This is always an interesting time of year in the garden. Coming out the back side of winter, the garden looks like death warmed over. But there are signs of life and even a few things to eat. Some of the greens we were harvesting last fall–collards, kale, mizuna, arugula–are springing back. Very soon they [...]
This breakfast represents two of my personal weaknesses: I love fried ham, and I can’t bear to throw good food away. Last December we catered a Christmas party for a law firm where we served mini ham sandwiches on homemade sweet potato biscuits. We cut a spiral ham into pieces. Some of it was left [...]
Tags: beef tongue·eggs·ham
Fried eggs over seared beef liver, sauteed beet greens on the side. My wife and daughter hate it when I fry beef liver. They don’t even want to be in the kitchen. They say it’s because of the smell. Liver does have a singular aroma, and a unique flavore as well. I love it, especially [...]
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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