We’ve spent the summer hangin’ out at the produce tables, and we’ve seen and tasted it all…from asparagus to the annual onslaught of the zucchini…but change is in the air. So as the seasons and offerings prepare for their next act, maybe we should take this time to explore some of the other edible opportunities to be found along our …
Beauty and the Beets
All summer we’ve (OK, I’ve) been blinded by the bling… the gold of peaches, the perfumed melons, the garnet gleam of berries and ripe cherries and the…blah blah blah… The truth is, looks aren’t everything. Take that pile over there of what-are-those-things that look like dirty softballs. Are they even edible? Wattamy supposed to do with those? So today …
Tomato Tomahto
“Knowledge is knowing that the tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.” Miles Kington But here’s someplace you can put ‘em: SOFFRITTO. Carrots, celery and onion…the holy trinity of Italian cooking! (Actually, the French will claim they invented it as mirepoix…but you know the French…). Maybe you had a chance this …
Apples, peaches, pears and plums…
“The first week of August hangs at the very top of summer… like the highest seat of a Ferris wheel when it pauses in its turning.”―Natalie Babbitt (Tuck Everlasting) If you just felt a tap on your shoulder…don’t turn around. It’s only August telling you to look sharp and don’t miss the best part of summer. Lazy days and nights …