Golden Beets + Courtland & Golden Delicious Apples + Maple Mustard Dressing There are always going to be a couple of those Saturdays at the farmer’s market each season that are soggy and wet. This week, when the sun decided to hide, and the rain gods were more than benevolent, I decided to make things […]
Market Day
Recipes from Farmer’s Market Demos, eating fresh and local through the season.
Raspberry Apple Cider
Fresh Apple Cider + Raspberries + Maple Syrup The saying, ‘when it rains it pours’ was not only applicable to the weather on Saturday, but also to our demos. Once the rain petered off, the cold inspired us to make a second demo sample to keep all the pugnacious New Englanders who came to the […]
Minestrone Musings
Simple Sunday Supper – Tomatoes + Patty Squash + Red Peppers + Choy-sin Greens + Deano’s Pasta As I planned the minestrone soup for Saturday’s market, I gathered a red pepper, a small patty squash, a couple of small onions, at Farmer Dave’s stand. Walking over to Flats Mentor Farms I asked them for some […]
Mustardy Mizuna
Fall Flavors with Mizuna Greens + Anjou Pear Salad It was a windy day on Thursday, and that dashed our plans to use the propane gas stove for a recipe. Hence, thinking on my feet as usual, I circled the produce, plotting my next move. Some greens at the front caught my eye, Steve at […]
Succotash, Native New England
Cranberry Beans + Gold Cherry Tomatoes + Arugula + Corn + Apples I’d heard about succotash when I lived in Rhode Island, but had never really had any before. Each week as I develop recipes, I also enjoy learning about our local foods, their origin, transformation and transference into mainstream cuisines. In the case of […]
Just Peachy!
Peach + Heirloom Tomato Salsa Anytime I’m at a party and someone puts out a mango salsa, I am intrigued, I love mangoes, no surprise there, it’s a native fruit of India, but in a salsa? Umm, not so sure… Fruit in a salsa took some getting used to, and since I find mangoes too […]
Candied Bitter Melon
Take the Bite out of Bitter Growing up in India, karela was a standard staple served for meals as a vegetable with our rice, lentil and roti lunches. As a child, I’d cringe at its bitter taste, and yet liked how it was crunchy and sweet from the caramelization. I’d fish for the darker pieces […]
Peach Cobbler + Blackberry Sauce
Easy Stovetop Peach Cobbler + Blackberry Sauce + Cider Donut & Granola Crumble To kick off the long weekend, the only thing I could think of was Fall, yes I know, too soon. But the weather has cooled off here in New England, and I am not complaining. I love baking and slow cooking stews […]
Fall into Chutney
Apple + Fennel Chutney Last week’s market day started out cool and temperate, with the fog lingering on the lake, turning into a gorgeous fall-like day, maybe too soon for mid-August but it was appropriate for this recipe. As I walked from the parking lot by Charlton Orchards, I noticed they had the first apples […]
What a Pickle!
Easy Brine – Fresh Pickles Picking a title for this post was as difficult as picking what to pickle. But easy puns aside, it really amazes me how many veggies or fruits you can pickle and the many different methods that exist for pickling across the world. As an Indian, pickles have long been a […]
Vegan Chowder
Vegan Chowder – Summer in a Bowl I had thought about using lemon grass when mulling over the market day demo on Friday night, but come Saturday morning, the Flats Mentor Farms who carries it every week just did not have any this weekend. And so like the New England season that changes on a […]
Eggplant & Corn Relish + Maple Syrup
Eggplant & Corn Relish + Maple Syrup with Crostini Oh, there are so many things one can do with eggplant, and when the Market Manager told me that they’d not demoed anything with eggplants in a while, I was psyched!! It was a cold and windy for a Saturday in July, so a warm relish […]
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 […]
Cucumbers + Blueberry & Thai Basil
Cucumber Salad + Thai Basil & Blueberry Vinaigrette I love farmer’s markets, and as a strong proponent of supporting local vendors, the Saturday market at Wakefield’s Lake Quannapowitt has been my weekly ritual. Since I started this blog and developing recipes, I’d always thought about how great it would be to share them at the […]
