local food recipe – Amy Cotler

Fresh Chive Noodles with Spring Things

May 6, 2014 Comments Off

Fresh Chive Noodles with Arugula & Fiddlehead Ferns (More variations below) On Sunday, my 8-year old niece, Sadie, and I popped over to my neighbor Ruth’s place to visit her parrot and chickens and pick up a dozen fresh eggs. Black and white with deep red beaks, Ruth’s hens pecked grain out of Sadie’s small […]

Grilled Cheddar with Broccoli Rabe

June 7, 2010 4 Comments

This simple sandwich bites back, with its 3 get-up-and-go regional ingredients — aged cheddar, broccoli rabe and whole grain bread. The cheddar came from my trip, mentioned in last week’s post, to the Grafton Village Cheese Factory. I picked up the broccoli rabe at the Great Barrington Farmers Market, cooked it with pasta, then used […]

Spinach Salad Wrap with Shiitake Mushrooms

May 12, 2010 3 Comments

Joy. Our local farmers market finally opened last Saturday in the old train station in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. My first market lunch? A classic spinach salad with a twist — roasted bacon, onions and shiitakes with a curry dressing in a wrap. The recipe’s from my book, Wrap it Up. Makes 4 wraps. Note: North […]