Venison Stew
I was tempted to call this recipe Venison Bourguignon but since I did not use a Burgundy wine, I felt like an imposter. Although the famous Julia Child didn’t have that issue, you’ll see in the...
View ArticleElle’s Mushroom Bourguignon with Venison for #ElleAPalooza
Elle loved winter (almost!) as much as I do! She was a New Englander through and through and we had a shared love for snow and cold days where you need a bowl of something hot and steamy to warm...
View ArticleHunter’s Chicken and Clapshot
Once you become a farmer (and a hunter) certain things you never would have thought of before become hysterical. Like the idea of “Chicken Cacciatore” or Hunter’s Chicken. When chickens become part of...
View ArticleBlack Pudding Stew and Bannocks
January is a big month for those of us with Scottish heritage. We start the month off with the celebration of Hogmany or Scottish New Year. This tradition comes from the intermixing between the Norse...
View ArticleCooking with Friends: Sopes & Sangria
Sopes stuffed with local cheese and jalapeno jam Part of feeling settled in a new community comes with making new friends. Having friends makes you feel more grounded in the place where you live and...
View ArticleChioggia Beet Salad
Happy Valentine’s Day! Here is a quick but beautiful and romantic salad perfect for your Valentine’s Day celebration or any other romantic occasion. The beauty is in the freshness and color of the...
View ArticleA Truly Local Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is my favorite day of the year. One reason is because it is the only harvest still celebrated by the majority of people in North America, where people enjoy a variety of seasonal foods in...
View ArticleTagine Pot Roast
Now that the weather is growing colder and we are beginning to stay indoors more often, it is time for me to break out one of my absolute favorite cooking vessels – my beloved Tagine. I have used my...
View ArticleCanard aux Olives, Preserved Plum Tart and an Ode to Applecheek Farm
This year we joined a CSA – a meat CSA. Most people are familiar with vegetable CSAs but this was the first time I had heard of a meat CSA. We are very fortunate here in our little piece of heaven...
View ArticleTuscan Inspired Grilled Polenta and Sausages in Wine
We are getting near the end of outdoor grilling season here. Of course you can grill outdoors all year round, if you don’t mind the weather. But those lazy summer days of sitting outside eating...
View ArticleFresh Corn Chowder To Welcome Autumn
I feel like I have had a more intimate relationship with corn this year than I have before. Corn is prevalent here in Vermont. The roads we drive regularly are lined with them, and so we have seen...
View ArticleCooking with Company
One of my favorite activities in the whole world is cooking with the people I love. For me there is no greater way to share the bounty we enjoy here in this part of the world. It is not just a way to...
View ArticleSwanky Beans and Franks
Life has been a bit hectic lately, which means that many nights, after coming in from the garden at about 7:30 PM, I need to get dinner on the table – we are hungry and don’t want to wait too long....
View ArticleSeriously Succulent Slow Cooked Short Ribs over Creamy Polenta
This is a dish I had several years ago, and have always wanted to replicate it. Unfortunately it took YEARS to find a good source for humanely raised, antibiotic free short ribs. But when I saw them,...
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