End-of-the-Season Harvest, One Plus Four Recipe(s): Celery Marmalade, Cauliflower Soup, Potato Soup: One Approach, Mushroom and Caramelized Onion Soup, Combination Celery and Celery Root Soup
Mushrooms, Again? Recipe(s): Shiitake Mushroom and Sweet Corn Sauté . . . An End-of-Summer Side Dish, Mushroom-Scallion Bisque, Pasta with Mushrooms in Gorgonzola Crema, Wild Mushroom Tart
A Time of Transition and an Encore! Recipe(s): Zucchini Sott’Olio, Zucchini Crostini, Zucchini Saute, Shaved Zucchini Salad, Zucchini Crostata, Zucchini Risotto, Zucchini Salsa, Zucchini Pickled Relish, Roasted Zucchini Pesto, Chocolate Zucchini Cake
Hunting and Gathering Recipe(s): Green Tomato Pesto, Salsa Fresca, Blistered Cherry Tomato Vinaigrette, Mint Salsa Verde, Melanzane Sott’Olio (Eggplant Under Oil), Braised Eggplant over Gorgonzola Polenta, Gorgonzola Polenta, Farmer’s Market Vegetable and Herb Stuffed Bell Peppers—An Updated Comfort Food Classic, Four Onion and Taleggio Crostata with a Spiced Crust, Swiss Chard Crostata with a Walnut and Salt Crust, Cold Celery Soup, Crispy Zucchini Fritters, Pasta Sauced with a Zucchini Saute, Sweet Corn Pickle, A Summer Succotash Variation, Watermelon and Tomato Salad
Making a Cameo Appearance Recipe(s): Perfect Hard-Cooked Eggs, My Spinach Salad, Zvia, Spiced Salt, Spiced Mixed Nuts, Butter, Olive Oil, Herbs, White Bean Puree with Garlic-Dijon Vinaigrette, Salsa di Parmigiano, Fig and Olive Tapenade, Marinated Mozzarella, Insalata di Mozzarella, Noci, e Sedano, Remoulade, Fennel Aioli, Lemon Oregano Jam, My BBQ Sauce, Quick Hoisin Sauce, Simple Mushroom Gravy, Vinaigrette Dressing (Vin)
Sauce, Toss . . . Compose, Massage! Recipe(s): Maple-Bourbon Roast Chicken, Sautéed Bitter Greens and Onion, Lemon-Urfa Chili Sauce, Shredded Radicchio and Escarole Salad with Anchovy Vinaigrette-Toasted Bread Crumbs and Chopped Hard-Cooked Egg, Composed Salad of Shaved Fennel, Oil-Cured Olives, Red
Wine Poached Figs, and Toasted Hazelnuts, Massaged Raw Kale Salad
Is It True? Recipe(s): Pan-Seared Cod Filets with Duck Leg Confit
Three to Make One Recipe(s): Grilled Poussin with Charred Scallion Salsa Verde
One Door Closes— Another Door Opens! Recipe(s): Radishes Cooked in a Pouch, Lentil and Spinach Soup or Stew, “Citrusy” Marinade for Swordfish, Monkfish, Halibut, and Other Fish Filets for the Grill
2021—A Thanksgiving Like No Other Recipe(s): Marinated and Olive Oil-Preserved Porcini Mushrooms, Curried-Mixed Seed Crackers, Chard Stem Marmaletta, Mushroom Gravy, Strata (Savory Bread Pudding), Braised Cavolo Nero, Chestnut Torta
Do Octopuses Really Make Gardens? Recipe(s): Octopus Braise, Fresh Spicy Tomato Sauce with Octopus over Pasta, Potato, Green Bean, and Olive Salad with Grilled Octopus Tentacles
Out of the Ocean, Out of the Field Recipe(s): Blueberry Blossom Honey, Whole Grain Dijon, Shallot-Vinaigrette, Southwest Rub, Root Vegetable Slaw, Corn and Chorizo Ragout
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner #8—You! Recipe(s): Pane con Burro e Alici (Bread, Butter, and Anchovy) topped with Minced Celery and Bottarga, Confit of Onion and Figs in Red Wine over St Agur Cheese, Cicerchia Bean and Leek-filled Rye Flour Pasta Ravioli with Fontina Mornay-Style Sauce, Seared Sea Scallops with Either a Lemon and Dry-Toasted
Urfa Chili or Szechuan Peppercorn Sauce over an Onion, Broccoli, and Hakurei Turnip Mash, Stovetop Pan-Roasted Asparagus with Sauce Gribiche, Torta Di Polenta Al Limone E Rosmarino
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner #7—You! Recipe(s): Gorgonzola with Whipped Ricotta Topped by Chard Stem Marmaletta, Crostini Napoletani, Nettle and Asparagus Ravioli with Walnut Pesto, Braised Bone-in Chicken Thighs over Polenta di Riso and Peperonata, Torta del Paradiso (Paradise Cake)
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner #6—You! Recipe(s): Assorted Herb-Marinated Olives, Wild Mushroom and Chicken Liver Mousse, Mortadella Mousse, Avocado and Hearts of Palm Salad, Pan-Roasted, Pastram Spice-Rubbed Alaskan King Salmon
Filet with Shaved Root Vegetable Medley, Roasted Green and Yellow String Beans with Pine Nut
Vinaigrette and Minced Fresh Herbs, Rice Flour Pound Cake
Feast of Seven Recipe(s): Winter Pesto with Cavolo Nero (Black Kale) and Trofie Pasta, Rye Flour Artichoke-Filled Ravioli with Walnut Sauce, Fresh Linguini with Scallops, Sicilian Oregano, Lemon Sauce—Topped with Lemon-Oregano Jam, Gulf Shrimp in Spicy Tomato Sauce Over Nero Linguini Pasta, Farfalle Pasta with Pea Tendrils and Ricotta, Micro Pasta Risotto-Style with Wild Mushroom Sugo, Caramelized Red Onion, Anchovy, Tomato with Fresh Linguini Pasta
Even Neptune Would Approve! Recipe(s): Pan Sauteed Soft Shell Crabs, Seaweed Salad, Buttered Rice, The Salad—James Beard’s Lobster and Celery Root Salad—An Interpretation, Broiled Oysters in Herbal Butter, Clams–Cod–Sausage Brodo with a Haricot Vert and Potato Salad, Haricot Vert and Potato Salad, Grilled Merguez Spiced Shrimp with Charred Lemons and a Roasted Red and Yellow Pepper Salad
Get Back to Your Roots Recipe(s): Spiced Carrot Quick Bread, Carrot-Potato Fritter, Vong Spiced Salt Mix, Spicy Carrot Frittata, Carrot Ravioli with Herb-Butter Sauce, Olive Oil Braised Spiced Carrots, Shaved Carrot Salad
Toasted Bread Crumbs—Who Knew? Recipe(s): Pasta aglio e olio, Pasta with fennel and breadcrumbs, Pasta alla Disgraziata, Pasta with lemon oregano pesto
Easy as A-B-C . . . and a Little Savory! Recipe(s): Mixed Mushroom Stew or Ragout, Mixed Mushroom, Leek, and Fennel Crostata, Mixed Mushroom and Lump Crab Meat Cheesecake with Salsa Verde
20 for 2020: An All-Vegetable Perspective! Recipe(s): Braised Artichoke Hearts Preserved in Olive Oil (Sott’olio), Asparagus Risotto, Avocado and Hearts of Palm Salad, Red Wine Poached Beets for Beet Tartare, Broccoli Rabe Stem Pesto, Broccoli Rabe Leaves, Broccoli Rabe Florets, Quick Fermented Kimchi, White Cheddar Mornay Sauce with Cauliflower Puree, Pasta with Cauliflower, Pine Nuts, and Currants, Celeri Remoulade, Braised or Stewed Celery (Sedano in Umido), Bread, Potato, and Dandelion Soup, Fennel Aioli, Kale and Bean Stew with Winter Squash, Roasted Bell Pepper Salad, Grilled Romaine Salad, Hijiki Seaweed Salad, Gnudi, Micro Pea Leaves with Fresh Tagliatelle, Galatore’s Sweet Potato Cheesecake
Off the Cob—The Kernel and the Meal Recipe(s): Cornmeal and Sesame Biscotti, Apple and Cornmeal Torta, Mixed Wild Mushroom and Leek Saute, Creamed End of Summer Sweet Corn, Polenta
Say Goodbye to Winter. It's Time for Spring Cleaning Recipe(s): Roasted Cipollini, Cheese, and Fine Herb Frittata, My Citrus Salad, Raw Shaved Brussels Sprout Salad Two Ways, Basic Garlic Broth, Braised Beans—A Variation, Sopa de Ajo
Stop and Smell the Garlic Recipe(s): Garlic Jam, Garlic Bread A Modo Mio, Grilled Eggplant with Minced Garlic and Mint, Pasta Aglio, Olio e Peperoncino—Pasta with Garlic, Oil, and Chili, Grilled Spice Rubbed Pork Chop
Asparagus—Even the Romans Knew! Recipe(s): Asparagus Antipasti, Raw Asparagus Salad, Garganelli Pasta with Asparagus, Peas, and Leeks, Grilled Asparagus Side Dish, Roasted Asparagus
A Harbinger of Spring— George Washington's Favorite Fish Recipe(s): Pan Sauteed Shad Roe Appetizer with Two Salads, Parsley-Cress-Carrot Salad, Three Radish Salad with Cucumber-Sea Beans-Scallion-Herbs, Shad Fillet Crostini, Sauteed Shad Fillet with Fennel-Arugula-Currant-Toasted Pine Nut Salad
Ramp It Up! Recipe(s): A Deviled Egg Variation, Ramp Crostini, Ramp-Scallion- Ricotta Frittata, Ramp Pasta
Seasonality, an Approach, a Perspective, a Little Something for Everyone Recipe(s): Artichoke-Spinach Dip . . . A Variation, Braised Artichoke and Ramp Greens Pesto
over Trofie Pasta and Grilled Asparagus, Artichokes A La Barigoule . . . Artichokes Scafata . . . A Variation, Quick Pickled Ramp Bulbs, Deviled Eggs with Braised Artichoke and Ramp Green Pesto Filling, Spring Pea and Ramp Green Mash, Pea Tendril, Arugula, and Shaved Fennel Salad with Toasted Hazelnuts, Soft Shell Crab Sandwich, Soft Shell Crab with Fennel and Orange Salad, Rhubarb Chutney, Rhubarb Crisp with Strawberries and Ginger, Salmon Cure with Smoked Vodka, Fresh and Smoked Salmon Spread . . . A Rillette, Black Bass over Charred Fennel with Cannellini, Fava Bean, and Confetti Vegetable Salad, Shaved Asparagus Salad, Herb and Mushroom (Morel) Toast, Mushroom Cutlets, Ditalini Pasta with Morels, Spring Peas, Ceci, and Red Wine, Roasted Stuffed Turkey Breast Roulade with Morel Mushrooms, Roasted Chicken Thighs with Morels,
Spring Peas, Scallions, and Cream, Slow-Braised Boneless Lamb Loin Roast, Grilled Spice Rubbed Boneless Lamb Loin Roast, Grilled Vidalia Onion with Raw Mushroom and Arugula Salad, Vidalia Onion Confit and Red Wine, Spinach Gnocchi, Chicche Verdi Del Nonno
A Break with Tradition Recipe(s): Braised Duck Legs in an Aromatic Broth, Bulgur Wheat and Mixed Roasted
and Sautéed Vegetable Salad, Cipollini Agrodolce Little Onions—Sweet and Sour, Roman-Style Spinach with Raisins and Pine Nuts
Spring and the Artichoke Recipe(s): Shaved Raw Artichoke Salad, Artichoke Soup, Artichoke-Mushroom-Potato Ragout, Artichoke Stew with Burrata Cheese and Toasted Pistachio