Celebrate National Blueberry Month this July 4th

June 28th, 2012 · No Comments · Allergies, Dietary Restrictions, Dinner, Entertaining, Greenport, Kosher, Long Island Wine, Low-Calorie, Lunch, Summer, Summer Recipes, Vegetarian

· No Comments · Allergies, Dietary Restrictions, Dinner, Entertaining, Greenport, Kosher, Long Island Wine, Low-Calorie, Lunch, Summer, Summer Recipes, Vegetarian

Blueberry fields, forever……….. Celebrate National Blueberry Month this July 4th and try this Blueberry and Goat Cheese Salad with blueberry vinaigrette. Recipe on www.seasonedfork.com

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Autumn Fruit Salad

October 28th, 2009 · No Comments · Brunch, Dinner, Fall Recipes, Lunch, Side Dishes, Vegetarian

· No Comments · Brunch, Dinner, Fall Recipes, Lunch, Side Dishes, Vegetarian

The holidays are once again upon us. Thanksgiving is month away and Christmas and New Year’s Eve is right around the corner. This is the season for visits with family and friends. It’s time to start start thinking about some cozy last minute meals for guests who may spend the weekend. Farmstands and farmer’s markets are packed with Autumn [...]

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Harvest Breakfast Spinach-Mushroom Baked Eggs and Pumpkin Bread

October 14th, 2009 · No Comments · Breakfast, Brunch, Fall Recipes, Vegetarian, Wine

· No Comments · Breakfast, Brunch, Fall Recipes, Vegetarian, Wine

The leaves on the North Fork don’t really change until the end of October with colors piquing in November. The farmstands along Routes 25 and 48 are packed with miles of pumpkins of all different types and sizes. I love anything made with pumpkin, especially at breakfast.
If you have a chance to head out to the North Fork, stop at any of our farmstands and pick up a cheese pumpkin for a pumpkin bread to serve in place of coffee cake for breakfast with some delicate Spinach-baked eggs.

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Stilton log and goat cheese log with toasted pumpkin seeds

December 4th, 2008 · No Comments · Holiday, Lunch, Side Dishes, Snack, Vegetarian, Winter Recipes

· No Comments · Holiday, Lunch, Side Dishes, Snack, Vegetarian, Winter Recipes

Cheese logs or balls have definitely made a comeback. They are the first thing to evaporate from a cheese display during our events. I find that it’s best to make one mild and one a bit sharper. Goat cheese is a perfect solution for the mild cheese log and can be beautifully accented with toasted [...]

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What is the Seasoned Fork?

Photo by: Chris Sanders

I started this blog in an effort to inspire the consumption of local food and local wine on the North Fork of Long Island. And even if you are reading this from your computer in another state or another country, I am hoping to motivate you to think about and cook with the food that grows around you. This blog can be for the occasional cook who is looking for sensational yet simple recipes or the gourmand who wishes to push their culinary limits by using new seasonal ingredients in their kitchens. And for foodies who want the inside scoop on the North Fork food scene, stay tuned to Seasoned Fork and stay hungry!

My Kitchen

I have been cooking in my kitchen at The Greenporter Hotel for almost eight years now. I was always a cook at heart even though my education and career took me in other directions. I began building this kitchen in March of 2001 and worked on every corner of it's design. Having a kitchen on the North Fork of Long Island is every chef's dream. Here you have local products sprouting in farms all around you. Whether it is local oysters, duck, mushrooms or Striped Bass, it's all fresh and even more heavenly accompanied by a glass of local wine. We cook using these local ingredients year-round. In the winter you'll find us here on the weekends and from Memorial Day to Labor Day you'll find us seven days a week. Let us know next time you stop at a farmstand and pick up some really beautiful locally grown or harvested goodies and SEND ME A LINE! I'll be happy to post some recipes for just for you.