spring – Orangette https://orangette.net Thu, 06 Jul 2017 20:05:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 We have some progress https://orangette.net/2011/05/we-have-some-progress/ https://orangette.net/2011/05/we-have-some-progress/#comments Thu, 19 May 2011 01:48:00 +0000 https://elitemporaryblog.wordpress.com/2011/05/19/we-have-some-progress This city has taken its sweet time in getting rid of winter, but I am happy to report that, as of this writing, it is 61 degrees and sunny. Actually, what it really is is 61 degrees and S!U!N!N!Y! At last, we have some progress. We ate lunch outside yesterday. Last night, we came out of a restaurant at nearly ten, and there was still a royal blue glow, the last dregs of sunset, along the western horizon. The pink dogwood tree in the front yard is (sort of) in bloom! The backyard is a jungle! I have no idea how to garden! Everything feels like it’s opening up and starting over. Today, in celebration of all that, I want…

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]]> https://orangette.net/2011/05/we-have-some-progress/feed/ 99 A lot of rhubarb https://orangette.net/2010/03/a-lot-of-rhubarb/ https://orangette.net/2010/03/a-lot-of-rhubarb/#comments Mon, 29 Mar 2010 07:25:00 +0000 https://elitemporaryblog.wordpress.com/2010/03/29/a-lot-of-rhubarb I am reliably fickle about rhubarb recipes. Every spring, I think, I am destined to fall for a different one. At this point in my life, if all goes well and life expectancy charts are accurate, I probably have about fifty springs left, which means fifty more rhubarb recipes to love. The fifty springs part is sort of depressing, but on the upside, it’s really quite a lot of rhubarb. I’m looking forward to it. In the meantime, I am pleased to announce that this spring, my allegiance lies in a pot of roasted rhubarb with white wine and vanilla bean. Eaten cold, ideally. This particular recipe was inspired by a series of seasonal recipe collections called Canal House Cooking,…

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]]> https://orangette.net/2010/03/a-lot-of-rhubarb/feed/ 187 Its name is farro https://orangette.net/2009/04/its-name-is-farro/ https://orangette.net/2009/04/its-name-is-farro/#comments Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:51:00 +0000 https://elitemporaryblog.wordpress.com/2009/04/14/its-name-is-farro As I type this, it is cloudy again, and cold. The weather today leaves much to be desired. Such as some sunlight, for starters, and warmth, and caramelized onions. Right now, I really, really desire caramelized onions. I know that this picture doesn’t seem to have much to do with onions, nor does it even seem appetizing, I imagine, but bear with me for a second. What you see there is my new ideal lunch: warm farro with French lentils, caramelized onions, and feta. It’s ugly as sin, and it’s also completely delicious. It’s a little like a lentil salad and a lot like mujadara, and if I could somehow ensure – maybe through magic, or fervent prayer – that…

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