Here’s the bounty: Here’s the itinerary: Cherry grove Farm, Newtown, CT: jalapeno and Hungarian peppers. Blue Jay Orchards: Cortland apples and apple cider. Bethel Farmers Market: Don Taylor Farms: peaches and watermelons. Newtown Cedar Hill Farm: broccoli, onions and parsley. Maple Bank Farm: plums, red peppers, and plum tomatoes. Holbrook Farm: Maxixe (a cucumber-like vegetable), [...]
Posts from ‘September, 2009’
Food is a Tyrant
Food is a demanding house mate. The food in my house constantly threatens me, “If you don’t prepare me, consume me, store me, or otherwise disposition me, I will rot before your very eyes.” I generally don’t negotiate with terrorists or bullies, but this situation is more like a ship telling a lighthouse to get [...]
Passport-Wine Trail: Saturday, August 29, 2009
This is the fourth installation of Passport to Connecticut Wineries, or Sophie and Cecelia’s adventures tasting their way through Connecticut wineries! Standard disclaimers apply: we are not a professional wine connoisseurs—we’re just enjoying local wines. On Saturday, August 29, we visited Gouveia Vineyards, Priam Vineyards, and Heritage Trail Winery. Gouveia Vineyards 1339 Whirlwind Hill Road, [...]
One Local Summer 2009, Week #14
I know that the One Local Summer Challenge is officially over, but I made this soup this week and thought it would be a better ending to OLS 2009. The soup is Potage Parmentier (potato and leek soup) and the recipe is from Julia Child’s Mastering the Art of French Cooking. leeks from Cherry Grove, [...]
One Local Summer 2009, Week #13
This week’s One Local Summer Challenge meal washardly a meal, but it was delicious, satisfying, and nourishing! Bruschetta: tomatoes from Cherry Grove in Newtown basil (mine) from the freezer (yes, last year’s cubes so I could make way for this year’s!) shaved womanchego cheese from Cato Corner Farm (via McLaughlin Vineyards store) bread from Wave [...]
