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Rabe and Pizzage

February 10, 2012 by Steve

While desperately awaiting the arrival of local spring greens, we’ve been buying broccoli rabe at our Whole Foods because Michelle can no longer tolerate the taste of the usual bland broccoli flown in all winter from god knows where. The stuff comes in giant bunches, and we were faced with a pile perilously close to becoming chicken food. Thinking about the rabe’s bitter green flavor and seeking a simpler way to get the potato-like taste she got from Jerusalem artichokes […]

Categories: Broccoli rabe, Cooking, Food, Jerusalem artichokes, Pizza, Recipes, Vegetarian

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Topinambour-ing to you!

January 26, 2012 by Steve

We’re always trying to vary our limited winter veg choices, so we’ve been happy to see tiny bags of Jerusalem artichokes available at our currently-only-on-Saturdays local farm store. Known as sunchokes, topinambours and more, these gnarled sunflower tubers are great pan-roasted, or thin-sliced and sautéed with garlic. (Then again, just about anything is great sautéed with garlic.) Looking for another way to use the tasty tubers, Michelle discovered a tart recipe in Ottolenghi: The Cookbook and decided we could wing it […]

Categories: Cheese, Cooking, Eggs, Food, Jerusalem artichokes, Kale, Recipes, Vegetarian