Thanks to reader “foufou” for posting this tasty–and easy–recipe on my picnic post last week.  I can’t wait to try it…and to figure out how to spell tabouli (tabbouli?  tabouleh?).  Anyway, this vegetarian salad is packed with protein courtesy of our grain-y friend bulgur, plus all kinds of fresh herb and lemon goodness.  Enjoy! TABBOULI…

Foodie Friday is upon us, and this week’s post is about an early summer joy that is as fleeting as it is delightful.  I speak of the pungent, powerful, twisty, green, and woefully short-lived garlic scape. Yesterday at my town’s farmer’s market, I bought a squiggly handful of the wild, wispy stuff, not knowing what…

I just got back from a doctor’s office where I enjoyed an ancient (I think from 2006) issue of Real Simple.  In the magazine was a terrific tip that I thought was worth sharing as we head into prime outdoor meal season. The idea was to go to the drugstore or Target/Wal-Mart/etc and pick up…

I feel like I failed my farmer’s market this week.  One of the growers showed up with the most tender early summer squash–neon golden zucchini, green “regular” zucchini, yellow squash, and more.  I was overcome with excitement, as I am whenever I see the year’s “first” of anything.  But all I walked away with was…

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