At Passover: Me, my neice, Sadie, my daughter, Emma, and my baby sister, Ellie. Spring has sprung. We’re not quite into edibles here in Western Massachusetts, but my chives are starting to come up between the patches of melting snow. I’ve been posting lots on facebook lately, including the items below. So if you want […]
Last of the local potatoes anyone? This is a lazy person’s pizza, made with store-bought dough, last of the local potatoes and coarse cornmeal from a regional CSA. It’s a starch lover’s dream come true; potatoes and bread, seasoned with dried Italian herbs from the garden and a touch of local cheese. (I like Alpine […]
Sustainable meat meets art, meets way of life…. Jake Levin, head butcher at the Meat Market in Great Barrington, Ma, is part of this next wave of the Good Food Movement. His upcoming talk will focus on his efforts to create a holistic and sustainable life, one that erases the lines between being a butcher, […]
Scan down this link for a free copy of my Massachusetts Farm to School Cookbook, which was distributed to every district in the state. It has more than 50 USDA approved recipes using farm fresh foods, lots of tips on how to prepare them and an addendum for educators.
Interested in a local food that is yours for the picking? Here is an opportunity identify and harvest mushrooms SAFELY while spending a vacation week on an island off the coast of Portsmouth, NH. Standing above a chicken-of-the-woods, Laetiporus sulphure Star Island is the location of a National History Conference to be held on June […]
A bowl of Phở. Breathe in before you begin.. (Thursday nights in the winter at The Meat Market. Call first to confirm!) When I was young and living near Manhattan’s Chinatown, I fell in love with cheap Asian food, devouring pork buns on my way uptown to cook elegant lunches as an executive dining room […]
I’m a sucker for warm cornbread with a butter crisp crust. Ingredients? The aromatic cornmeal was brought home in a brown sack as hard Flint corn kernels from Heritage Valley Grain CSA, then ground by Richard Bourdon at Berkshire Mountain bakery. The eggs came from my neighbor, Sean Stanton, at North Plain Farm, and the milk’s […]
Easy Food Processor Puttanesca Sauce Invigorate! When the world is grey and frozen over, it’s time to open those bright jars of fresh tomatoes that you (or a friend) put up last summer and whip up some puttanesca. This quick version uses the food processor to chop the tomatoes, olives and anchovies. Don’t fuss; you […]
Above is a moringa tree, ready to plant. I’ve seen magic bullet foods, from bran to blueberries, come and go. So, I’m suspicious of any single ingredient magic bullet. But the food from these leaves offers a solution to both malnutrition and local food independence. Read more…. The Right Stuff A Farm Co-op Meet Value […]
See the cowboy in the distance? A walk around the lake in San Miguel, Mexico took us past a local farmer, tending his diverse livestock — sheep, goats and cows. This was my 3rd visit to the organic farm, La Trinidad, over several years. The first time I visited, we dug a variety of fresh […]
USDA approved school-tested local food recipes and a supplement for educators.
