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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 29th, 2010
Celebrate the New Year with Maine shrimp, which are small and sweet with the taste of a cool ocean breeze. They’re in season right now when they go happily into Chinese Dumplings or the light shrimp seviche here. I bought my shrimp from a local fish buying club. Or [...] 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 [...] Posted on December 14th, 2010
Boxes of local celery root and potatoes. I gathered up 4 households to split cases. What’s new? I’m gabbing on the Berkshire Food Journal Winter farmers market Visit me at the Williamstown Holiday Farmers Market to say hello, pick up fabulous farm fresh food [...] Posted on November 29th, 2010
Cooking for Chanukah? Don’t forget the latkes, crisp potato pancakes perfumed with onion and topped with local apple sauce. Please join me this December for a lecture and signing at Boston University and the Hazon Food Conference!
Mixed braising greens from Markcristo Farm in Hillsdale, NY.
Posted on November 16th, 2010
No excuses! Burgeoning Winter and Holiday Farmers Markets make it convenient for you to include fabulous farm fresh foods in your winter feasts, starting with Thanksgiving. See below: To find a market near you and for this weekend’s Berkshire Holiday Markets. Lots of Locavore Thankgiving Recipes
Posted on November 9th, 2010
My oldest pal, Judy, came up from the city for a perfect 24 hours, complete with book talk, bulb planting, and a giggle over the personal ads in London Review of Books, which are witty as hell. We even improvised a curried vegetable soup. Judy wanted to post it. But, I insisted [...] Posted on November 2nd, 2010
No, the picture below isn’t a pumpkin dessert. It’s Vandana Shiva, eco-feminist, author of the remarkable Stolen Harvest, champion of the small farmer and opponent of corporate owned seeds. I snapped this before she spoke magnificently at Slow Food’s Terra Madre, where I was a US delegate in Torino, Italy last week. More about [...] |
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