We have spared no effort in our relentless search for the world’s best pickles. Meaning, we pulled every book with a pickling recipe from our cookbook library and dove in. This particular preparation for mustard pickles involves no fermentation or anything even resembling a fermentation, unless you count the soaking overnight in hot water. It […]
It’s 90 degrees, the polar ice caps are melting and gasoline is more than $4 a gallon. But apparently that’s not enough to stop the Landscapers from Hell. And what is this man chasing with his giant leaf blower? Perhaps you can see the little trail of grass clippings blown up against the granite curb. […]
Tags:environment·summer
My wife does not like cooked squash at all–it’s a textural thing. So we’ve found ways to eat squash raw. This is our version of a squash carpaccio, using the Italian striped squash from the garden, sliced very thinly, along with a fresh Maryland goat cheese and a chiffonade of our own basil. Season with […]
Tags:garden·summer·summer squash
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