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ramps and foraging sustainably
John Blankenship/The Register-Herald A few weeks back, I wrote a freelance article on ramps for NPR’s James Beard Award winning food blog, The Salt. I’d started noticing ramps trending on just about...
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the easiest loaf of bread and a trip to Richmond
At the latest DC Food Swap, my friend Clementina of Open Door Dining brought the creamiest ricotta cheese (recipe here) and sourdough loaves with crackling crusts. You know how everyone has an...
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mango chutney
As I write this blog post, I’m waiting for Indian food to be delivered. This might sound strange to most people, but for me, ordering take-out is a luxury. Food at restaurants costs a lot more than...
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limoncello
When I began brewing limoncello, the trees were still barren and we were thirsting for the first glimmer of spring. I’d gathered an armful of the last meyer lemons of the winter in a large bowl in my...
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rhubarb vanilla cordial at the great kosmic kitchen
Remember when the incredible gals at The Great Kosmic Kitchen wrote a guest post, a guide to ethical wildcrafting, on the Witchin’ blog? They asked me to return the favor, and today, my hand-drawn...
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sexy strawberry jam
I remember my mom making jars upon jars of strawberry preserves when I was a kid. The preserves would be dark and sweet, and there seemed to be an endless supply always stocked in our basement. She...
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music for the summer
I haven’t made y’all a playlist in awhile, and it’s definitely past time for some summer jams. I’ve been listening to this mix nonstop in the evenings while making jam (pun!), and excited to share...
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crema de guacamole with totopos
As I sit writing this post early on Sunday morning, I’m preparing to can cherries, pickled beets, and purple raspberry jam. And if you follow me on Instagram-a-land, you’ll know that my canning...
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making do with what you’ve got
The question of privilege, of who can afford this food, is a conversation that is typically subsumed by nice lighting and organic-la-di-da in food blog culture. We like to fantasize about the meal,...
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sign up for the pen pal swap
Happy August! I have some marvelous news to share. DC Food Swap, Brooklyn Swappers, and The Portland Preservation Society are partnering together to facilitate an old-fashioned pen pal program, a way...
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five favorite recipes from the blog (so far)
Three years ago today, I started up this blog with a recipe for ginger peach pandowdy baked in a cast-iron skillet. It was a year after I graduated college, I had a lot of free time on my hands after...
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late summer blackberry jam
I love to go out in late September among the fat, overripe, icy, black blackberries to eat blackberries for breakfast, the stalks very prickly, a penalty they earn for knowing the black art of...
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collaboration with Portland Apothecary
This week in Washington has been seriously lovely. The shadows are lengthening like long cat stretches. The nights are cool and breezy and quiet. Late summer storms thunder through the early evenings...
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full moon coconut panna cotta with berry coulis
When summer calls for a dessert, I usually bake up a fresh fruit pie or find the closest ice cream parlor. But this coconut panna cotta with mixed berry coulis, adapted from a recipe from Heidi...
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feature in Fringe Association’s ‘Our Tools, Ourselves’
Once in awhile, I’ll pick up more than a wooden spoon or paintbrush. I’m a big knitter and have gotten into spinning my own yarn this year as well. Today, the Fringe Association blog has featured me as...
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lacto-fermented dill pickles
This isn’t a recipe for sweet bread and butter pickles that you pile onto your summer burger. These pickles are something quite different. These pickles are alive. Lacto-fermented for a week in brine...
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plum and blueberry galette
The last unofficial weekend of summer was spent with my family on Chincoteague Island, a tiny barrier island off the coast of Virginia. The sun was hot and the ocean water was cold. We made a big...
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blackberry pie for a season of change
Mollie Katzen was at Sixth and I synagogue talking about her latest cookbook, The Heart of the Plate, tonight. With her groundbreaking hand-drawn Moosewood Cookbook and The Enchanted Broccoli Forest,...
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chesapeake herbal gathering (plus! elderberry sumac syrup)
This weekend, my friends and I drove two hours into southern Maryland for the first-ever Chesapeake Herbal Gathering, hosted by our local herbal healing and learning center, Centro Ashe. Both the old...
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the very best spicy chai
I’m so very happy I had the opportunity to collaborate with Portland Apothecary for their fall herbal share. I illustrated three of my favorite recipes of the season to be included in the share, but...
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