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This week was our first pick-up at our CSA, Anchor Run Farm, in Wrightstown. It’s spring, so the main theme is greens: bok choy, spinach, Swiss chard, escarole, Romaine lettuce, spring mix and arugula, as well as turnips with their greens attached. And there will be more where that comes from in the [...]
by guest blogger Rich Baringer,
Like most holidays, many Easter traditions are centered on the food we eat while celebrating. Although it is the most holy day on the Christian calendar, many Easter traditions come from pre-Christian pagan cultures. In fact, the word Easter comes from Eostre, the Anglo-Saxon goddess [...]
The Jewish New Year is fast approaching, beginning tomorrow night. We’ll celebrate with our friends and family, both in synagogue and outside. It’s a special time of year for Jews, and brings back memories of crisp fall days, dipping apples into honey and wishing our loved ones a Happy and Sweet New Year. It’s a [...]
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.
As [...]
This is a reprint of my blueberry post from last year. Enjoy!
Yee-ha. It’s blueberry season. We got some lovely ones from Solebury Orchard yesterday. Some are going into Mark’s homemade ice cream (made from Birchwood Farms sweet cream), some went into the freezer for cold winter days, and some, well, [...]
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, [...]
Spring, spring, spring! At the risk of bringing on a March snowstorm, I am thrilled to welcome signs of spring. What are they – in food terms? Read on.
Spring holidays. Lenten Fish Fry suppers start at several locations today – the Riegelsville Fire Co. and the Columbia Fire Co. in [...]
The interesting thing about eating seasonally and locally is that once you start listening to your body, you realize you don’t really want vegetables only growing in Chile this time of year. The bagged salads one often gets at restaurants now are rather tasteless and somehow feel unnatural. Not to mention the pale pink mealy [...]
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 [...]
Couldn’t resist this one! In honor of Halloween, a healthy but fun way to get the kids (and adults) to eat broccoli. Got this recipe via the Pennypack Farm & Education Center newsletter, as submitted by Lisa Hansell. The original recipe is by Matthew Mead, via epicurious.com. Enjoy your “gruel!”
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 [...]
We had planned for salad caprese. Fresh mozzarella – check. Basil – check. Beautiful, multi-colored heirloom tomatoes from the farm – check. But then the weather turned cool and rainy and I just wanted something warmer. Then I remembered seeing a recipe on Cook’s Illustrated for a Pasta [...]
Remember this Seinfeld episode?
Kramer: Well, they’re in…
Jerry: What’s in?
Kramer: The Macanaw peaches, Jerry! The Macanaw peaches!
Jerry: Ah, right. The ones from Oregon that are only ripe for two weeks a year…
Kramer: Yeah…I waited all year for this (bites the peach). Ooooh, this is fantastic…Makes your taste buds [...]
by guest blogger Rich Baringer
It’s just about time for watermelons to start appearing in our local farm markets. In many ways, watermelon seems like the all-American fruit—a staple at our summer picnics. It actually originated in Africa where it was cultivated by the Egyptians. It wasn’t [...]
With corn season upon us, my mouth begins to water at the thought of some of my favorite corn recipes. There’s Mexican-style Grilled Corn (courtesy of Cook’s Illustrated) – which, by the way, gets tons of hits all throughout the year. Then there’s a great soup recipe, Squash, Corn & Coconut Soup, which I got [...]
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