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 . . [...]
Read More..>>Fresh, Chopped Onions on a Weeknight
Posted on September 25, 2007 - Filed Under Eat Local, meal planning, preserving/canning | 3 Comments
No time for a full post this morning, but here’s a nifty little tip. If you have a FoodSaver or a similar device that seals bags while sucking all the air out of them, you can speed up your mid-week cooking.
How?
Chop ingredients like onions, carrots, peppers and potatoes or mince garlic over the weekend. Then [...]
Recipe: Swiss Chard with Tomato and Feta
Posted on September 22, 2007 - Filed Under Eat Local, vegetables, vegetarian | 3 Comments
Here’s another local dish (significance? check out Eat Local Challenge). I took some local ingredients - Swiss chard, a tomato, an onion - and made this fabulous side dish (see above, at top right). It went perfectly with the tangy panko chicken (recipe to come) and lemon feta cous cous. Mmmmm.
A note about Swiss chard: [...]
Eating local, eating quickly: Tortellini with tomatoes, garlic and feta
Posted on September 21, 2007 - Filed Under Eat Local, fruit, pasta, vegetables, vegetarian | 3 Comments
Some nights, I just want something fresh and flavorful that cooks in no time. This is one of my favorite dishes for that. I don’t usually specify a pasta or a brand, but this variety is very tasty and works well with the other flavors. Plus the timing is perfect. It takes about 10 minutes [...]
Read More..>>Heirloom Tomatoes with Blue Cheese Vinaigrette
Posted on September 5, 2007 - Filed Under ARF, Eat Local, fruit, salad, vegetables | 1 Comment
Nearly every weekend this summer has included a trip to my cousin’s farm. Will and I have carefully selected the farm-fresh and mostly organic produce and coveted it all week long. There were overflowing pints of blueberries that Will would finish before the day was out and tiny, sweet orange cherry tomatoes that would burst [...]
Read More..>>Heirloom Tomatoes with Blue Cheese Vinaigrette
Posted on September 4, 2007 - Filed Under ARF, Eat Local, fruit, salad, vegetables | 1 Comment
Nearly every weekend this summer has included a trip to my cousin’s farm. Will and I have carefully selected the farm-fresh and mostly organic produce and coveted it all week long. There were overflowing pints of blueberries that Will would finish before the day was out and tiny, sweet orange cherry tomatoes that would burst [...]
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