• Summer

    Summer Corn with Chili-Lime Mayo

    If you are looking to up-the-ante and give traditional corn a flavorful kick-in-the-cob, look no further than this Summer Corn with Chili-Lime Mayo. For me, corn on the cob will always conjure up nostalgic memories of summer.   We’d gather and grill in my grandmother’s small concrete backyard of her…

  • Summer

    Oven Roasted Garlic Scapes

    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…

  • Summer

    Homemade Strawberry Jam (no pectin)

    “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…

  • Spring - Summer

    Farm Market Pesto Pork Chops

    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…