Food Therapy from The Garum Factory

Photo: courtesy of The Garum Factory

Today’s Food Therapy is from a cooking couple new-ish to the Boston food blogosphere.

Debuting in June, Ken does the writing for The Garum Factory — he’s greatly entertaining and can wax poetic — while both he and his wife, Jody, cook. Their weekly recipes are consistently easy to follow, and stunningly appetizing. There’s not a single recipe I’ve read through that you wouldn’t and couldn’t do at home.

Take their most recent collaboration: Summer Tomatoes with Grilled Corn and Barley. The ingredients are simple enough and seasonal, the barley innovates, grilling the corn adds texture and flavor, and the eye-poppingly beautiful photographs (Ken’s) keep reeling you in. But what I like best about this post, in a pattern you’ll see throughout their blog, are the notes at the end. This is Jody’s domain, and you wouldn’t want to pass over her tips blithely. She’s the Jody of Rialto in Cambridge, as in head chef Jody Adams, and the culinary how-to’s she offers will easily enter your repertoire because they’re so practical and applicable elsewhere in your cooking.

Back to the recipe. It calls for peeled raw tomatoes. Ken again draws you in, in this moment with words, not photos, as to why you’ll want to eat tomatoes this way forever more, while Jody describes how best to peel a raw tomato without damaging the flesh (you have four options). Never grilled corn before? Husk on, husk off, take your pick. Jody’s personal notes again guide you through.

Here’s to more succulent meal ideas — and helpful skills, and beautiful photography — from The Garum Factory. They look like they’re having fun.

Photo: The Garum Factory