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roasted cauliflower with anchovies and lemon

Forgive me, Mom.

But I have to share your email with my littleclove world because your enthusiasm was great and it was what prompted me to make this cauliflower at 10:30pm on a school night.

Not even kidding, you know me and food.

So I want to share with you all a little excerpt from an email my [...]

extra special brussels sprouts

It’s sad, really.

Maybe it’s the gloomy day we’re having in Chicago. March is rough in these parts.  65º and sunny on Monday, 45º and rainy today and snow by Saturday. Oh joy.

The daffodils that are just starting to poke their little heads out of the ground in my front yard will love that news.

Dreary day [...]

broccoli, los angeles, soccer and pigs

March 7th already?

I have been traveling a bit lately and haven’t been home much, so March has sort of snuck up on me. But that’s OK. One step closer to spring and that is a very good thing.

This weekend, Hadley and I took a road trip to Milwaukee for a soccer tournament which was really [...]

eggplant

I love eggplant.

This is another very special family recipe, and really, the only way I’ve eaten eggplant (or muh len zhan, as we say) most of my life. I mean, until I tasted and fell in love with Thai green curry eggplant with basil in my late 20’s, but that’s for another post.

In my opinion, Eggplant + [...]

this just keeps getting better

Friday night’s Fresh Picks box:  baby bok choi (lots of it) yellow squash, avacados and thyme.

I love you Fresh Picks!  The thyme is covered in tiny purple flowers, and smells like heaven.  Isn’t it adorable?

Is it normal to get this excited over produce?

Also, there was Hakurai turnips:

Cute little things, and I’ve never seen [...]