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Posted on November 2nd, 2011
My mom, daughter and me on Thanksgiving day.
What’s in the issue?
Let’s Cook! *My December Holiday Cooking Class *Thanksgiving Recipes, Tips and Free Meals
Local and Regional Food News *Food to Compost, a Green Harvest Festival *”It Takes a Region” Conference *Farm to School for Tots *Berkshire Grown Holiday Farmers Markets [...]
Posted on February 19th, 2011
Local Food News Below
Good Meat, Comprehensive New Book on Sustainable Meat Learning About & Buying Sustainably Raised Local Meat Berkshire Maple Dinner on March 14th White House Garden is Swell, but Obamas need to do more.
The Recipe
You won’t believe the depth and character of this meat borscht, a [...]
Posted on February 15th, 2011
Food News Below More about Potatoes Ted Dobson of Equinox Farm Talks about Farming Berkshire Kripalu Community Talk and Book Signing “Changing the Way We Eat”big TED event now online American Farmland Trust’s Planning Agriculture Guide
The recipe
Cute is not my thing. I ripped the bows off [...]
Posted on January 30th, 2011
Good Food News
Local Authors Celebrate I Must Have Bobo! with Connie’s Apple Coffee Cake National Kudos to Local Artisanal Baker USDA Launches New Biobased Product Label (See below for these stories)
(Going, going, almost gone. One classic coffee cake, nutty and moist with apples.) [...]
Posted on January 24th, 2011
Valentine’s Day Locavore Cooking Class New Facebook Farmers Market Grassfed Beef Conference This Week (See below for details)
Imagine life without onions, so essential to the Indian diet that there were riots when their price spiked. Here they’re a winter staple for their price, flavor and longevity.
Pretty in [...]
Posted on January 19th, 2011
This local food combo was born of culinary desperation and cabin fever. After two days trapped in the house by ice and snow, I scavenged for supplies.
The results? A hash of winter roots topped with poached eggs that’s great on its own. A drizzle of ancho chili ketchup lends treble to the earthy [...]
Posted on January 9th, 2011
I assembled this soup with the winter roots on hand, while snow dressed the trees outside my kitchen window — a warm hug in a white world.
Serves 8
1 or 2 potatoes, preferably waxy (1-1/2 cups diced) 1 celery root, about 1 pound (1-1/2 cups diced) 2 parsnips (1 cup diced) 5 [...]
Posted on January 6th, 2011
New Cooking Classes
Fabulous February 12th cooking class At my home in West Stockbridge, MA 10 am-2 pm, including a full meal Great Valentine’s Day gift or take it as a couple Private at-home classes & culinary coaching available Join me in the Berkshires and Manhattan Contact me.
February [...]
Posted on December 21st, 2010
Thinking of a locavore treat that you can make now for the holidays?
(Full and festive winter locavore meal below)
These truffles were so popular last year that I’m blogging them again. They’re extraordinary in their simplicity — fresh local cream mingles with the [...]
Posted on December 20th, 2010
The world-on-a-plate food can easily go awry in the wrong hands. But this fusion dish works fabulously even though it combines the classic potato and celery root duo in a Italian ravioli using Asian wonton skins. Go figure. Serves about 6
Tip If you make this Smashed Potatoes and Celery Root recipe, you can [...]
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Also by Amy Cotler
The Farm to School Cookbook
USDA approved school-tested local food recipes and a supplement for educators.
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