When farmer’s markets and home gardeners prepare to shut things down for the winter, a final abundance of the harvest season is often chard. Rainbow chard, core to the beauty and flavor of this recipe, is a hearty green with a unique flavor profile. There is an earthy component, a bitterness, and the anise-like sweetness …
My first time getting yelled at in Italian while the pads of my fingers burnt off was probably my fault, but I have no idea what I could have done to avoid it. The three middle-aged women with whom I shared maybe a hundred square feet of cooking space and a handful of English and …
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The environmentally-conscious omnivore has been subject to a barrage of unsettling, even horrifying, news surrounding the meat industry. Animal welfare is the lowest of priorities for large producers. Labor standards in meat packing plants are appalling. The greenhouse gas emissions from cattle alone rival those of the transportation and construction sectors. Animal products are causing …
