Here’s a great leisure activity. Don’t we all yearn for a lazy afternoon with nothing more important to do than shell peas? Even daughter got into the act, learning how to use the point of a paring knife to neatly split the pod in two. You can do the same thing with your fingernails–if you [...]
Leftover quinoa pilaf with peas, fava beans and edamame, plus leftover chicken casserole with carrots in peas. It’s peas squared! Preparation time: 5 minutes Shopping: None Just the thing to heat in the microwave after spending the very early part of the morning harvesting the rest of our peas, removing the pea plants and getting [...]
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If you have any concerns about your arteries or your waistline, you should probably avert your eyes. This is one of those dishes that can’t be made any other way except with the best cream you can find and plenty of pecorino cheese. That’s the excuse I give myself when I want to make a [...]
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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