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November 23, 2020Ripe and Roasted

An Unconventional Holiday: Pies, Tarts, and Crusts

A French Thanksgiving The year was 1977. My parents, brother, and I were spending the year in Strasbourg, France. As the end of November neared, we started to think about how we were going to celebrate Thanksgiving. In discussing with friends, we realized something we should have already known, that Thanksgiving is American. No other […]

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October 20, 2020November 23, 2020Ripe and Roasted

A Year for Beans

“Never ever ever mess around with my greens. Especially the beans!” My sentiments exactly. This line from the musical Into the Woods echoed through my mind as I watched the beans twist and curl their way up the fences. This summer was, for me, an adventurous journey into the world of funky, heirloom beans.  Too […]

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September 16, 2020October 20, 2020Ripe and Roasted

Vice Principles

Apple Butter Memories The apple butter is bubbling thickly on the stovetop. Bubbles the size of quarters is what I’m shooting for. The rich, sweet aroma steaming out from the pot is the definition of autumn for me. Whiffs of apple and cinnamon remind me of Saturdays spent chasing kids around orchards, their fingers sticky […]

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August 14, 2020September 16, 2020Ripe and Roasted

For the Love of Tomatoes

How is it that our favorite vegetable is only available in its perfectly ripened glory for a couple months in late summer? Tomatoes, naturally sweetened by the sun, have a fresh yet unami quality that is hard to replicate in the winter months. Their shortened availability feeds our ubiquitous obsession with the pomme d’amour of […]

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June 24, 2020August 14, 2020Ripe and Roasted

Random Beauty: Self-Seeding

It was a cool, late spring afternoon. The sun shone, but there was a slight bite in the air. We were itching to dig outside in the dirt. My kids inspected the garlic patch, which was by now a foot tall. They called out to me, “Mom, we can’t believe you haven’t weeded the garlic. […]

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May 29, 2020June 24, 2020Ripe and Roasted

The Bread of Home

Memory The heady aroma of fresh bread wafting from the kitchen greets me. We are visiting my grandparents on their wheat farm in eastern Montana. Earlier in the day, my grandmother had scooped a bucket of wheat kernels from their granary. She brought the wheat into her kitchen and ground it in her grinder, the […]

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April 28, 2020May 29, 2020Ripe and Roasted

Garden Planning to Soothe the Soul

Spring Planting Seed catalogs litter my couch. I keep pouring over the pages of flowers and vegetables. I have garden tabs open across the top of my computer screen, and I have been driving through town, stopping by garden shops. Amid all this planning, the plants are pulling me in, whispering, “I am beautiful. I […]

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March 25, 2020April 28, 2020Ripe and Roasted

How to Make a Braise: Basic Comfort Food

The day is cloudy and grey. Our country’s spirits reflect the weather outside. We have been asked as a society to stay home, to limit our tasks to those that are essential. To take care of those around us. To take care of ourselves. As I consider what those essential tasks actually are at the […]

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January 29, 2020March 25, 2020Ripe and Roasted

The Winter Blues

It is a hazy day, one of those calm, icy days where our souls can take a deep sigh of relief. Today is a needed respite from the frigid climes we have endured this winter. In the past few weeks, we have seen many twelve degrees below zero double wool sock days. Today, one pair […]

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December 21, 2019January 29, 2020Ripe and Roasted

Tokens of Christmas Warmth

Spoon Cookies The night is waning; dawn has not yet arrived. Pats of unsalted butter melt in the saucepan. With a silicone scraper, I stir back and forth across the bottom, watching the butter carefully. First the surface bubbles, and then a thick foam forms. Finally, I smell it, the nutty aroma of beurre noisette […]

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Recent Posts

  • An Unconventional Holiday: Pies, Tarts, and Crusts November 23, 2020
  • A Year for Beans October 20, 2020
  • Vice Principles September 16, 2020
  • For the Love of Tomatoes August 14, 2020
  • Random Beauty: Self-Seeding June 24, 2020

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