Long before strawberries meant cream and sugar, cooks treated fruit with vinegar to make it last and to wake up a heavy plate. Pickled strawberries are that old idea, made fresh. Here is the history, and an easy way to make them at home. Great food has a history, and the … [Read more...] about Pickled Strawberries: An Old Larder Trick Worth Reviving
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Dover Sole: The Fish That Ruled the Edwardian Table
Long before salmon and sea bass took over the menu, one fish sat at the top of British dining. Dover sole was the mark of a serious kitchen. Here is its story, and a simple way to cook it at home. Great food has a history, and few dishes carry as much of it as Dover sole. For … [Read more...] about Dover Sole: The Fish That Ruled the Edwardian Table
Creamy Garlic Scape Soup — Mild, Simple, and Ready in 30 Minutes
Garlic scape soup is a cream-based blended soup made with fresh garlic scapes, potato, onion, and stock. It takes about 30 minutes and serves four. The scapes give it a mild garlic flavour -- noticeably gentler than a soup made from garlic cloves. The honest case for this … [Read more...] about Creamy Garlic Scape Soup — Mild, Simple, and Ready in 30 Minutes
Garlic Scape Green Sauce — 5 Minutes, No Cooking Required
Garlic scape green sauce is a blended raw condiment made from garlic scapes, flat-leaf parsley, white wine vinegar, olive oil, and seasoning. It takes five minutes to make, keeps three days in the fridge, and works alongside cold meats, grilled fish, eggs, and roasted … [Read more...] about Garlic Scape Green Sauce — 5 Minutes, No Cooking Required
Garlic Scape Compound Butter — Ready in 10 Minutes, Keeps All Summer
Garlic scapes are the curling green stems that grow from hardneck garlic in late June, a few weeks before the bulbs are ready to harvest. They need to come off -- leaving them on means smaller bulbs -- but that doesn’t mean they belong in the compost. They have a fresh, mild … [Read more...] about Garlic Scape Compound Butter — Ready in 10 Minutes, Keeps All Summer
