All Four Burners

My life is tomatoes. At least it feels like it right now. I got a screaming deal on a 20-pound box — $20 for dry-farmed Early Girls that were allegedly seconds, but were as good as firsts! I wonder how amazing this vendor’s tomatoes must be in general. Matt once scored an equally stellar deal on […]

Welcome to 2013, y’all! And welcome to January, soup month! All soup, all the time. Also, I like soup, especially as the weather turns colder. By colder, I mean, of course, that the daily highs are in the 50’s, but dip to the chilly upper 30’s at night. It’s now so frigid in the mornings that I […]

More than six pounds of basil yielded nearly a gallon of pesto, all of which is currently nestled in my freezer. It will last well into the holiday season as a lingering reminder of this summer’s few sun-kissed days.

Lamb is possibly the perfect meat. Wait, we need to back up a moment. You need to understand how far I have come from my days of being almost vegetarian. For many years, the only meat I ate was chicken (with the occasional side of bacon). I even referred to it as the “holy bird.”

I dream in pickles. Their sour crunchy dilly perfection haunts me. Good pickles are rare. That’s why I had to make my own.