Spring – Page 2 – Amy Cotler

Market Salad with Pan Roasted Potatoes and Local Cheese

July 2, 2010 4 Comments

One early summer variation with beets, radishes and feta (or blue cheese). You could also add arugula, chives, and numerous other goodies. Fresh goat cheese could be spread on a toasted baguette if you prefer. I love what I call open recipes, because they’re flexible and forgiving. Add a little more or less of this or […]

Strawberries and a Talk about Salads

June 15, 2010 Comments Off

Three websites, each with a tasty… A short talk on about Salads The first is Caroline Alexander’s Berkshire Food Journal, which I’ve featured before for its superb audio segments and accompanying slides about regional farmers. Today, I’m steering you to a short talk I did on salads, which I hope you’ll find useful now that […]

Grilled Cheddar with Broccoli Rabe

June 7, 2010 4 Comments

This simple sandwich bites back, with its 3 get-up-and-go regional ingredients — aged cheddar, broccoli rabe and whole grain bread. The cheddar came from my trip, mentioned in last week’s post, to the Grafton Village Cheese Factory. I picked up the broccoli rabe at the Great Barrington Farmers Market, cooked it with pasta, then used […]

Grilled Asparagus with Chive Oil

June 1, 2010 8 Comments

What grows together goes together in this lovely pairing of spring asparagus and chives. Grilling asparagus brings out their woodsy flavor, and chives lend a subtle depth. The recipe makes extra chive oil, which is tasty on other grilled vegetables or fish. Serves 6-8 2 pounds asparagus 1/2 cup oil (half olive oil, half flavorless oil) […]

Spinach Salad Wrap with Shiitake Mushrooms

May 12, 2010 3 Comments

Joy. Our local farmers market finally opened last Saturday in the old train station in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. My first market lunch? A classic spinach salad with a twist — roasted bacon, onions and shiitakes with a curry dressing in a wrap. The recipe’s from my book, Wrap it Up. Makes 4 wraps. Note: North […]

Play with Your Goat Cheese!

March 10, 2010 3 Comments

Smooth and milky with a upbeat tang, no wonder fresh goat cheese production and consumption has boomed over the last few decades. Likely there’s a small regional farm in your neck of the woods, say a 70’s homesteader like Susan Sellew’s Rawson Brook Farm near me, who chose her goats for their good looks and […]