Thanksgiving Dinner
WONDERFUL dinner tonight.  Thanksgiving with a twist -- Indian food.  Not "Indian" as in Pilgrims and Indians, as you might have guessed, but curries, gobi, naan, pakoras, onion bahjis.  Appetizers were multicultural and included our third pass at cipollini tartes tatin

Family Heirloom Recipes
Holidays like Thanksgiving are rich in tradition.  Many families repeat the same meal year after year, generation to generation.One family heirloom recipe from my mother's side is "pink dip".  My grandmother, Nonie, made it often and it was a standard part of our holiday meals.  It's a chip dip recipe from the 50s that goes incredibly well with salty things, like pretzels and potato chips.Careful,

Dr. Weil’s Roasted Winter Squash and Apple Soup
This week's box contained:Mystery (carrots)ArugulaWatermelon RadishesPurplette ScallionsBeetsFennelPurple Cabbage (traded for more beets)Mystery (pumpkin)ApplesHard to believe we've got one week left this season.  It has been a fantastic season. Carrots:

Box Contents November 6, 2009
This week's box contains:LeeksChantenay CarrotsRomaine LettuceMystery (sweet potatoes)Curly ParsleyGreen OnionsGold Cipollini OnionsMystery (apples)Sadly,

Individual Cipollini Onion Tartes Tatin
As I mentioned in the last post, I have a great appreciation for "fiddly" food.  To me this means a purposeful dish that is visually appealing, elegantly presented, intensely flavored, usually very small and often time intensive to prepare.The cipollini onions in this week's box were the perfect opportunity to fiddle.  A quick Google on "onion tatin" landed me at the