Cold, crisp, bright fruit and vegetable salads are one of my favorite things during the summer, but some of them enjoy a place in our kitchen year-round. Here’s one that is part of the menu at Casa Sass most of the time, and I hope you’d enjoy it as much as we do. I come… Continue reading Cucumber-Tomato Salad
Category: From the Farm
Food Porn: Lamb Shoulder Chops
Lamb shoulder chops marinated in olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic, onion and a squeeze of lemon. Seared in a hot iron pan and cooked to medium-rare. Served with toasted Israeli couscous “risotto” with lemon butter, tossed with ribbons of baby zucchini and yellow squash and cubes of sautéed patty pan squash from Windeater Acres. More… Continue reading Food Porn: Lamb Shoulder Chops
Half-Sour Pickles (Salt-Brined)
I love pickles. I LOVE THEM. I am especially a fan of cold-packed kosher dill pickles (think Claussen) with a ton of garlic. I am the one who will ask you if you’re going to eat the pickle that comes as a side with your sandwich. Good deli pickles are fantastic. However, years ago when… Continue reading Half-Sour Pickles (Salt-Brined)
Farmer’s Market Haul — July 19
One of my favorite things to do in the Summer is explore farmers’ markets. I am originally from Arizona, which grows some produce here and there, but as Sam Kinnison said — it’s a desert. Nothing grows here. When I moved to Oklahoma, I was excited to discover that yes, Virginia, there ARE green fields that… Continue reading Farmer’s Market Haul — July 19
Berkshire Pork Chops
It seems to be PORK WEEK at Casa Sass, but can you blame me? It’s our pork CSA share week! What’s a CSA, you ask? It’s a bigger post for another time soon, but basically we got into a program (Consumer-Supported Agriculture) where a local farmer offers a membership, or a subscription, called a “share”… Continue reading Berkshire Pork Chops