Dear Charlotte, It’s been a bit more than busy back in the ‘Ham, and while I haven’t stopped cooking, I have stopped writing about it. I want to tell you about some amazing chili I made on Monday, though. Unfortunately, I’m a little short on pictures because I had my brother and his girlfriend over… Read More Crickets
Dear Charlotte: I took your advice and went for the Coq au Vin…with some liberties. I’m calling it Coq au Katie which looks really stupid when you type it out, but sounds less so when you say it aloud. The hardest thing for me cooking is knowing when to deviate from the recipe, and when… Read More Coq au Katie
Dear Charlotte: I got started a little late (as in last night) in trying to do the rosti. It didn’t go so well. In fact, I’m not including any pictures here. I’m not sure what it was that I messed up (timing? heat? butter?) but it was just a giant mess. I did like four… Read More Failed Experiment
Dear Charlotte: You managed to find a recipe that required four (!) of the items in my box. The Moroccan Fava Bean Soup was a tremendous success! (Shoot, I think that word is banned now.) More than half my life ago, I took a trip to Morocco and have been in love with everything… Read More Moroccan Fava Bean Soup
Dear Charlotte, I begin this epistolary blog with a lot of excitement! I got my first box from my CSA today and it looks wonderful. Here is a full catalogue of what I’ve received: Salad Mix (more than shown) 2 boxes of strawberries Rainbow Chard Spring Onions Cilantro Baby White Turnips Fava Beans It all… Read More Week One