The orchards in and around town are ripe with plump, juicy peaches and sweet raspberries. The kids and I spent a few mornings during the week picking and plucking fruit that beckoned to be used right away. My most favorite way to enjoy our hand-picked summer harvest is to nestle…
In my experience, people fall into one of two categories when it comes to garlic scapes, either they love them – or they don’t know what to do with them. Those in the latter category are certainly not alone, and understandably so. Garlic scapes are elusive, their time with us…
“She wanted only her own strawberry farm, the fragrance of the fields and the cedar trees, and to live simply in this place forever.” – David Guterson, Snow Falling on Cedars There’s something about standing in the middle of a field of strawberries. There, the air is different; heavy with…
Take your basic pan seared pork chops and turn up the volume! I call this Farm Market Pesto Pork Chops because almost all of the ingredients used are locally sourced, including the pork. Don’t skimp here, you’ll want to use bone-in pork chops – the bone provides incredible flavor. You’ll also…