Ian Knauer
Class Up Your Summer Party, Make a Wineberry Cordial
The berries, which look like polished rubies and taste like raspberry wine, ripen during June and July.
Tomato and Cheddar Pie
With its biscuity buttermilk crust, this rustic pie is our new summertime staple. Let the pie cool for at least one hour before serving.
A Dutch Baby to Beat the Heat
Building a wood-burning oven helps you take advantage of wood smoke as a flavoring agent and get you out of the kitchen on sweltering summer days.
And So, I'm a Weed Farmer (No, Not THAT Kind)
I even encourage the weeds, because within the wild tangle there is a hidden gift: purslane.
A Lobster Roll, Because I Wanted It
Because we live in a small and seasonless world, I went to the store and I bought a lobster this week. And it was delicious.
Mint Is a Sprawling Tenant
I gather harvest armfuls and make fresh mint tea. I shovel it into tabouli salads. Of course, mint juleps are on constant rotation this summer, too.
What Goes with the Garden's First Radishes? Pork Fat, Of Course
Radishes abound this time of year. Here's one way to serve them--for breakfast.
Why You Should Eat Fewer Strawberries--But Not This Time of Year
Ian Knauer writes about life on his farm. This week, he's picking strawberries and shares his strawberry shortcake recipe.
That Great Chicken House in the Sky
Ian Knauer writes about life on his farm. This week, tragedy at the Knauer farmstead. Upside? Delicious chicken liver sandwiches for lunch.
Smells like Spring...Garlic
Ian Knauer writes about life on his farm. This week, he's thinning the garlic (who stays? who goes?) and sharing his Spring Garlic Roast Chicken recipe. And it's good.
Looking for a Legacy? Here's an Easy One
Ian Knauer writes about life on his farm. This week, he plants rhubarb and shares his Rhubarb Compote recipe.
Watercress, The Green Gift That Keeps on Giving
Ian Knauer writes about life on his farm. This week, what to do with an abundance of watercress? Ditch the usual salad and create this riff on a poor man's creamed spinach.
For Love and Mushrooms
Ian Knauer hunts for the elusive morel and gives his recipe for cooking the spring mushrooms.
The Chicks Are Here!
I got a voicemail from the post office first thing Monday morning. "Uhh, hi, Mr. Knauer, uhh... [long pause] ...your chicks are here..."
Last of the Ketchup, First of the Garden
There is only one more jar of homemade ketchup left in the pantry. It is the end of last summer's bounty and I've been putting off opening it. In fact, back in late February ...