Eat your Elements: Recipes and Food

I was 16 before I encountered rhubarb in real life.  I'd read about it before-- most notably in Patricia Polacco's book My Rotten ...

'Tis the season for Farmer's Markets!  One of my favorite things to look at while at the farmer's market is radishes.  They are ...

Oh, pasta, where would we be without you?  A silly question, I suppose, but I know that I grew up eating a lot of pasta.  It's cheap, i...

Potatoes are a wonderful food source.  They're one of the largest food crops in the world (along with rice, wheat and corn).  They...

I found this recipe in my local newspaper.  I like the idea that when I make it I'm getting a little taste of Casablanca.  I like the ...

I did it again-- found an irresistible cookbook.  Somewhere, there is a publisher gloating over people like me.  This time it was Essentia...

I think most people are familiar with potatoes au gratin.  Well, that's basically what this dish is, but with the addition of a leek.  I...