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Springtime Spears

By On April 27, 2011 · 2 Comments

by guest blogger Rich Baringer,

Even thought the weather hasn’t been reminding us, it is springtime.  And that means fresh, local veggies are starting to appear.  How long we’ve waited.

One of my favorite spring vegetables is asparagus.  Oh, you can buy South American spears all winter in the grocery stores, [...]

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Pizza for Passover?

By On April 21, 2011 · Leave a Comment

A friend sent me an email to tell me that Jules Thin Crust Pizza was offering a Passover Pizza this year. This I had to check out.

Just a little background for non-Jews. In observance of the eight day holiday, Jews not only eat lots of matzah, but we also avoid any leavened products. [...]

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Ramping it up

By On April 20, 2011 · 2 Comments

by guest blogger Rich Baringer,

It’s the time of the year for things to start ramping up from the Deep South to Canada. We’re right in the middle of the brief time that ramps, or wild leeks, are available in forests all along the East Coast.

Ramps grow in bunches in the [...]

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Baking matzah for the first time

By On April 3, 2011 · 9 Comments

I am 49 years old, and I am baking matzah for the first time in my life.

Not that baking your own matzah is a normal thing for an average Jewish-American woman to do. In fact, my mother’s response was, “Why would you want to do that?” All my life I have known matzah – [...]

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Another Sunday in Bucks County

By On February 20, 2011 · 2 Comments

Just had a great breakfast at Vera’s Country Cafe in Ottsville. I had the “Fun Guy” Omelet (lots of fungi, aka, mushrooms) in it, Mark had the Cheese Steak Omelet – beef, peppers, onions and provolone, with marinara sauce on top – which was fantastic. Also loved the corned beef hash with carmelized [...]

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Doylestown Food Club needs a new space

By On February 14, 2011 · 1 Comment

As mentioned on Bucks County Taste in the past, the Doylestown Food Club is a group of 50 or so households who have joined together to buy from local producers on a biweekly basis. The club has been operating for over a year but in order to keep going—let alone grow!—they [...]

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What a Crock!

By On February 10, 2011 · 2 Comments

by guest blogger Rich Baringer,

This time of year is perfect for cooking in a Crock Pot—stews, soups, tender meats, even desserts—with minimum effort.  You come in from the cold to a house full of delicious smells and a steaming bowl of true comfort food waiting for you to dig [...]

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Why I hate all those stupid food shows

By On January 13, 2011 · 8 Comments

People always seem a little surprised when I say I don’t watch the Food Network or any of the other foodie channels. I know some of the programming is good, but…it always feels a little silly to me. I know, I know. You probably think I’m a cooking snob or something. But, really, [...]

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The year in food: Bucks County 2010 – part 2

By On January 3, 2011 · 1 Comment

It’s a new year, and surprisingly I’m in a good mood about it. I usually burrow in this time of year, grumbling about the cold and longing for the appearance of spring vegetables and baseball season. Allow me one last look at 2010, however, as we celebrate positive food trends in our neck of [...]

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Update on Pronto Wine Kiosk

By On December 29, 2010 · 1 Comment

Oh my. What can I say, that the LCB can’t say better? “Customer satisfaction…remains high”?? Let’s just stand by the sidelines and watch…

Here’s the news release from the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board on the latest Pronto Wine Kiosk fiasco, just in time for the holidays. [...]

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Gas Guzzling for Good

By On November 3, 2010 · 2 Comments

I was feeling a little blue this morning, and wouldn’t you know it, after checking my email, I really cheered up. Just last night we were chatting with Drew Abruzzese at the Pineville Tavern who was bemoaning the fact that here in Bucks County he had no way of donating [...]

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Rooting for freshness

By On October 26, 2010 · 1 Comment

I came across some interesting information about carrots and root vegetables in last month’s Cooks Illustrated (September & October 2010). No, no – don’t stop reading. This is cool, and useful, especially as we go into winter and begin using and storing more root vegetables. A reader asked if it was better to [...]

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Wal-Mart going local…a good thing?

By On October 21, 2010 · 1 Comment

There’s been a lot of buzz this past week about Wal-Mart turning its buying focus on local and sustainable foods (see the New York Times article). It’s easy to take a position against the megastore retailer, but it’s more interesting to consider the implications more fairly. Here’s what Erin Barnett, director [...]

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Not just for carving

By On October 17, 2010 · 2 Comments

by guest blogger Rich Baringer

When I was a kid, my grandfather, who was quite the farmer, would always make personalized pumpkins for me, my sister and our cousins. When the pumpkin was very small, he would use a pen knife to carve our names and a little picture—by just slightly scoring the [...]

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Lobstah anyone?

By On October 4, 2010 · Leave a Comment

We’re back from Maine! We had a lovely time on the great windship, Schooner Heritage, for our annual six-day sailaround Penobscot Bay. Made some new friends on-board, including Marge and Jackie, who are related to the Yerkes family of None Such Farm (Marge grew up here in Bucks). [...]

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