Putting Up for Winter So We Can Eat Local
Posted on October 7, 2009 - Filed Under Eat Local, preserving/canning | 3 Comments
Eating local in the winter has always been an enigma to me. Where do you find local produce during the New England winter? I really let snow, harsh temperatures and a lack of understanding come between my family and the tastiest local foods.
But earlier this summer, I had an epiphany — it’s not about finding [...]
Thoughts on Eating Local
Posted on July 28, 2009 - Filed Under Beef, Eat Local, Farm Fresh | 5 Comments
Mmm. That is a locally grown and butchered Delmonico steak, hot off the grill. The cow is from a farm run by a family with a young child and I buy it directly from the mom at the farmers market. I. Love. That.
Frankly, I don’t write about eating locally raised and grown food nearly as [...]
How to Freeze Fresh Strawberries
Posted on June 28, 2009 - Filed Under Eat Local, Farm Fresh, pick your own, preserving/canning | 5 Comments
One of my goals for this year is to extend our local eating for as long into the winter as we can. I’ve done this hear and there in the past, putting up jams and relishes and freezing pestos and sauces, but this year I want a more comprehensive effort. As fruits and vegetables hit [...]
Read More..>>June’s Rosy Joy: Strawberry Picking
Posted on June 22, 2009 - Filed Under Eat Local, pick your own, preserving/canning | 6 Comments
The kids and I and two of my friends went strawberry picking yesterday afternoon. So what that it was raining? So what that the skies clued us in that this was a rain that wasn’t going to just pass … It just didn’t matter. We all wanted the berries and nothing was standing in our [...]
Read More..>>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 Breakfasts, DDC, Eat Local | 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 [...]
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