Perfect Potato Latkes

You don’t have to be Jewish to enjoy these honeys, which use local apples, parsnips, onions, sour cream and potatoes, if you can find them. (I had trouble, but don’t get me started.) The parsnip adds a touch of earthy sweetness to the traditional flavor, and underestimated fresh apple sauce is always heaven sent. I […]

U-Pick Best Fruit Kuchen

What’s- Left-Of-My-Market-Shop-Kuchen I used apples, peaches and a few cherry tomatoes tossed in sugar. Little input, great results. This quick ‘n easy crowd pleaser is ideal for those who hate to bake or are pressed for time. Serve it to holiday guests or at pot luck meals. I especially like it for brunch. Better yet, […]

Whole Wheat French Toast with Apples, Maple Syrup and Cranberries

My challenge? With guests arriving and meals planned, forage the house for local bounty for a simple but festive breakfast. This French toast, using nutty whole wheat bread, and other household staples — local eggs, maple syrup, apples, cider, milk and regional cranberries — makes it easy. 2-3 servings, easily doubled 1 large egg 1 […]

Crispy Wrap with Warm Cheese and Apple Chutney

Some of the best recipes are born out of desperation. This is one, created when I had to come up with yet another wrap for my book, Wrap it Up, now out of print. But here it is — a warm wrap reborn with melty local cheese, apples, shallots and regional cranberries. Serve as a unique […]

Warm Apple Galette with Garum Masala

Tonight, our cozy little family reunion — my visiting mom and daughter, along with my husband and I — split this perfect apple galette, right out of the oven. Seasoned local apples were casually gathered in a crisp crust, then glazed with jam. The kicker was garum masala, a warming Indian spice mix that varies […]

September Salad

Simple, but surprisingly good. I scissored garden arugula, young and lively, then added chives, which sit in a pot outside my kitchen door, diced Cortland apples from neighboring Taft Farms and young farmers market carrots. They all got a toss in olive oil and a hair of salt, just to coat, and then a light […]

Tangy apples and corn pudding

So the apple season has arrived — crisp and tart, mouth puckering. I try to resist the early apples, because they don’t have that biting fall flavor, but rather Paula Reds do the trick. If anyone is out there yet, let me know what varieties do it for you…. Tomorrow I’m going to a friend’s […]