Tag: EATING LOCAL
The Last of the Blackberries
Peach-Blackberry Cobbler with Thyme Recipe
Preserving, canning, and freezing
Last Saturday, I got up early and went to pick blackberries at a local farm. It is nearing the end of the season so I really had to work for my bounty. I was able to crawl around and I found some really huge berries that others had missed. I ended up with seven quarts. …
Gelato with New Mexico Strawberries
Since I was lucky enough to buy fresh strawberries at the Dixon Farmers’ Market, I tried another new strawberry gelato recipe. I think this recipe will serve as my base for gelato from now on. I took the Pomegranate/Green Tea recipe (see June 11’s post) and just added the pureed strawberries. It was quite good, if I…
Eating In Locally–Fried Eggs with Soy Sauce
I am a Top Chef addict and was so disappointed that Susan Feniger went home. (Don’t spoil my fun, I have them all DVRed and am just watching them now. I am a little behind, BUT I don’t want to know the winner yet.) What an earth mother and life lover she is! I just tried her…
Eating Out Locally
We were fortunate enough to visit Local Table, a restaurant in Tulsa, OK, before the Anthony Bourdain extravaganza this weekend. They seem to have a rotating menu that revolves around what they can obtain from the local farmers’ market. This place has a really casual vibe, but a really eclectic crowd. Sitting near us were…
Lasagna from scratch, locally
Step 1: Start the sauce. Try roasting your local or home-grown tomatoes, garlic and onions in the oven with olive oil and whatever fresh herbs you have on hand. (I got this idea from a friend who is also a “localvore.”) Add salt and pepper and roast in a 400 degree oven for about an hour. …
Making Cheese
Another valuable thing we learned from Animal, Vegetable, Miracle was how easy it is to make our own cheese. Who knew? We haven’t gotten really extravagant in our cheese making, but we have made pounds of mozzarella and some ricotta. Using both of these homemade cheeses makes an out-of-this-world lasagna. (Especially when you make your own…
Thinking about peas (again)…
I had some shelled peas that I needed to use tonight. I perused the Internet for fresh peas recipes and found some good ones at www.bhg.com. But, a lot of these recipes were for snow peas and I needed a recipe for shelled ones. Then it hit me! I usually throw frozen peas into Spaghetti…