in your turkey? We killed and butchered more than 80 birds on the farm of Mike and Michelle Klein in Prince George's County. Thankfully, Michelle did the gutting. Unfortunately, Mike bought his turkey chicks earlier than usual and they did not stop growing. Our prize for helping was a carcass that weighed nearly 40 pounds. It barely fit in the oven. Here, Mike is subjecting a slaughtered bird to the "magic fingers," a machine with a nubby, rotating barrel that removes most of the feathers. 
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