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Bucks County Seafood

By On November 15, 2011 · Leave a Comment

by guest blogger Rich Baringer,

Bucks County isn’t located all that far from the coast, so we’ve been fortunate to have a number of quality seafood markets that provide wonderful fresh seafood. For those of us who live in close proximity to Dublin, we’re lucky to have Bucks County Seafood right [...]

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Bucks Food Calendar: November 11, 2011

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Now we’re getting some real November weather. Cool and windy, as the last of the leaves blow away and leave the trees bare. Time for warming food like stews and soups. I feel the cooking itch, the need to make a big pot of something or a lasagne, enough to freeze for later in the [...]

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Tomatillos and pork loin

By On September 19, 2011 · Leave a Comment

by guest blogger Rich Baringer,

An item that I’ve noticed more and more at many farmers’ markets over the last couple years is the tomatillo. You’ve seen them—they look like small green tomatoes wrapped in a papery husk. Unless you’re familiar with Mexican food, though, you may not know much about them.

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American cheese: the good kind

By On September 14, 2011 · 1 Comment

The first time I tasted cheese from the Bobolink Dairy & Bakehouse, I was stunned. I had never tasted cheese like this that wasn’t, well, from Europe. I know that sounds snobbish, but I love cheese, and I’ve tasted a lot of it, all kinds. This cheese was…something else. Earthy, creamy, complex, with [...]

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Welcome back to school!

By On August 31, 2011 · Leave a Comment

I’m referring of course to the New Hope Farmers’ Market which has moved back to its previous location at the New Hope-Solebury High School campus grounds.

“It is wonderful to be back,” says Susan Pierson, market manager. It’s been a bumpy season for so many reasons. The market had opened the season at [...]

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Bucks Food Calendar: August 26, 2011

By On August 26, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Ah, Irene. You are striking fear in the hearts of many. Let’s pray you’re not as nasty as they are making you out to be.

It would be an understatement to say this weekend is overshadowed by Hurricane Irene. First priority is battening down the hatches, putting anything away that might be a projectile in [...]

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Bucks Food Calendar: August 19, 2011

By On August 19, 2011 · 1 Comment

If some of these “scattered thunderstorms” can hold off, it looks like a pretty decent weekend. Which is great news if you are heading over to the 2011 Middletown Grange Fair. We will be going tonight – for the BBQ Chicken Dinner, of course, and to see the bunnies and maybe buy a [...]

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Bucks Food Calendar: August 12, 2011

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Mid-August and the farmers’ markets are bursting with local bounty. And thanks to US Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, the week of August 7 through August 13 has been named National Farmers’ Market Week. Now, if only we could get the feds to support small family farms more and build up regional food systems (an [...]

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The 2011 Z-500

By On August 10, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Nope. Not referring to some new sports car. It’s zucchini racing time again!

The Lower Makefield Farmers’ Market hosts their annual Zucchini Races this Thursday (tomorrow!) afternoon. Beginning at 5:00 pm, cars will be on view and races begin at 5:30 pm. Yours truly will be judging along with some local celebrities.

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Don’t miss this!

By On August 4, 2011 · Leave a Comment

What do you think the “don’t miss” food experiences are in Bucks County and nearby? A delicious burger, a delightful cocktail, a perfect view? Or how about the “feel” of the place, and the way the bartender or wait staff know you, and what you like. What are your favorite experiences and places to go [...]

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Sweet corn is here!

By On July 19, 2011 · Leave a Comment

It’s been slowly popping up – for sale – here and there, but I’ve heard from some of the major farms that it’s “in.” Shady Brook Farm in Yardley (and at The Market at Del Val),  None Such Farm in Buckingham, Solly’s Farm in Ivyland, and

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Bucks Food Calendar: July 15, 2011

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At the risk of being corny (get it?), I keep wanting to break into song. Rodgers & Hammerstein, of course. “Oh what a beautiful mo-o-ornin’, oh what a beautiful d-a-ay…” or “…the corn is as high as an elephant’s eye!” (Both lines actually written here in Bucks, at Hammerstein’s place, Highland Farm, on [...]

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It’s peach season!

By On July 13, 2011 · 1 Comment

I never used to like peaches. It was the fuzz. Gave me the chills. But somewhere along the way I got over it. And Fairview Farm peaches certainly helped. They are now in season and available in their farm market store in Pineville. They don’t have a website but they are just down Pineville Road [...]

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Bucks County Food Tours Photo Gallery 07-09-11

By On July 10, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Here’s some fun photos from our Bucks County Food Tour this past Saturday. Can you guess where we went?

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Bucks Food Calendar: July 8, 2011

By On July 8, 2011 · Leave a Comment

It’s officially summer. All the signs have been there – heat, humidity, thunderstorms, blueberries, fireflies, ice cream and even corn, but there was one more today. Cicadas. Why is that sound so comforting? Only one more thing I’ve yet to hear. Crickets. And of course we don’t have lovely, red tomatoes yet. Then it will [...]

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