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Rutabagas are making a comeback

August 27, 2008

“Rutabaga, Rutabaga, Rutabay-y-y-y ...” sang Frank Zappa in his 1970s song, “Call Any Vegetable.” Few Americans would recognize this strange-sounding vegetable that the British refer to as the ‘swede’ if they saw one at the Farmers’ Market. Rutabagas lost popularity during the Second World War because few other vegetables were available, and many people ate large quantities of them. After the war was over and people ceased to grow victory gardens, many became tired of the rutabaga and never ate the lowly vegetable again. It was mainly used as feed for livestock. So eating and cooking rutabagas was not passed down to younger generations, and few people today even know what they are, much less how best to prepare them. However, they are slowly making a comeback. A few years ago the Washington Post ran a story about the resurgence of the humble rutabaga at high-end restaurants in our capital city. This week, in our neck of the woods, many restaurants will feature them as part of

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Fresh fruit makes fabulous, easy summer desserts

August 19, 2008

Summer is winding to a close, and area farmers’ markets are full of summer fruit: plums, melons, berries, peaches ... All are great summer treats, eaten ‘as is,’ dressed up with a bit of whipped cream, or made into a fancier creation.

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Melt-in-your-mouth summer squash

August 13, 2008

Delicate, melt-in-your-mouth summer squash is one of the treats this time of year. Cooked or raw, it’s white, creamy flesh is a blank canvas, ready for cooks to paint with a variety of flavorful garden herbs. The thin, tender skin allows these squash

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My favorite summer treat

August 5, 2008

A traditional treat of summer in Poland are pierogi: dumplings filled with fresh-picked blueberries. Most cooks would agree that making any filled dumpling is a time-consuming job — and pierogi are no exception! So when the berries begin calling to u

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Another superfruit: Cherries

July 31, 2008

Cherry blossoms herald the coming of spring, but cherries announce that summer is in full bloom.

Glistening, juicy and delicious, cherries come in two basic types: tart (Prunus cerasus), also known as pie cherries, and sweet (Prunus avi

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