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I've been a member of the Porter Farms CSA for a few years now, splitting the membership with my friend, Jackie. I have to say that this is my least favorite time of year to be a CSA member. Our bags are full of cabbages and squashes, and neither are my favorite veggies. But the reason I joined the...

This recipe, by a chef from one of my favorite local restaurants, was posted in our local newspaper, the Democrat and Chronicle , on Tuesday. It wasn't anything spectacular but at this time of year, the dishes I make tend to be on the heavier side, so it was nice to have a lighter dish. Crisp Romaine...

I wrote this post and then hit "preview" and saw that it looks like I'm calling this woman a flake. I'm not, really -- I like her! I'll get to the flake reference soon... Anyway, if you don't recognize her, she's Anne Burrell, star of "Secrets of a Restaurant Chef"...

I'm on my way home from my week-long stay at my 94-year-old Grandma's house. Once it dawned on me that she didn't want me to wait on her hand and foot -- that she wanted to do things for herself -- my time with her was mostly harmonious. The only teeny weeny disagreements we had were over...

When I told my Mom about the overwhelming number of green peppers that had been harvested from Grandma's garden, she immediately suggested making stuffed green peppers. In fact, she suggested making enough to freeze, so that when she came to stay with Grandma in mid-November, there were some for...

A couple of days after Uncle Bob and I picked the last of the tomatoes from the garden, a lot of them were developing black spots that were the telltale signs that the tomatoes were starting to rot. Since I didn't want them to go to waste, I decided to make tomato sauce from the tomatoes that looked...

Meh-leed-zah-no-sah-LAH-tah. Come on, try to say it. You can do it! It's fun! I love saying Greek words. And boy do I love Greek food. This dip used three items from Grandma's garden: eggplant, tomato, and parsley. And speaking of eggplant from Grandma's garden, did you know eggplant vines...

The first two items item I made from the bounty in Grandma's garden were old favorite soups. One was Butternut Squash Soup . I made it the same way I've made it before, and it was a hit -- so much so that I didn't get a chance to take a picture! As before, the cinnamon croutons were a tasty...

I have a few go-to recipes for banana bread, but I don't have zucchini bread recipes I really love. Since I'm overloaded with zucchini from my CSA bag, now is the time to find my ultimate recipe. I'd like it to be dense, moist, and nutty. Healthy would be good, too. I've tried some recipes...

On Friday afternoons at Wegmans Food Markets, you can practically consume a meal as you taste the samples they offer from one side of the store to another. My favorite samples are usually in the produce department, because they sample Wegmans-created recipes that incorporate fresh fruits or veggies....