Great Gazpacho When the mercury crossed 90 degrees this Saturday, I knew for sure I would not be cooking anything warm at the Wakefield Farmer’s Market. So a gazpacho sounded just right, as I walked around the field saying hello to all our farmers and surveying the produce they were putting out. I got cucumbers […]
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Shitake Pâté
Shitake Mushroom Pâté + Garlic Scape & Dijon Like a kid in a candy store, I am always excited to see which new vendor is at the market and what they have. So when I met Chris from the Mycoterra Farms who’s joined the market for the first time, I knew their mushrooms would feature […]
Red, Crunch & Green
Red Bok Choy & Cucumber Salad + Strawberry & Cilantro Vinaigrette What do you do at the first market of the growing season? I had the butterflies, like first day of school; I got to see all my regular farmers, artisanal producers and customers. And since it’s still early in the season, I knew the […]
Crunchy Beans + Fresh Plum Sauce
Crunchy Beans + Fresh Shiro Plum & Fennel Sauce As a child in India, green beans were a ubiquitous vegetable during the winter. My sisters would stir-fry them into new Chinese recipes trying to recreate dishes from our dinners at Calcutta restaurants during vacation. And my favorite variation was Mummy’s crunchy beans lightly sautéed with […]
