As you know from previous post, myself and my family were recently on vacation in Newport, RI. While on vacation we had the time and the opportunity to pick some peaches. This…… was not something that I had ever done before. Always apples, never peaches. I was so excited because for one it’s cool because…
{Roasted} Carrot and Butternut Squash Ginger Coconut Soup
I winged this soup tonight and it was so good that I had to share it immediately without much storytelling. Sounds good right? Just a recipe. I made a quinoa & lamb loaf today, I make one once a week-recipe to follow later week, and I was feeling a side dish. I was in a…
{Pioneer} Troy Community Food Co-op Opening Soon!
Troy Night Out is a monthly cultural event where locally owned businesses: art galleries, craft studios, restaurants, bakeries, bars, cafes and book stores keep their doors open to the community, Fridays 5-9pm. Some businesses display artwork or free snacks and drinks, galleries have their openings, restaurant and bars tend to have local musicians. There’s a…
{Weekend} Reading: NATIONAL
I’m not going to lie. The national news links are items I myself want to read this Sunday morning. The recipes and food recall notices have been read and approved (by me). For various reasons, Miles getting his 2 year molars refusing to nap waking nightly every 3 hours, I just didn’t get around to…
{Weekend} Reading: LOCAL
The next two weekends are BIG BIG BIG with multiple two-day festivals happening. I have added many events to the list, including two harvest festivals in Saratoga and Colonie. Before the local events list, there is a short local news section. LOCAL NEWS Nick & Britin Foster of All Good Bakers in Delmar, NY create…
and the winner of the Kilpatrick Family Farm giveaway is…..
And the winner of the $50 off a micro or regular fall share from Kilpatrick Family Farm is: Amy H for her 3rd comment:”I subscribed to the KFF newsletter” (This drawing was held by From Scratch Club in a fair and unbiased manner, using RANDOM.ORG’s Third-Party Draw Service. For details, please see the drawing’s record.)…
{Back to School} I Heart the Crockpot!
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the Crockpot! The crockpot pictured here is from Williams- Sonoma. A beauty isn’t it?! Schools in session! This year ALL three kiddos are at the same school on the same schedule for the very FIRST time. I have done my duty for the past 8 ½ years and am adapting well to…
{The Mandolin} What’s New in Your Kitchen Wednesday
I could easily write a post on this topic every week. There are so many useful (or aesthetically beautiful) cookbooks, blogs, gadgets, equipment, and linens around my kitchen its hard to choose one when my week comes around. Due to the change in season, hands down the item I’m starting to use more and more…
{FOOD PRESERVATION} freezing corn
As the days of fresh sweet corn come to a close, I wanted to make sure I got this post published. My in-laws grew super sweet corn (not sure how I feel about GM corn, but more on that at another time). I was able to take home and freeze 60 ears. It is such…
Lazy Chef’s Lentil Soup
On many a cold, dreary day, I have found myself looking for a can of prepared lentil soup in my kitchen cabinets. Fortunately, since I seldom think to buy it when I’m at the grocery store, it’s usually not stocked in my home and I am forced to make a much healthier version from scratch. …
{Weekend} Reading: NATIONAL
NATIONAL NEWS (amazing articles people- trust me- its a good week for food-related reading!) Grist wrote a great piece on my favorite “fast food” chain, Chipotle, and their major farm labor issue. I wish there were more articles like this one because personally I feel like farm-labor issues get pushed to the way back of…
{Weekend} Reading: LOCAL EDITION
Honestly, ’tis the season for local food-related events! There is so much going on its hard to keep up. There are festivals, fairs, charity dinners, farm tours. You name it, its going on this fall season. FESTIVALS, FAIRS, HARVEST DINNERS AND CONFERENCES New to this list: Altamont Orchards’s Altamont Apple & Wine Festival at the…
{Tis the Season} Apple Cake
It’s fall and around here in upstate NY the apple orchards are bustling and that means the kids are begging to pick apples. We managed to get out on the last day of summer vacation for a glorious day at Bowman’s Orchards http://www.bowmanorchards.com in Rexford, NY. Let me tell you…as the kiddos get older apple picking…
{Basil} A New Twist on Pesto
{pesto} parts: the secret is in the center Anyone who lives in and around Saratoga Springs, NY is fully aware of the six weeks during the summer that is known as “Track Season”. From late July through Labor Day weekend, the town and its environs are filled to the brim with tourists. The downtown shopping…
What’s New In Your Kitchen Wednesday? – Rhode Island Edition
So every Wednesday, we dish about something new, exciting or just plain awesome in our kitchens. Thus far we’ve done lots of interesting things such as new appliances, fantastic popsicle molds, and more! I’ve racked my brain over what to write about this week but had been having some difficulty because I’m actually not in…
