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The taste of summer

By On July 27, 2011 · Leave a Comment

There are lots of things to like about this time of year. Nice weather (recent 100 degree days excluded), baseball, summer vacations, fresh veggies and herbs from the garden. In my mind, though, the true taste of summer is a fresh, ripe, juicy tomato.

Give me a shaker of [...]

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The end is near…

By On September 20, 2010 · 1 Comment

Just stopped by Fred Slack’s farm in Forest Grove to pick up some corn. Fred says this is the last week for him, and most other places too. So if you want to stock up for the winter, go rustle up some Bucks County corn before it’s gone. Fred also says he’ll [...]

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Canal House Cooking: A local voice

By On September 14, 2010 · 2 Comments

Cookbooks have changed in many ways over the years. There were tomes like Joy of Cooking, and even more recently, How To Cook Everything, that you could turn to for any recipe or cooking technique. My mother’s bible was Craig Claiborne’s New York Times Cookbook. We grew up on his basic recipes for [...]

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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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The Tomato Triangle

By On July 27, 2010 · 7 Comments

If you’ve ever been to the Pineville Tavern in the summer months, you may have noticed – or even ordered – an appetizer called, “Freddie’s Tomatoes.” It is the quintessential summer dish. Fresh tomatoes, sliced thick, sprinkled with crumbled blue cheese and thin slices of red onion, and finished with a splash or [...]

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Putting up tomatoes and other stuff

By On August 30, 2009 · Leave a Comment

It’s a beautiful, cool day here in Wycombe. Instead of working at the computer, I’m thinking of “putting up” veggies and fruit. Found this nice Web site by the Penn State Cooperative Extension that has lots of tips on freezing, canning and preserving our Bucks County bounty (http://foodsafety.psu.edu/lets_preserve.html). Check out the boards [...]

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Fresh from the market: August 29th

By On August 29, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Here’s all the great vegetables and fruits available at many local farmers’ markets this week. See our Food Events in Bucks County calendar for listings of weekly area farmers’ markets. For a listing of year-round markets,  roadside and “pick your own” farms in your neighborhood, see our previous post.

This week’s freshly [...]

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Fresh from the market: August 22nd

By On August 21, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Here’s all the great vegetables and fruits available at many local farmers’ markets this week. See our Mexican-Style Grilled Corn post for a great seasonal recipe.

This week’s freshly picked vegetables are: basil, beets, cabbage, carrots, celery, cilantro, cucumbers, dill, edamame beans, various eggplants, fennel, garlic, perennial herbs, hot peppers, lettuce, onions, parsley, diverse [...]

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Fresh from the market: August 15th

By On August 15, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Here’s all the great vegetables and fruits available at many local farmers’ markets this week.

This week’s freshly picked vegetables are: basil, beets, cabbage, carrots, cilantro, collards, cucumbers, dill, edamame beans, various eggplants, fennel, garlic, perennial herbs, hot peppers, kale, kohlrabi, lettuce, onions, parsley, diverse sweet peppers, radishes, scallions, string beans, summer squash, sweet corn, swiss [...]

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Fresh from the market: August 8th

By On August 7, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Here’s all the great vegetables and fruits available at many local farmers’ markets this week, followed by a recipe using all those summer squash and tomatoes. Bon appetit!

This week’s freshly picked vegetables are: basil, beets, cabbage, cilantro, collards, cucumbers, dill, edamame beans, various eggplants, fennel, fresh garlic, green beans, perennial herbs, hot peppers, kale, kohlrabi, [...]

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Canal House Cooking

By On July 29, 2009 · 1 Comment

By guest blogger Susan Sprague Yeske

As partners in a business that transforms chefs’ cookbook dreams into reality, it’s good to share a common vision. It’s also good to like the same kinds of food.

Shared tastes and a love of the culinary world prompted local food experts Melissa Hamilton and Christopher Hirsheimer [...]

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