Author Archives: Jen

While I was in the store buying the bottle of wine from the last post, the clerk and the bagger and I had a lively debate on whether the wine was meant to placate a bitch, or keep one from … Continue reading →

Sometimes, like roasted cauliflower, a vegetable just needs the right treatment to go from eh to spectacular. Like cauliflower, a little time in the oven, or on the grill with a coating of olive oil and a shake of sea … Continue reading →

What to do with leftover grilled corn on a brisk May evening? Corn-beans-tomatoes-cilantro-celery-peppers scramble! I threw in a little chili powder and some cumin seeds to round it out, and served it with a salad.

While I was gone to Maryland, Farmerteen called me to tell me she had made crumps.  As you may or may not suspect, she meant to make crepes (which are surprisingly simple — our friends gave us an in-service one … Continue reading →

I don’t think there’s anything mysterious on this plate, with the exception of the floating fork.  Grape tomatoes, grilled corn on the cob, grilled red pepper (which I think officially makes it a pimento), hummus, olices, and cucumbers . . … Continue reading →

The variation? Chinese broccoli, which didn’t grill quite as wonderfully as I’d hoped (or anticipated, or wished). To steal a line from Giles Corey, “More veggie burgers!”