Gilding the Lily since 2006
View this post on Instagram Roasted ‘bull’s blood’ beets, red d’anjou pears; ‘purple frills’ mustard leaves, fennel fronds, Korean sesame and red perilla from the garden; cambazola cheese; walnut oil and brown turkey fig shrub; @jacobsensaltco Pinot Noir salt and grains of paradise. Aka a …
View this post on Instagram #WildAboutGame pregaming at home with my spin on the ever-popular butternut squash risotto: pumpkin congee cooked in chicken-corn cob stock, with five spice water buffalo sausage from @nicky.usa (get it? instead of lap cheong), woodear mushroom, pepitas, fried elephant garlic …
Larb ped made with @maryschicken Pekin duck breasts. I smoked them over trimmings off my peach tree just long enough for the fat to render from the skin, then peeled the skin off and crisped it up on the grill (with a pan underneath to …
My recipe for marionberry white sangria is up at the Oregon Raspberries and Blackberries website. Check it out! (And in case you geek out on berries like I do, I also wrote their history section.)
Homemade Thai green curry, made mild for younger palates: handfuls of cilantro (leaves and stems) and Thai basil; galangal, turmeric and ginger; garlic and shallot; makrut lime leaf, lime zest and juice; cumin and coriander; fish sauce, shrimp paste, and palm sugar. It’s simmered in …
And because I’m completely ridiculous, I turned those beautiful pepper-crusted tuna steaks into tuna casserole-flavored ramen noodles. Flaked tuna and Asian greens (chonggak radish raab from the garden, scallions, and gai lan), peas, and enoki bechamel with @umiorganic noodles. Garnished with chonggak flowers. Anything can …
Golden borscht with rye Semmelknoedel, fresh dill, marigolds and lovage blossoms. Last week our @imperfectproduce box included a golden beet so large that I could’ve hollowed it out and rented it for $75 a night on Airbnb. I also had some yellow bell peppers, white …
I even floated a few flowers in the jars to make it extra fae. Made a dozen ha’pints of elderflower jelly from the blossoms on my Black Lace and black elderberry bushes. It’s the prettiest shade of pink, smells and tastes like heaven. 🌸 🎀 …
Ever wanted to learn a few basics of home fermentation, like making your own Jewish deli-style dill pickles, grainy mustard, or even kimchi? I can teach you how! I’m offering basic classes all summer long in my beautiful historic farmhouse kitchen right in the middle …