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Posts tagged “greens”

Know Your Asian Greens

If you've ever visited an Asian grocery store, chances are you've found yourself in the produce section wondering what all those green leafy vegetables are, and how to cook them. Each vegetable has...

Five Ways to Eat: Spinach

Spinach isn't just Popeye's muscle-building vegetable of choice. It's also one of our favorite dark leafy greens: tender, juicy, and endlessly useful in the kitchen. It's even seasonally versatile; it...

Tip: Haggle For End Of Season Pricing

Over the weekend we had a chance to visit a few pick-your-own farms. With winter quickly approaching in the Midwest, farmers were more than anxious to get rid of their crops before any more hard fre...

Five Ways to Eat: Kale

Kale is one of our all-time favorite vegetables. That dark green color means it's packed full of goodness in both flavor and nutrients, and while its rough bitterness may be an acquired taste, it pays...

Hearty Greens: How To Keep Them From Clumping

We've been buying big bags of swiss chard and other greens at the farmer's market lately and adding them to just about everything we cook (for better or worse!). One problem we keep having in dishes w...

Did You Know You Can Eat Kudzu?

I grew up in Georgia, where it was common to see groves of trees and even utility poles and barnhouses covered with kudzu, the "vine that ate the South." What few people know is that the plant is edib...

What Is Malabar Spinach?

Did you know that salad really isn't a summer food? Yes, we can find tidy greens in the supermarket year round, but most lettuce varieties — as well as our beloved arugula — really don't l...

Good Question: What Can I Make With Stinging Nettles?

We just saw stinging nettles at the farmers' market, and so did Lilia. She is wondering what to make with them. Any suggestions? So my farmer's market has nettles this week. I once ate an amazing net...

Good Question: Can I Eat My Garden Thinnings?

Here's a garden question from Zominal: It looks like I over-planted my victory garden, so today I thinned out the arugula and beet roots. I don't want the poor little things to go to waste (especially...

Good Question: How Do I Cook Collard Greens?

Del has already received a package from a CSA! We're jealous. I'm curious about collard greens. I just received my first package from a CSA I recently joined, and received a large bunch of collards....

Seasonal Spotlight: Braising Greens

Mom always told you to eat your greens. In the cold, dark days of winter, the farmer's markets are full of baskets of these thick, green leaves in various sizes, shapes, and shades of greens. Braisi...

Quick Tip: Stir Some Greens into Your Soup

We've told you several times about our favorite pasta template with meat and greens. It's so easy to stir in some arugula or spinach and watch it wilt and soften from the heat of the pasta. Well, la...

Seasonal Spotlight: Purslane

We've been seeing a lot of purslane popping up recently at the Farmer's Markets. But what exactly is it?...

For the Spring Kitchen: Eat Your Greens

Eat your greens! As if we needed any reminder this time of year. Our arugula is throwing out leaves left and right, and all we want to do is go and nibble it like a rabbit. There are delicate chives g...

Seasonal Spotlight: Stinging Nettles

At the Farmer's Market last week, we reported that fresh stinging nettles are in season. ...

Look! Radishes and Buttered Bread in Bon Appétit

We couldn't help but notice this beautiful photo of thin-sliced radishes on buttered bread in the April issue of Bon Appétit, since it reminded us of a favorite snack we've shared with you befo...