Please join me Oct 11-12 for dynamic community event like no other… I’m producing this wild and wonderful festival! Learn more This 80 year old festival is like no other, so please join us. I added a farmers market, tasty local food trucks, local artisan foods section and more. Also, goodies at the Botanical Bakery […]
A few tasties for the last weekend in September, some from my facebook page, where I post frequently. Link here. Mixed drops ready for sauce Apple season Warm apple sauce link here. (My first blog post). Connie’s Apple Cake for the perfect brunch: Link here. Make Apple Butter using a slow cooker Link here Radical […]
Local peaches or pears are in. Eat them out of hand until you can’t stand it, as the season is short. Today I stuffed them with ginger cookies, almonds and chocolate. They barely made it to the fridge, but they’re good warm or cold. 1 ounce ginger snap cookies (5 small, 4 large) 2 tablespoons […]
Kirby Cucumbers Local yogurt and cucumber anyone? Here are some international variations on this refreshing soup. A few tips Because they’re easiest to find, I’ve designed this recipe for standard cucumbers, but I prefer the taste of kirby (pickling) or Armenian cucumbers. Better yet? You don’t have to seed them, unless the kirbys are very […]
This cool of mix of farmers’ market vegetables and sweet peaches is spiked with the gentle heat poblano chilies. Why is it that the fresh taste of the season paired with certain places — in this case my new home in a tree-lined neighborhood in Northampton— enhances my eating pleasure? Perhaps it renders the simplest […]
Truth is, I like my “hard” boiled eggs undercooked, especially when they’re made with rich goose eggs. The grated veggies are golden beets, which I steamed for 1 minute, then tossed in salt, vinegar and a touch of garlic. The corn was scraped right off its ever-loving cob right into the greens, which were tossed […]
Doesn’t real food look great? This harvest came from my little community plot at FOG in Florence here. Today it’s Tomatillo Salsa on Grilled Haddock Tomorrow it’s Tomato Basil Sandwiches What are you cooking with your harvest?
Picture from photographer Jason Houston. I ate mine on the way home…. This week Restaurant Day Celebration. This Tuesday and Wednesday you can savor farm fresh specials at one of the many Pioneer Valley restaurants! (CISA sponsored.) Check them out here. Great answer A popular NY Times article told us why we shouldn’t let our […]
T’is the season. So gorge yourself on blueberries while you can. Pick-your-own, eat ’em till you’re sick of them — out-of-hand and in everything from oatmeal to salad. Then freeze the rest to savor in these blueberry muffins when ground is frozen and you crave the taste of summer. (Find a pick-your-own farm near you […]
Pictures from the wonderful Berkshire Food Journal. Visit them! I Only Eat Corn When It’s In Season Near You The local corn season is short and sweet. So savor it while it’s available until you are fully satisfied. Start by celebrating each year’s harvest with a corn on the cob corn dinner, piling up […]
USDA approved school-tested local food recipes and a supplement for educators.
