This pasta came out shockingly good for something so healthy and simple to prepare. The key, as with lots of locavore cooking, is to have great household staples on hand, then add whatever is local and exceptionally fresh. The dish started out with two bunches of vigorous looking spinach that I picked up at my […]
Join us this Friday and Saturday May 11 & 12 I’m producing this fabulous event. Please come by and introduce yourself! (Links in blue) Savor local food Cricket Creek Farm‘s grilled cheese sandwiches Green River Ambrosia‘s honey mead (wine) Boost our regional economy Support Berkshire Botanical Garden’s educational programs Buy local from 30 quality vendors, […]
A New Radio Show! Join me here or on Robin Hood Radio while I seek out and savor the best farm food from our region, one ingredient at a time. Thanks for your support! Four Winds, The Berkshire Food Journal, Steve Elling (original music), Robin Hood Radio (production), where you can also hear this show […]
Can you believe the weather? Not like the typical March sugaring scene pictured above. Still, March is the best month to gripe about the lack of local food. Last of my winter roots, beautiful beets from Farm at Miller’s Crossing, are almost gone. The ground is moist but devoid of edibles. Yesterday I planted rainbow […]
Winter Vegetable Hash with Poached Eggs and Ancho Chili Ketchup This Month’s Issue *Two February recipes to fight the dormant season blues *Three upcoming local food events *One month away: The Mexican locavore **************************** *Two February recipes to fight the dormant season blues (links in orange) Vegetable Hash with Poached Eggs and Ancho Chili Ketchup […]
Potato Pancakes AKA Latkes What’s in this issue? -December Recipes -Holiday Locavore Cooking Class -Winter’s Gold — Butternut -Local Food News December Recipe (links in green) Butternut Risotto Two Ways, Potato Latkes, Connie’s Apple Coffee Cake and tons of butternut squash ideas in the article Winter’s Gold, which is below. Holiday Locavore Cooking Class in […]
What’s in the issue? Let’s Cook! *My December Holiday Cooking Class *Thanksgiving Recipes, Tips and Free Meals Local and Regional Food News *Food to Compost, a Green Harvest Festival *”It Takes a Region” Conference *Farm to School for Tots *Berkshire Grown Holiday Farmers Markets *Locavore Award More Food For Fun *3 Local Food Improvisations […]
Please join me this weekend for a dynamic community event like no other… I’m producing this wild and wonderful festival! Learn more I added a farmers market (freshly made grilled sausages, crisp local apples, farmstead cheese), tasty local food vendors (grilled sour dough pizza, Thai pulled pork, mini-cupcakes, Bola Granola Bar, and lots of carny […]
What’s in this month’s post? – Two recipes using September’s crop, one sweet and one savory -Lots of culinary improvisations for the season (These appear irregularly on my facebook page) -An invitation to The Berkshire Botanical Garden Harvest Festival (with a call for volunteers and donated pies) -Upcoming Calendar Events in Cape May, Worthington and […]
What’s up in August? Weekend Locavore Way Workshop — August 26-28. I’m teaching a Kripalu Retreat weekend workshop in Lenox Massachusetts in the Berkshires. Cooking lessons, farm visit, tastings and more. Feel free to contact me if you have questions or call Kripalu at 1-800-741-7353 Talk and Book Signing — August 31, 7 pm, Worthington, […]
USDA approved school-tested local food recipes and a supplement for educators.
