by Brian | May 18, 2017 | Recipes, TBT
From just last year, here’s a mandatory spring recipe. Well, not “that mandatory” but still “you pretty well want to do this mandatory.” “Those are wild ramps,” Suzen observed. We were on a hike in Dutchess Country at Madava Farms where...
by Brian | Apr 4, 2017 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Spring plays with us. Yesterday, it was in the 50s. Today, just above freezing. Soon, spring will tire of the tease and the days up North will finally be warm. Our supermarkets are beginning to fill with produce from the South, a warmer clime to be sure. Spring...
by Brian | Jul 27, 2016 | Recipes
It’s mid-June and summer will officially arrive in just a week. Yet spring lingers. It was cool and wet, or perhaps cold and wet for you. But, there is good news. The asparagus season has lasted very long. You can still find an abundance of fresh asparagus ready...
by Brian | Jun 22, 2016 | Recipes
Seafood is often considered to be fragile. Fresh and lovely for a day or so, then rather not too alluring. What if you could make our oysters last for month? You can and it’s simple: pickle them. You get your seafood flavor plus the tang of the pickling liquids....
by Brian | May 1, 2016 | Recipes
“Those are wild ramps,” Suzen observed. We were on a hike in Dutchess Country at Madava Farms where you can buy Crown Maple products and take a walk through their maple forest. We actually got lost on the trails, but thanks to the magic of Google Maps, we...
