Local Bites: Poached Egg on Mixed Greens with Maple-Roasted Bacon and Balsamic Sauteed Radishes
Posted on June 27, 2008 - Filed Under Eat Local, Farm Fresh, Uncategorized | 1 Comment
I’ve met the chicken that laid the egg I had for this lunch. I know the two farmers who grew the radishes and the lettuce too. That’s local.
Shawn looked at me a little funny when I suggested a nice mixed green salad (red leaf lettuce from Shortt’s Farm and Garden Center in Sandy Hook and [...]
On Why You Should Go to Your Local Farmer’s Market Regularly
Posted on June 26, 2008 - Filed Under Eat Local, Farm Fresh | Leave a Comment
You know the saying “It takes a village.”? Well, folks, it takes a village to make the local farmer’s market successful.
You might pay lip-service to liking the concept of eating locally. You might tout the availability of locally grown farm produce, fresh breads and the like. But unless you are actually going to the farmer’s [...]
Farmer’s Market Dinner
Posted on June 20, 2008 - Filed Under Eat Local, Farm Fresh | 2 Comments
Pesto whole wheat penne and baked caprese salad.
Need I say more?
This photo is from last week . . . I haven’t snapped any of this week’s foods yet. Nonetheless, this was another hardy local meal — cept for the pasta, which wasn’t local. I resisted the urge to splurge on the superb fresh mozzarella and [...]
Oatmeal, Soluble Fiber and a Recipe
Posted on November 11, 2007 - Filed Under DDC, Eat Local, breakfasts | 1 Comment
After two years of blogging (yes! Cucina Bella turned 2 yesterday! YIPPEEEE! Who knew this on-a-whim experiment with food writing would last this long?!?), it should be no surprise that I am finding the need to return to subjects I’ve touched on before. Specifically, oatmeal.
I originally wrote about oatmeal for Fit Fare (before I was [...]
Dark Days: Two Local Meals
Posted on October 29, 2007 - Filed Under DDC, Eat Local | 2 Comments
As I opened the window to write this, I realized that we truly are entering the dark days of winter. It’s nearly 7 a.m. and the sun has yet to light up the night sky, let alone peak above the treeline. I was spoiled (or perhaps not so) by the summer when the sun was [...]
Read More..>>Dark Days: Two Local Meals
Posted on October 29, 2007 - Filed Under DDC, Eat Local | 2 Comments
As I opened the window to write this, I realized that we truly are entering the dark days of winter. It’s nearly 7 a.m. and the sun has yet to light up the night sky, let alone peak above the treeline. I was spoiled (or perhaps not so) by the summer when the sun was [...]
Read More..>>Dark Days Eat Local Challenge
Posted on October 27, 2007 - Filed Under DDC, Eat Local | 1 Comment
You might have noticed the little button in my sidebar for the Dark Days Eat Local Challenge. The challenge, which I joined earlier last week, is to cook one meal a week using 90 percent local ingredients. Local is defined by a 200 mile radius.
Sound easy? Well, there is a reason it’s called the [...]
Read More..>>Dark Days Eat Local Challenge
Posted on October 27, 2007 - Filed Under DDC, Eat Local | 1 Comment
You might have noticed the little button in my sidebar for the Dark Days Eat Local Challenge. The challenge, which I joined earlier last week, is to cook one meal a week using 90 percent local ingredients. Local is defined by a 200 mile radius.
Sound easy? Well, there is a reason it’s called the [...]
Read More..>>RECIPE: Scrumptious Apple Cake
Posted on October 3, 2007 - Filed Under Eat Local, Farm Fresh, dessert, fruit | 3 Comments
I made two apple cakes last night and totally forgot to take a picture, with the exception of this one. These are the cake remnants (didn’t grease the pan well enough … oops) and ice cream. Mmmm. So good. And the scent that it fills the house with? Pure heaven.
Fall has descended on us here [...]
Eating local: Pick Your Own apples
Posted on September 30, 2007 - Filed Under Eat Local, Farm Fresh, fruit, pick your own, preserving/canning | 1 Comment
Have I mentioned that it’s apple season here in the northeast? Of course I have . . . And apple season is off to a great start. The apples are plentiful both in the fields and in my home (we’ve done lots of picking this week!).
Will and I went apple picking yesterday . . [...]
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