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Weeds, er, Salad Greens

Weeds, er, Salad Greens

Jul 12, 2011 18 Comments by  
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One girl’s weeds, it seems, are another girl’s supper. Renee swoons to the miscellany of sweetly summery shoots and sprigs and sprouts at the greenmarket.

Sunchokes

Sunchokes

Jan 13, 2011 12 Comments by  
Filed under greenmarket girl | in season

Sunchokes, alias Jerusalem artichokes, stumped our intrepid Greenmarket Girl, Renee, until she consulted the Sunchoke Deity, Jonathan Gold.

Rainbow Swiss Chard

Rainbow Swiss Chard

Oct 22, 2010 Leave a Comment by  
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Wooed by rainbow chard, the vegetable world’s most dandy member, our greenmarket girl, Renee, shares suggestions for cool-weather cooking.

Late-Season Corn

Late-Season Corn

Sep 09, 2010 8 Comments by  
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Late-season corn, that last vestige of summer, can be, shall we say, starchy. Renee, our ever-intrepid Greenmarket Girl, offers up ways to coax the sweetness out of every kernel.

Cutting Board Cuisine

Cutting Board Cuisine

Aug 04, 2010 6 Comments by  
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A sweltering summer kitchen doesn’t stop our fearless Renee. She simply piles her greenmarket finds on the cutting board, chops, drizzles, salts, and eats.

Stone Fruit

Stone Fruit

Jun 26, 2010 8 Comments by  
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Renee, a sucker for a greenmarket’s stone fruits, found clever ways of dealing with the age-old problem: What do you do with underripe ones—especially peaches?

Nasturtiums

Nasturtiums

Jun 11, 2010 17 Comments by  
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Renee writes about the allure of fleurs and her undying passion for nasturtiums, one of the greenmarket’s most colorful edible flowers.

Pea Shoots

Pea Shoots

May 12, 2010 3 Comments by  
Filed under chicken | turkey | greenmarket girl | leite's lite™

Renee, a longtime pea-shoot aficionado, explains the springtime joy of fresh shoots and offers the best ways to enjoy them at this time of year.

Ramps

Ramps

Apr 14, 2010 6 Comments by  
Filed under greenmarket girl | leite's lite™ | sides | veggies

Renee spent years trying to fall for ramps. It wasn’t until a chef shared her ramps recipe did Renee start feeling the garlicky, leek-y love.