Creative in the Kitchen

FOR THE LOVE OF PRODUCE: pickled cherries

I got to Canterbury Farmers Market late last week, but in time enough to grab the last small basket of local sweet cherries: half to eat, and half to pickle.  The season is fleeting—and our own Sour Cherry tree was loaded—so I got busy with all things cherry.  Here is one unusual way I came… Continue reading FOR THE LOVE OF PRODUCE: pickled cherries

Creative in the Kitchen

FOR THE LOVE OF PRODUCE: grilled beets with asparagus salad.

The last of the spring asparagus, the largest wintered-over beets: I just had to grab my final taste before they disappeared at my Canterbury Farmers Market.  As part of my self-imposed summer challenge* of preparing fruits and vegetables in a way I have never done before, I came up with this recipe.  Grilled beets—sugars caramelized,… Continue reading FOR THE LOVE OF PRODUCE: grilled beets with asparagus salad.