• Food Stories

    Swweeeeet! Fall Vegetables

    From your email, please click on the title to view the photos and comment online. On the Website, you can read past blogs, search for recipes, and browse.   Some time in the next few weeks, we can expect to…

  • Food Stories

    Going Green

    Welcome to prime vegetable season. The earliest entrants have already appeared in local farmstands: the first fiddleheads and spring onions, then peas. There is a whole assortment of greens to be had, all fresh, crisp, colorful, and delicious. Of course,…

  • Recipes

    Afghan Spiced Pickled Vegetables

      This recipe for torshi or pickles is from Parwana by Durkhanai Ayubi (2020). It's described as tangier than torshi bemasalah due to the inclusion of citrus. It's made using an assortment of seasonal vegetables, but with less vinegar and…