Posts from ‘November, 2009’

So, you might be wondering, “Where can I get local food at this time of the year?” Here are my places. Farms Maple Bank Farm in Roxbury, CT: Their farm stand is open Tuesday-Sunday 10:00 - 5:30 through Sunday, December 22, 2009. Blue Jay Orchards in Bethel, CT is open until December 24, 2009 Holbrook [...]

Happy Thanksgiving to all! I love this holiday—the connection and celebration between the farmers, eaters, and Providence. Doing a local Thanksgiving in New England should be like fishing in a barrel since Thanksgiving was invented in New England as a way of celebrating the bounty. This year, I was only slightly tempted to send the [...]

I’m really looking forward to the Third Annual Dark Days Eat Local Challenge 09/10. Perhaps I’ll get more adventurous. Perhaps I’ll just continue to stay connected to the locavore community. Perhaps something in between. Nonetheless, my first post is a simple favorite: Chicken Scarpariella. Perhaps you recall, I made this for the One Local Summer [...]

If the Thanksgiving holiday had a Black Friday, it would be this Saturday, this being the last weekend of farmers markets before the big feast. Except farmers and farmers market shoppers aren’t quite like mall shoppers. Thank goodness for small favors. I began the day with the Wooster Square market in New Haven. It’s a [...]

If you do your grocery shopping at farmers markets and farm stands like I do, you know that 2009 was a particularly challenging year for farmers (and by extension, for local foodies). Between the weather and disease, crops were not nearly as prolific as last year. Not that there wasn’t food to be had—there was, [...]

I attempted Julia Child’s Coq au Vin, local style. (Not to be confused with Cocoa Vin). I got a capon from Kandew Acres in Roxbury (via Holbrook). A capon, it turns out, is a castrated rooster. It’s likely lots of my fellow locavores already knew that. I didn’t. I’m constantly learning with this local food [...]

The 100 Mile Brunch (at the Food Network’s New York City Wine and Food Festival) was exceptional. I ate way too much in too short a time! I did take notes, but can’t find them, so here’s a photo essay of sorts. Great Performances put on a spectacular food event, sourced mostly from their own [...]

It’s been a while since I posted. Life got busy and there were those last few wine trail posts to finish up. Not that there wasn’t any Late Bloomer activity—I did put by some items. Not as much as last year, but it’ll have to do. I am excited and delighted to be participating for [...]

On this sixth installation of Passport to Connecticut Wineries, Sophie and Cecelia hit the trail, this time with Phyllis in tow. Standard disclaimers apply: we are not a professional wine connoisseurs—we’re just enjoying local wines. On Saturday, September 26, 2009, we visited Hopkins Vineyard and Jones Winery. Hopkins Vineyard 25 Hopkins Road, New Preston, CT [...]

This is the fifth 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. Another note: I cannot emphasize enough the value of writing these posts as soon after the tastings as possible. I [...]