Roasted tomato-jalapeño salsa

It was–gulp–a month ago when I brought you a recipe for tomato sauce, at the end of which I mentioned something about a salsa recipe. When Claire, whose garden must be yielding up its last tomatoes, called last night for a recipe of the stuff, I knew it was about time that I got back [...]

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More on the Jefferson Market

It’s no surprise that fans of the Jefferson Market are trying to keep it from closing. Jean Henry, owner, has written to Arbor Update in order to solicit some feedback about one possibility:
I am writing because several customers and friends have expressed an interest in exploring a community-owned model (though not strictly co-op model) for [...]

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Transitions

It’s starting to happen. Despite our best psychic and culinary efforts, fall’s coming on. We turned on the heat the other night. Just for an hour, just to take the chill off. But still. I’m starting to think about braising. But the surest sign? Wednesday night, after the farm share arrived, John [...]

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The Harvest and What It Became

This is more of a photo essay than a post, I suppose. I’ve been so absolutely smitten by the abundance at the market the past couple of weeks that I’ve overbought and am having a hard time keeping up with cooking and eating all this vegetable treasure, let alone reporting on it.

There’s been an awful [...]

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Goodbye, Jefferson Market

I’m sad to deliver this news, but the beloved Jefferson Market will be closing October 1. If you’re new to town, try to stop by before then and check it out. It was the kind of place that really made the neighborhood: the Bach kids would rush across the street to buy candy after school; [...]

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