"rapini" news and stories

These days, just about every organization has a fundraising event centered around food, but it all started with the Pancake Breakfast. The Seattle Times offers four recipes: Swedish Pancakes, Dutch Pancakes, Buttermilk Pancakes, and Blueberry Pancakes.

Two books are under review this week. A recipe for Slow-roasted Martini Shortribs comes from Kathy Casey's Northwest Table, and a quick review of Barbara Fairchild's behemoth The Bon Appetit Cookbook.

At the farmers' markets, broccoli rabe (rapini) is coming into season, and you can make a Rapini Frittata with Mozzarella.

When I returned from my holiday vacation a few weeks ago, I went out to my garden to see what had been going on in my absence. I'm always a little fearful in doing this, as I never really know what I'll find. This summer, upon returning home after Hurricane Wilma had passed over the west coast of Florida, I found my Thai basil looking as if someone had sat on it. This time, however, I was pleasantly surprised to find my broccoli rabe about two feet taller than when I left. Earlier this week, a few of the plants were ready to be harvested. As you can see, some of the flower stalks were a little more than ready.