It’s safe to say that round two of the FSC Book Club was a success! We had over 120 members join us at our new book club host site, Goodreads, and lots of folks chiming in on Instagram, Twitter & Facebook. Over the course of a few months, we cooked our way through the wonderful…
Category: cooking
{free download} Upcoming Classes at The Arts Center
After our summer ‘trial-run’, I am thrilled to announce that FSC will be sticking around as TAC’s Culinary Arts Faculty! These classes are intimate, affordable and low-key and at the premiere arts center in our area! We have all had a *blast* teaching our classes, and can’t wait for more eager, curious, food-loving students! Classes…
{recipe} White Bean Burgers
We eat a lot of beans in my house. I love beans. I love them on salad or in stir fries, pasta or soup. They are versatile and good for you, as well as tasty. Just about any bean can be made in to a “burger”. I typically use black beans to make burgers, but…
{foodie adventure} A Local, Foraging Potluck Feast
I have to apologize for my lack of photos of the amazing food that we ate. I was too entranced to think to take pictures of everything. However, if there were more, you’d probably drool on your computer, and then I’d owe you a new computer. Last week my husband, son, and I were invited…
{recipe: stone soup} Making Something From “Nothing”
I have always loved the folk tale of “Stone Soup” because in it a delicious soup is created from meager ingredients. I love the challenge of creating delicious food from not-so-obvious ingredients. Over one year ago I pledged to stop buying grocery store meat and this prompted me to start purchasing whole chickens at the…
{How To} Fancy Food Club
When I was young I remember my parents hosting dinner parties for their friends. I also remember them cooking fancy meals for each other. I will never forget them eating escargot and feeling totally freaked out as a five-year-old watching them eat it. I just always thought this is what adults did with their friends….
{foraging} June is for Dolmades
We have limited light in our small backyard because of trees to our south and west. We trellis grapes around six and a half feet above our deck and up onto the wall of our house to maximize our edible gardening space. Grape leaves are among the first produce of the season from our garden,…
{Simple} Homemade Yogurt Cheese
When we moved to upstate New York around twenty-five years ago, we became friends with Martha and Seth from Slack Hollow Farm in Argyle. The first time we went over to their house for dinner, Martha gave us some soft goat cheese she had made. I was so impressed and enthusiastic about their advanced state…
{how you do it} Matcha-Lavender Scones
Editor’s Note: {How You Do It} is back! In general, the blog has been in a state of transformation and this recurring series is no different. When we first brought you this series, fellow local moms were writing guest posts about their kitchens, their traditions, their food. Since then we’ve made all guests regular contributors,…
Burgers…Veggie style
As a resolution or “goal” for this year, I had aspired to reduce the amount of meat that I eat on a regular basis. In the past couple of months, I have really started holding myself to that goal. I’ve introduced various new meals to my repertoire. I’ve begun purchasing tofu on a regular basis…
{Recipe} For the Pie-Challenged
I have always been an utter failure at making pies. They sometimes taste good, but they look awful and are entirely lacking in aesthetic appeal. I apply uneven pressure on the rolling pin, make badly crimped edges that leak, use too much flour to dust, yadayadayada. So in my self-loathing, I tend to concentrate on…
{hello} I’m Christine
Editor’s Note: You’ve met Erika T, Britin F, and Jillian E. To rap up this “new-contributor-meet-n-greet” is Christine H from Unspeakable Visions. She will be joining us as our token 20-something non-mom foodie (score!) We were dying for a slightly larger spectrum of viewpoints, and Christine’s humor, wit, D.I.Y. knowledge, urban design sense and social…
{Dark Days} Week 17: The Squash Challenge
Editor’s Note: This is the 17th week of a 19-week challenge, Dark Days, a pledge taken by 88 blogs spanning the country, to eat one meal a week as sustainable, organic, local and ethical possible. For Dianna’s last meal, she explains Kilpatrick Family Farm’s CSA process while expressing some rutabagas and squash “angst” and share…
{St. Patrick’s Day} Recipe Link Love
Two days until the official holiday is upon us… Erica started us off on the right foot with her maternal grandmother’s Irish Soda Bread I took on a 7-day project of brining my own brisket for corned beef and made Molly Steven’s braised cabbage dish. Oh, and made a mustard that knocked my socks off….
{know your farmer} Join a CSA?
Here in the Northeast, it’s summer-share CSA {Community Support Agriculture} sign-up time. More specifically in our little corner of the world, the Albany/Saratoga/Schenectady/Troy area is being treated to a CSA Fair sponsored by Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York, NOFA-NY. It is being held TODAY at the ATRIUM, the location of the Troy Farmers…
