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Continue reading →: Welcome to the Poverty Kitchen
It’s 2024, the fifth year of the post-COVID socio-economic landscape. I’ve heard from several people, from 20-somethings to retirees:“We need a toolkit to survive in this world!”A world similar to one that few people recall: The Great Depression.Product scarcity. Everything is so expensive. Everyone is so stressed all the time.…
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Continue reading →: It costs me $35/day to eat!A recent social media post celebrating the election of Zohran Mamdani was commented on by a young woman exclaiming: “Socialism is no longer optional. Mamdani’s slogan of Afford to Live & Afford to Dream must expand nationwide”.Her 40 hour/week employment is insufficient for her obligations and needs.“Basic food costs me…
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Continue reading →: Late Summer/Fall 2025Tomatoes, for me in New England, were delayed by constant rain and unsuitable soil conditions.Planting was delayed until mid-June, with fruit development missing much of July’s and August’s appropriate heat.That said, September, and not August, has been ‘tomato month’ with a plethora of vine-ripe fruit.Some has been set aside for…
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Continue reading →: Inactive Site? I know… I know…We’ve been busy with in-real-life stuff, some of which will be inspiration for future posts, some of which will ease, freeing up more brainspace/energy/spoons (choose your fave) to write.
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Continue reading →: What can you make with $4 of chicken?Bell & Evans packages some bougie chicken. Typically towards the top of the supermarket prices, Bell & Evans does have a more consistent product.So imagine our delight at finding a 4-pack of B&E bone-in chicken thighs at reduced price.“Last Day of Sale! 30% off!” Day One: Debone two chicken thighs.…
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Continue reading →: Chilled to the bone? Soup!(stock photo) A week into January and much of the eastern and southern US experienced snow, ice, and below average cold temperatures.Our solution here, was Bob’s Red Mill 13 Bean Soup with the substitution of leftover ham, instead of ham hock. A recipe seen on the breakfast menu at a…
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Continue reading →: Wow January, pick a temperature!So the one constant in our home is soup. Hot and you can’t be bothered to cook? Soup.Cold and you need comfort food? Soup.A pop-up gathering and you’re scrambling to turn dinner for two into dinner for six?You guessed it… Soup. Our friend Chef Derek Bissonnette authored a hardcover book…
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Continue reading →: So it’s 2025 ~ already!?
To quote Monty Python & The Holy Grail:I’m not dead yet. Though to be honest, it’s been a hot minute since I’ve had a minute.Six months of nonstop work (cooking) and no spare time to organize thoughts. Plans for 2025: Post more, address the shockingly high price of nearly everything,…
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Continue reading →: Recipes as Building Blocks – 3In our last post, we sautéd the sliced squash. Now it’s time to finish the ratatouille. Add the eggplant into the sauté pan, ensuring there is adequate oil to simmer.When the eggplant turns translucent, add in your tomato.If you have ripe in-season tomatoes, use those. Chop and add.If you don’t…
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Continue reading →: Recipes as Building Blocks – 2A continuation of Recipes as Building Blocks In the original post, we created onion sautéd in olive oil.Now we will add our halfed, salted, wiped, and sliced squash.We want to put them in as a single layer – in batches if necessary.Sauté over medium heat, flipping the squash as the…
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Continue reading →: Recipes as Building Blocks – 1In the next few posts we will assemble a version of Ratatouille. (see the Recipe page)Once we begin cooking? Almost any stage could be used to create a meal.That’s the point. I don’t have to create Ratatouille.I can stop at onions sautéd in olive oil, toss in cooked pasta and…
La Cucina Povera – a term from Italy for the peasant’s kitchen. The kitchen of the poor. The Poverty Kitchen.
Welcome to The Poverty Kitchen,
La Cucina Povera – a term from Italy for the peasant’s kitchen.
The kitchen of the poor.
The Poverty Kitchen.
The concept of the poverty kitchen can be found globally and is really about making great food with simple high quality, and seasonally available ingredients.
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