* Home at last Above picture is from the fabulous Grow Food Northampton: Welcome home. Crimson & Clover farmers have just purchased the original Bean Family farmhouse, so they finally able to live on the farm/ Congratulations Jen, Nate and baby Noah. Isn’t this house almost timeless? * Fabulous tools for farm to school programs […]
The 1st Annual Wareham Oyster Festival Above: Me, sucking down a perfect oyster. Below: Big Rock farmed oysters and wild clams For more about the oyster festival and oystering in general, see this post here. Oyster recipe here. Great oysters, but you’d have to a be an oyster nut to spend yesterday as we did […]
A Mexican Feast Fixings for one of many kinds of mole. (Recipe here.) This recipe, which I prepared in Mexico, was assembled using a combination of market mole paste and fresh ingredients. In class we’ll easily make it all from scratch. Different Drummer Cooking School Northampton Monday, May 19, 2014 6:15-8:45 PM Sign up here […]
I’m a sucker for local food-based small town events. So meet me at the 1st annual Wareham Oyster Festival this Sunday in Wareham, of course, which is in eastern Massachusetts. (Info here.) The festival will feature Wareham and other regional oysters, live music and artisans, as well as paddle boats and kayak rides on […]
Ramp Pesto I bumped into two fellow foragers gathering ramps two miles from my house. Even from my car, I could see the woods were lousy with ramps as well as the red flowers topping endangered trillium. So I scissored a large bowlful of ramp leaves, leaving their roots to regenerate next year’s crop, but also […]
Long live live food! Pair oysters, long considered an aphrodisiac, with a dessert of chocolate for a romantic feast. Or, for a playful party, invite over a few fellow oyster lovers — only the most passionate. Shuck, giggle and slurp oysters from their shells. (And in the winter nestle them in a bowl of snow.) […]
I dream of green. A few bites of this and that…. Lasagna Gardening I date myself when I admit that my gardening pre-date the now widely popularized no-till gardening. I’ve always hand-tilled my sloppy garden,which for a long time was 9 4X4 raised beds. This year, I’m short on time and working a small (10 […]
In this issue (in order) Brisket Recipe for Passover (or whenever!) Alternatives to Brisket from Roving Butcher Jake Levin. Sustainable Meat Primer — the works My Grandma Rose didn’t like to cook much, but she made a mean holiday brisket that’s better than it sounds — foil wrapped and braised tender with a package of […]
Remember the green? It’s coming! All on farming and sustainable food issues — Good Food and Good Jobs in Pioneer Valley April 10, Holyoke, MA Pioneer Valley Grows presents a spring symposium this Thursday in Holyoke, MA that addresses the critical issue of justice in the food system. How can we ensure that the development […]
(This is a stuffed peach. We’re going to do the same thing with pears. Fabulous.) Let’s celebrate the thaw of spring with this menu inspired by the flavors of Italy. Join me in a hands-on workshop using Italy’s signature flavors in dishes that will quickly become family favorites as the new season unfolds and all […]
USDA approved school-tested local food recipes and a supplement for educators.
