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Apples and the New Year

By On September 27, 2011 · Leave a Comment

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 [...]

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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.

As [...]

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Blueberries!

By On June 28, 2011 · 1 Comment

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, [...]

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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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Bucks Food Calendar: March 11, 2011

By On March 11, 2011 · 1 Comment

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 [...]

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A simple winter salad

By On February 22, 2011 · Leave a Comment

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 [...]

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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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A ghoulish way to eat your vegetables

By On October 27, 2010 · 1 Comment

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!”

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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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Pasta on a cool summer evening

By On August 24, 2010 · 3 Comments

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 [...]

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A circus in your mouth

By On August 3, 2010 · 2 Comments

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 [...]

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Spit it out!

By On July 26, 2010 · 1 Comment

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 [...]

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A few of my favorite things

By On July 16, 2010 · 2 Comments

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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Hot news for horseradish lovers

By On July 14, 2010 · 3 Comments

by guest blogger Susan S. Yeske

If the mere thought of roast beef smothered in horseradish sauce or deviled eggs fired up with the same condiment makes you respond like one of Pavlov’s pups, there is good news for you.

Bucks County’s own Kelchner’s Horseradish has spiced up [...]

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Grilling it up for the Fourth

By On June 29, 2010 · 4 Comments

by guest blogger Rich Baringer

Jake is a carnivore.  My 4-year old will eat pretty much any kind of meat–often pretending that he’s a lion eating a gazelle.  So whenever he sees the grill out, he gets his hopes up for some sort of meat that he can sink his teeth into. Now that [...]

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