Awhile back I wrote a piece about our Fancy Food Club. Since the other three couples in our club were Navy families, they have since moved from the area. This just left Chris and I and we certainly weren’t prepared to give up FFC. So, here’s a quick recap of what it is: a group…
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{grain brains challenge} Alan’s Rye Berry Salad
Grain Brains Challenge: A recipe challenge to help you get whole grains into your mouth, not just your kitchen. I love wheat berry salad. The nutty-crunchy-sweetness in most recipes is just delicious. But I got curious about how it might taste without the crutch of a sweet component. What about a more savory grain salad? No raisins…
{recipe} Versatile Green Herb Sauce
This month’s recipe from my kitchen takes its inspiration from both Asian Indian and Argentine cuisine. My CSA share from Soul Fire Farm has been wonderful, and full of greens. In the past week, I got a nice bunch of curly parsley and lemon basil. Curly parsley gets a lot of flack for being nothing…
{meet the meat} Grass Fed Ground Beef
You wouldn’t think that ground beef would need it’s own blog post, would you? Well, it does. Ground beef from feedlots (ie. the stuff you generally get in the conventional grocery store) is relatively forgiving. You can cook the heck out of it and it still tastes the same. Many a frying pan of taco…
{drink it up} Lemon Syrup, Lemonade & Lemon Vinegar
Editor’s Note: Jennifer Wilkerson has given us homemade bread & dinner rolls and farmer’s cheese… now she brings us a triple doozy: Lemon Syrup, Lemonade & for your cleaning needs lemon vinegar. Man, she’s good isn’t she? -Christina When farmers markets and fruit stands are bursting with seasonal goodness meals are easy. Any combination of…
{recipe} Customizable Cold Sesame Noodles
I like recipes that can be adapted for different situations, dietary conditions and to seasonal availability of produce. I also like to have some that are really easy and quick to make, because let’s face it, sometimes you just want to eat without a lot of fuss, but still make something healthy. This recipe lends…
{Know Your Farmer} tangleroot farm & my kohlrabi salad
We have new farmers this year. They fell into our lap at the last minute and I couldn’t be happier. I’m still getting to know them, but from what I can tell so far we were lucky to find them because their veggies are outstanding. I had hoped to sign up for a CSA this…
{recipe} My Mother’s Bluefish
Why is it we all eat more seafood in the Summer? People do that, right? I grew up eating bluefish and will always associate it with Summer. Today I’m at my parents’ house and we’re eating bluefish for dinner. I don’t cook fish as often as I should, but my mother does. She lives closer…
{FSC Book Club} …Round 4 BEGINS!
We read, we cook, we chat. That is the FSC Book Club. Round 4 of the FSC Book Club has begun! We are reading and and cooking our way through Put ‘Em Up Fruit: A Preserving Guide & Cookbook. Creative Ways to Put ‘em Up and Use ‘em Up by the incredible Sherri Brooks Vinton. It’s a gorgeous…
{Brain Grains Challenge} Buckwheat Amy
Grain Brains Challenge A recipe challenge to help you get whole grains into your mouth, not just your kitchen. Buckwheat is one of those good for you foods that are hard to use. I tend to buy groats or kasha when I’m on a mission to expand my food horizons and the stuff sits in the cupboard,…
{recipe} Artless Joes
In preparation for the summer hamburger grilling season, we stocked up on ground beef from West Wind Acres. Unfortunately, the weather hasn’t cooperated with the concept of cooking with fire outside. On to the stovetop! I decided to try making a healthier and less slippery version of Sloppy Joes, more of an Artless Joe approach….
{meet the meat} Baby Back Ribs
Ribs. Dang, I love ribs. Beef Short ribs, St. Louis Style Ribs, Baby Back ribs… There is just something about gnawing on a bone that brings out the Fred Flintstone in me. The baby back ribs are the cut that are the closest to the loin which sits on top of the spine of the…
{recipe} Vivid Choi Salad Dressing
This week is the first time I’ll be working at a farmers’ market for myself. For 4 years I have (and still do) work with Kilpatrick Family Farm at the Saratoga & Glens Falls Farmers’ Markets. I really, truly love it. Since starting Little Sparrow Farm I was uncertain about how I’d sell my products…
{recipe} Black Bean Mushroom Burger
We are very thankful for the rain and the first fruits from our garden: mushrooms and chard. With a pot of freshly cooked black beans, I am ready to make some burgers. You could use other kinds of beans or replace oats with breadcrumbs, but this held together and will be great for the grill. RECIPE: Black Bean…
{FSC Book Club} Round 4 Selection & Giveaway!
THIS GIVEAWAY IS OVER AND THE WINNERS ARE: Kate “This summer I want to make cucumber pickles. I can never seem to grow enough cukes for a batch.” and Stephanie: “Moving into a house with cherry trees, and could use some preservation ideas!” We read, we cook, we chat. That is the FSC Book Club….
