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I tend to be ambivalent about big purple eggplants -- on the one hand, they're so delightfully purple, and can sometimes taste wonderful...

Found in our CSA box this week: Radishes, with lush green leafy tops, lemon basil, and more melons-masquerading-as-cucumbers . Ingredients...

I have this pet suspicion that anyone who says they don't really like vegetables must be thinking of the boiled, steamed, or canned vari...

This is one of those everything-but-the-kitchen sink recipes that can be made with whatever you have on hand. Luffa squash appeared in our C...

We found a big bunch of purplish green beans in our produce box last week, and they turned out to be much heartier and less watery (and also...

Ingredients 1/2 cup wild rice Mixed baby greens or baby arugula A handful of pecans, toasted Some Bleu d'Auvergne or your favorite b...

Trombocino again, but Italian this time, and uncooked. As if this squash wasn't unique enough already, it has an entirely different char...

I'm madly in love with the shape of this squash. Turns out it tastes too good to keep it around for long, so I was glad to see it reappe...

Found in our CSA box last weekend: tinda squash and chinese cabbage, and a recommendation to make a curry. So we did. Serve this over s...