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The Crisper Whisperer

avocados

This week in the crisper, Serious Eaters share their thoughts on how to move beyond guacamole if you’re ever lucky enough to be flush with avocados. Some of the ideas are good enough that I’ve started looking into real estate in California. Get inspired, and share your own inspiration.

beets

After several years managing and writing about CSAs (Community Supported Agriculture), my top 10 tips and tricks for making the most of your CSA share, farmers’ market haul or garden bounty without letting it overwhelm you.

Farfalle with Ramps, Spinach and Sopressata

Everyone’s been talking about ramps (sometimes called wild leeks) for the past handful of Springs. Now the ramps themselves have a chance to weigh in, and they present a recipe for pasta with ramps, spinach and sopressata, too.

yes man mushrooms

Easy recipe for mushrooms flambéed in brandy cream sauce.

apple tartlets

Simple recipe for Apple, Goat Cheese and Honey tartlets with puff pastry adapted from Bon Appetit Magazine.

cream-braised brussels sprouts

Pin it Is it a crisper or a mailbox? This week in the crisper, a letter from the law offices of Brussels, Sprout and Cruciferg, and a recipe for luscious cream-braised brussels sprouts adapted from Molly Stevens by way of Molly Wizenberg. Recipe here.

chili roasted cauliflower with cilantro dressing

Easy recipe for chili-dusted roasted cauliflower with cilantro-lime dressing.

wintergreenssalad

Recipe for a salad of winter greens (escarole, chicory and Belgian endive) with an olive vinaigrette and warm marinated goat cheese croutons.

Banana Peanut Butter Smoothies

Easy, no-cook recipe for banana peanut butter smoothies made with soy milk. A delicious and nutritious breakfast or after-school snack.

Jícama, Black Bean and Corn Salad

Easy no-cook recipe for a Mexican-inspired salad of jicama, black beans, corn and avocado. A great buffet offering or healthy weeknight meal.

glazed carrots

Pin it In the crisper this week, a classic French cooking technique demystified. Glazing is a quick and easy way to turn your humble root vegetables from rags to riches. Recipe here.

Alice Waters

People, broccoli stems are meant to be eaten. Recipe for a coarse purée of Long-Cooked Broccoli adapted from Alice Waters’ The Art of Simple Food.

Cider-poached pork with fennel, carrot and apple slaw

Easy recipe for cider-poached pork tenderloin with fennel, carrot and apple slaw.

Williams-Sonoma Spiced Cranberry Chutney

This week on Serious Eats, The Crisper Whisperer showcases a spiced cranberry chutney for your Holiday table adapted from the Williams-Sonoma Complete Entertaining Cookbook.

poached Asian pear mise

This easy, elegant and reasonably healthful dessert of quick-poached Asian pears with whipped cream highlights one of the season’s loveliest fruits. Plus, it practically cooks itself while you eat dinner.

acorn squash lasagna

Easy vegetarian recipe for lasagna with acorn or other winter squash and a velvety béchamel sauce.

zuni cafe radicchio salad

The Crisper Whisperer on Serious Eats this week features a divine Radicchio Salad from the Zuni Cafe Cookbook.

gingered butternut soup

Recipe for a creamy, vegan gingered butternut squash soup from The Crisper Whisperer on Serious Eats.

pears

Easy, healthy recipe for homemade apple-pear sauce to use up your aging beauties.

pumpkin-olive-oli-bread

The Hasbrouk-Gibson ancient family recipe for pumpkin bread made with olive oil. It’s truly exceptional.

shrimp, spinach and swiss wrap

This week on The Crisper Whisperer, a shrimp, spinach and Swiss cheese wrap sandwich inspired by the now defunct but eternally curious FOOD 3663 in Hoboken, NJ.

escarole and bean soup with pistachio pesto

A quick, healthy and easy Escarole and Bean Soup with Pistachio Pesto with a deep flavor that belies its simplicity.

The Crisper Whisperer on Serious Eats: Tortilla Soup

by Carolyn on September 15, 2009

tortilla soup

In this week’s Crisper Whisperer, Quick Tortilla Soup with tomatillos to accommodate your crisper’s odds and ends.

hairy gourd bread

This week in The Crisper Whisperer, an adaptation of The Silver Palate Cookbook’s famous zucchini bread recipe using whatever summer squash you have—even hairy gourd.

kale quiche

Pin it This week in the crisper, what is purported to be the world’s best quiche. Recipe, adapted from Ruhlman’s Ratio, here.