So tonight I bored my family again with pork chops, potatoes, spinach and canned peaches.  Woohoo.  I am in a rut.  I cook the same 10 things over and over again, mainly because they're easy and I can cook them with two kids hanging off my knees. So what have YOU been cookin...

Green Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) It's mid-summer and green beans are all over the farmer's market! Go get some while they're good. Make sure to pick bright green ones, medium size, that are firm and have no blemishes. They should snap easily. Eat them within 48 hours for best flavor and texture. Did ...

So. I know Judaism, especially in America, is shifting to the right like nobody's business. I know we're all susceptible to creeping historical nostalgia, whether it's for the mythical pre-modern Golden Age when everyone was observant to the point of OCD* or for the wild-and-woolly diversity of hala...