Delicately poached wild salmon is on the menu for this special Earth Day episode! Zest your tastebuds with two simple recipe building blocks: freshly squeezed lemon juice and salsa verde. (02:00) We’re remixing this rustic,…
Read More »Compote, Compost and Cooking with ‘Ruthless’ Rhubarb
Spring has sprung, and rhubarb has won! In this episode, the versatile ingredient will be broken down … to a compote! Is it a veggie or fruit? How is it used in both sweet and…
Read More »Marrying the Seasons
Spring is here, the gardens are budding, and our taste buds are fired up for Season 2 of We’re Cookin’! In this second season premiere, we’re serving a springtime medley of flavor and fun, featuring…
Read More »Zoom Classes
Would you like to cook with us in your home kitchen and have a meal ready for hungry eaters afterwards? We’ve tweaked our class format to stay socially distant by offering virtual cooking classes for…
Read More »Classes Cancelled
It breaks our heart to tell you that our hands-on cooking classes have been cancelled due to the current COVID-19 pandemic. Please stand by as we regroup so we may offer more virtual ways to…
Read More »Living Off the Land
We’ll be stepping up and sharing kitchen and garden tips and tricks! See our recent video and link here as we take you through our garden and talk about herbs, garden structure, spring pruning, self-seeding…
Read More »Gourmet Getaway
Experience an entire weekend of delicious fun exploring the region’s best flavors with Executive Chef Martin Galloway and Chris Coppola Leibner of Washington’s Just Simply Cuisine, along with friends from The Cornucopia Café and FireFly…
Read More »Marrying the Seasons…
Farm markets are a great way to learn about what’s “in season” and “where food comes from”. And colorful flavor is everything in a dish. Here we married spring and summer by prepping asparagus with…
Read More »Heading North
As many of you know, since 1995, Just Simply… Cuisine has pioneered the DC “good food” movement in home cooking, eco-friendly kitchens and organic, edible teaching gardens. We are pleased to announce that our mission “to change…
Read More »Firefly Farms Creamery
FireFly Farms Creamery and Market offers award‐winning premium goat cheese that features the distinct regional flavors of Mountain Maryland. Each cheese is artfully handcrafted and aged with precise detail offering distinguished flavor and exceptional texture….
Read More »Lemon Plugged Roast Chicken
Seasoned with Maldon, ground peppercorns and fresh Rosemary, smeared with olive oil and plugged with a lemon… we roasted our 4 pound chicken in a Lodge cast iron skillet at 400 degrees F on the 2nd to…
Read More »Hot Off the Press…
More than a collection of recipes… Our new Home Cook’s Food Journal is your own personal notebook for sourcing, cooking and eating real food close to home. We’ve divided it into the four seasons, with techniques that you’ll…
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