The noble pig, supplier of some of humankind’s most delicious foods, bacon, pork loin, barbecued ribs, ham, sausages, etc. Oh and yes, that all important unguent, lard. Some of the best pie crust I’ve ever had is made with lard. No it doesn’t taste piggy, not if you use the right lard, rendered properly. Have [...]
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Don’t Be Afraid of Lard
Posted in Farmers' Market Cooking, Ingredients, recipes, Traditional Foodways, tagged how to render lard, lard on January 27, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Make Your Own Apple Sauce, No High Fructose Corn Syrup Necessary
Posted in Farmers' Market Cooking, recipes, tagged apples, homemade apples sauce, recipes on December 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The other day I was in my local grocery store, reading labels like the food geek I am, when I wandered past the apple sauce shelf. I was shocked to discover that most of the jars contained not only apples, water, and some ascorbic acid (to keep the sauce from turning brown), but they also [...]
Food Zen: Farmers’ Market in Winter
Posted in Farmers' Market Cooking, Food Zen, tagged Food Photography; Farmers' Market; Eat Local on December 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I used to think of Thanksgiving as an invisible border when it came to the farmers’ market. The purveyors saved up a good amount of their best produce for the official holiday of gluttony, after which things slowly slid downhill until all that was left in the freezing depths of February were turnips and rutabagas. [...]
Is Slow Food Really Slow? Pumpkin Pie
Posted in Farmers' Market Cooking, Food History, recipes, Traditional Foodways, tagged fresh pumpkin, pumpkin pie, recipes, slow food, Thanksgiving on November 23, 2009 | 3 Comments »
“Is Slow Food Really Slow?” is a series here on Comestibles in which we explore the hypothesis that some of the processes many modern home cooks have declared too time consuming are a lot easier than the admen would have us believe. Everybody panic! It’s the great pumpkin shortage of 2009! I, for one, am [...]
Preventing Scurvy at Thanksgiving
Posted in Farmers' Market Cooking, recipes, tagged brussels sprouts, green vegetables, recipes, Thanksgiving on November 19, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Ah yes, the traditional Thanksgiving menu; let’s assemble the parade of protein and starch shall we? Turkey (of course!) with some kind of stuffing usually involving bread; mashed potatoes, or a creamy, cheesy, potato gratin; sweet potatoes, (no, they are not yams!) with or without marshmallows, as you like; maybe some preparation of turnips or [...]
Friday Night Pre-Market Dinner
Posted in Farmers' Market Cooking, recipes, tagged cooking from the farmers' market, farro, rainbow chard, recipes on November 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I was going to title this article “Friday Night Cleaning Out the Fridge Dinner.” But somehow the image of cleaning out the fridge leads to unfortunate thoughts of fruits and vegetables past their time and even mold. Not very appetizing really. So I started thinking like a restaurateur or a marketer. Friday Night Pre-Market Dinner [...]
