Food News Below More about Potatoes Ted Dobson of Equinox Farm Talks about Farming Berkshire Kripalu Community Talk and Book Signing “Changing the Way We Eat”big TED event now online American Farmland Trust’s Planning Agriculture Guide The recipe Cute is not my thing. I ripped the bows off my party dresses as a kid, and […]
Space for one last student in my locavore cooking class Held in my teaching kitchen in West Stockbridge, Massachusetts. East-West Maine Shrimp Dumplings Shittake Mushroom and Butternut Stew on Piedmont Polenta Vegetable course TDB,depending on availability Mini Molten Chocolate Cakes with Local Eggs and Cream $100 per person, including a full meal, 10-2 (Great Valentine’s […]
I assembled this soup with the winter roots on hand, while snow dressed the trees outside my kitchen window — a warm hug in a white world. Serves 8 1 or 2 potatoes, preferably waxy (1-1/2 cups diced) 1 celery root, about 1 pound (1-1/2 cups diced) 2 parsnips (1 cup diced) 5 garlic cloves […]
First night of Chanukah, complete with latkes, at the home of our friends’ Roz & Peter. As a culinary coach, I trained Tracy how to integrate healthy food into her family’s diet. But she taught me how to regain a sense of adventure about local foods through her imaginative gift giving. During the holiday season, […]
A lazy gardener, I begin each spring like a schoolgirl with my pencils sharpened. My raised beds with their mulched companion plants hum with expectation, and they do yield patio salads and pot luck suppers. But, they’re never fully realized as I slack off weeding, watering and nursing the sick for the lure of farm […]
What better way to get a sense of a place then through local food, like the fried grasshoppers pictured here? For the Mexican food lover, Oaxaca, the city of 7 moles, is your town. The markets are pure magic, especially for those brave enough to nibble everything. (Sometimes I did, sometimes not.) The Abastos market […]
An Oral History West Stockbridge, Massachusetts (Pictures are of downtown West Stockbridge) This conversation that I had with my neighbor Edna Garnet, now deceased, is a reminder that, until recent history, many country folks were nearly self-sufficient. They raised their own food, ate what was in season, storing hearty root vegetables and putting up garden […]
Back to basics this week: Two local ingredients in a mug — Warm Highlawn Farm milk with Ioka Valley Farm maple syrup to taste. Very soul satisfying. Plenty of upcoming book events and signings, including one tonight (Friday) at the library in West Stockbridge, Massachusetts at 7 pm. If you come by, be sure to […]
Sweet potatoes create a smooth orange soup that is quick to prepare. The fire of cayenne pepper cuts their natural sweetness. The first version is inspired by Southern cooking, with its roasted peanut and scallion garnish. The second is seasoned with the Mexican flavors of lime and cilantro. This is a simple recipe, but feel […]
Tonight, our cozy little family reunion — my visiting mom and daughter, along with my husband and I — split this perfect apple galette, right out of the oven. Seasoned local apples were casually gathered in a crisp crust, then glazed with jam. The kicker was garum masala, a warming Indian spice mix that varies […]
USDA approved school-tested local food recipes and a supplement for educators.
