Travel Joel Salatin and Polyface Farm I have to admit I am very excited to say I have finally visited Polyface Farm in Swoope, VA. Not only did I get... Continue Reading Joel Salatin and Polyface Farm»
Fall Oktoberfest Wanting to prepare a traditional Bavarian dish in honor of Oktoberfest, I wandered through the Italian Market in search of sausage. From Cappuccio’s Meats,... Continue Reading Oktoberfest»
Fall Green Tea Madeleines & Birchrun Hills Farm Blue I realized I forgot to report a few other details from my little gathering last weekend. On Sunday morning, my friends and I slowly... Continue Reading Green Tea Madeleines & Birchrun Hills Farm Blue»
Summer Black Prince Tomatoes & Chocolate Chip Cookies I never thought I would say that I have a favorite tomato, but as of this past Saturday I do. As I passed through... Continue Reading Black Prince Tomatoes & Chocolate Chip Cookies»
Appetizers Oven-dried Tomatoes + Oven-Dried Tomato Toasts This week the Fair Food Farmstand came through again with another excellent recipe in their weekly email. A few weeks ago, after receiving eight... Continue Reading Oven-dried Tomatoes + Oven-Dried Tomato Toasts»
Soup Watermelon Gazpacho When it’s too hot to turn on the oven, gazpacho to the rescue! Loaded with vegetables and spiked with fresh lime and vinegar, this... Continue Reading Watermelon Gazpacho»
Fall Peaches with Ricotta and Honey See, I lied. I thought I had finished posting about peaches this season, but it seems I’ve found one more way to savor this... Continue Reading Peaches with Ricotta and Honey»
Summer Heirloom Tomato Tart Today, I arrived to work to find a bag filled with heirloom tomatoes sitting on my desk. I knew right away they had been... Continue Reading Heirloom Tomato Tart»
Travel Uwishunu Blogging Since learning about Uwishunu in May, I have been wanting to contribute to the site as a blogger. I finally got around to writing... Continue Reading Uwishunu Blogging»
Desserts Baklava This past Friday night, after dinner at Buddakan with nine of my high school friends followed by an evening of dancing at Plough and... Continue Reading Baklava»
Salads Peach and Beet Salad Skip to Recipe I can’t promise this will be my last peach post, but I’m definitely reaching peak peach capacity. My literary mother sent... Continue Reading Peach and Beet Salad»
Salads Stuffed-Squash Blossoms Tempura Every year I look forward to the arrival of squash blossoms at the farmers’ markets. There seems to be only one way to prepare... Continue Reading Stuffed-Squash Blossoms Tempura»