Local peaches or pears are in. Eat them out of hand until you can’t stand it, as the season is short. Today I stuffed them with ginger cookies, almonds and chocolate. They barely made it to the fridge, but they’re good warm or cold. 1 ounce ginger snap cookies (5 small, 4 large) 2 tablespoons […]
Salt Alert: Apologies to those of you who thought you really needed 14 teaspoons of salt in the cucumber soup. It was a typo: It’s 1/4! Savory, sweet and salty — what more can you ask for? Crisp watermelon and flavorful heirloom tomatoes make this salad a summer classic. I used Brandywine tomatoes and peppermint […]
Kirby Cucumbers Local yogurt and cucumber anyone? Here are some international variations on this refreshing soup. A few tips Because they’re easiest to find, I’ve designed this recipe for standard cucumbers, but I prefer the taste of kirby (pickling) or Armenian cucumbers. Better yet? You don’t have to seed them, unless the kirbys are very […]
This cool of mix of farmers’ market vegetables and sweet peaches is spiked with the gentle heat poblano chilies. Why is it that the fresh taste of the season paired with certain places — in this case my new home in a tree-lined neighborhood in Northampton— enhances my eating pleasure? Perhaps it renders the simplest […]
Truth is, I like my “hard” boiled eggs undercooked, especially when they’re made with rich goose eggs. The grated veggies are golden beets, which I steamed for 1 minute, then tossed in salt, vinegar and a touch of garlic. The corn was scraped right off its ever-loving cob right into the greens, which were tossed […]
Made with light-colored heirloom beets. For a super bright color, use classic red-purple beets. If you’re a beet lover, Eureka! Here’s a simple summer soup that’s beety, refreshing and pretty. If you’re not — and I’ve seen grown men cry over beets —this recipe is one of the easiest ways to introduce beets to the […]
Doesn’t real food look great? This harvest came from my little community plot at FOG in Florence here. Today it’s Tomatillo Salsa on Grilled Haddock Tomorrow it’s Tomato Basil Sandwiches What are you cooking with your harvest?
Picture from photographer Jason Houston. I ate mine on the way home…. This week Restaurant Day Celebration. This Tuesday and Wednesday you can savor farm fresh specials at one of the many Pioneer Valley restaurants! (CISA sponsored.) Check them out here. Great answer A popular NY Times article told us why we shouldn’t let our […]
Summer rolls. I added some of the vegetables to the dip too. These appetizers and have a fresh, bright flavor. I used local carrots, herbs and regional scallops. You can find the rice paper wrappers and dried maifun noodles in most gourmet or Asian markets, as well as some supermarkets and health food stores. Makes […]
T’is the season. So gorge yourself on blueberries while you can. Pick-your-own, eat ’em till you’re sick of them — out-of-hand and in everything from oatmeal to salad. Then freeze the rest to savor in these blueberry muffins when ground is frozen and you crave the taste of summer. (Find a pick-your-own farm near you […]
USDA approved school-tested local food recipes and a supplement for educators.
