Spicy Bacon Potato Salad
A fresh take on classic potato salad, with bold flavors and some of Austin's best summer produce.
Read MoreCowpea Salad
I love cooking with cowpeas. They’re versatile and easy to work with, and undeniably pretty. I seek them out at summer farmer’s markets, and I rejoice when they arrive in our Local Box. Lucky for me, cowpeas are a heat loving crop that flourishes in Austin’s hottest months. There are several varieties of cowpeas growing in Central Texas: black eyed, lady cream, and purple hull peas are some of the most common. Cowpeas are usually removed from their hulls before they are sold at market, packed in snack-sized plastic baggies with about 1.5 cups of loose peas per package. All...
Read MoreSorrel Surprise
Instead of arugula we got sorrel in our local box yesterday. Also some tomatoes and a patty pan squash instead of melon. Combined with some of this week’s work drama, the change is making me a little twitchy. I was annoyed last night, but this morning I realized I like tomatoes and squash way better than melon, so this was a good substitution. But what to do with the sorrel? When I tasted a raw leaf yesterday it tasted like a spicy, acidic, tangy version of spinach. Too strong for a salad on its own. Too soft to sautee with garlic. But just right for a pesto, which will...
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