Recipes for the season: Financiers aux Courgettes
by guest blogger, Martine Bertin-Peterson, This past weekend, I needed to bring a tasty potluck dish to a picnic. Although many guests bring the usual salads and other dishes requiring cutlery, I always opt for...
Recipes for the season: Grilled Watermelon with Balsamic Reduction
By Chef Rich Baringer, While the calendar says it's September, it's still summer for a while. And even though the days of fresh watermelon are numbered, they aren't over yet. So why not try a different...
Recipes for the season: Roasted Red Pepper Soup
by guest blogger, Martine Bertin-Peterson, During the dog days of summer, I gravitate to chilled soups as starters. This chilled red pepper soup is a delicious and welcome alternative to the more predictable gazpacho. I...
Recipes for the season: Swiss Chard with Pine Nuts and Raisins
By Chef Rich Baringer, Whether you go to farmers' markets or belong to a CSA, Swiss chard is available all season long—from spring through fall. So that leaves (pun intended) us with the question of what...
Recipes for the Season: Fried Green Tomatoes
By Chef Rich Baringer, Well, we've just about gotten to the end of tomato season—although with lots of sunshine this week, we should have some for a little while longer. But once they're finished, there's no need...
Recipes for the Season: What to do with tomatillos
By Chef Rich Baringer, We had a picnic at our place recently and as I was deciding on what to make, I remembered that I had a bunch of tomatillos in the fridge from Blooming Glen Farm. ...
Recipes for the Season: Peach-Tomato Salad
By Chef Rich Baringer, In my newsletter last month, I wrote an article about what I call the Summer Trinity—three foods that epitomize summer for me: sweet corn, peaches and tomatoes. Nothing makes me think of...
Recipes for the Season: Spicy-Sweet Grilled Cantaloupe Salad
By Chef Rich Baringer, I love combining flavors that don't always seem to go together—especially sweet and spicy. If you've ever had chocolate with hot pepper you know what I'm talking about. There's just something about...
Mexican-Style Grilled Corn
This recipe is one of the reasons my friends love me. Really. This recipe and my Macque Choux, another summertime corn favorite. I originally found this in the September 2009 issue of Cook's Illustrated, one...
Fresh Fridays: Tomato, Pine Nut and Arugula Pesto Pasta with Sausage
In this series, local chefs give us their favorite recipes, full of fresh, seasonal ingredients, just in time for the weekend. By Chef Rich Baringer, I love basil pesto—every year when we approach the end of basil season, we make...
Fresh Fridays: Baked Tomatoes with Shallots
In this series, local chefs give us their favorite recipes, full of fresh, seasonal ingredients, just in time for the weekend.
By Chef Mark Miller, Hamilton's Grill Room, We always try to cook seasonally at Hamilton's Grill Room,...
Fresh Fridays: Grilled Peaches with Maple Caramel Sauce and Ice Cream
by guest blogger, Kelly Madey, I am still very much in vacation mode, despite the fact that vacation officially ended last week. As I sit here, staring at the aftermath of our trip—a gigantic pile...
Fresh Fridays: Corn, Zucchini & Poblano Pepper “Succotash”
In this series, local chefs give us their favorite recipes, full of fresh, seasonal ingredients, just in time for the weekend. By Chef Max Hansen, MaxHansenCaterer and the Max Hansen Carversville Grocery, The arrival of summer portends the...
Fresh Fridays: Balsamic Glazed Salmon over Swiss Chard
In this series, local chefs give us their favorite recipes, full of fresh, seasonal ingredients, just in time for the weekend. By Chef Rich Baringer, This recipe is actually a combination of two recipes from America's Test Kitchen...
Recipes for the season: Summer corn chowder
by guest blogger Kelly Madey, It was a classic case
Of my eyes
Being much bigger
Than my belly. The first sweet corn of the season,
And I just couldn’t resist
Bringing home an insane amount of corn
For a mere family...
