The weeds are having a field day in my garden. Crowding the kale, tomatoes and green beans are plantain, purslane, lambs-quarters and many other wild edibles, I’m sure. This year I planted amaranth (amaranthus viridis), its oval green leaves splashed with purple, after tasting it at a produce conference dinner. It looked just like sautéed … Continue reading
Posted in August 2014 …
Shishitos are for sharing
The hottest new chili pepper isn’t hot at all, yet it’s burning up menus all over North America. Trendy TO restaurants like Carbon Bar and Bar Isabel are frying up gnarled green shishito peppers as an appetizer, and Cava chef Chris McDonald says his most popular new dish is shrimp escabeche and pine nut hummus … Continue reading