Easter or Passover with Food and Friends
Holidays are laden with memories of wonderful meals and family gatherings with loved ones who may have moved away or left us. I also think about family and friends around the holidays and it can be …
Celebrate St. Patricks Day with a Bit of Green
After fantasizing about all the fattening things I wanted to cook and drink for St. Paddy's day, I tried on some summer clothes and decided to celebrate America's Irish pride by eating green …
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How to Blanche Peas
1 cup of peas serves two to four people Prepare ice bath by emptying entire ice cub tray into one cup of cold water and set aside-must be handy. …
Fresh Pea & Tendril Salad with Feta
Peas and Pasta with EVOO, grated Parmesan and lemon zest. Serves 4 as an appetizer or two as an entree salad. In a large bowl toss one cup of fresh arugula, Sang lee Farms, together with one cup of …
Orecchiette Pasta with Fresh Peas
Choose a smaller whole wheat pasta, I like Orecchiette, but you can also use penne. In large saute pan add two minced shallots, one clove of finely minced garlic and saute with quarter cup of EVOO. …
Crab and Fresh Pea Salad
Salt and ground black pepper 1 1/2 cups shelled fresh peas (or use frozen) 1 medium onion, preferably white, finely chopped 1/2 red or yellow bell pepper, or a combination, minced 6 to 8 ounces …
St. Patrick’s Day Cocktail
Jameson and Ginger Cocktail 1 1/2 parts Jameson Irish Whiskey ginger ale squeeze of a lime wedge …
The Chicken or the Egg? When you’d rather have the egg. Farm Poached eggs or Stracciatella?
If you live in the Northeast, by the time February is over the options for local produce seem limited. There are always roots vegetables and members of the cabbage family but these are not for …
Red Velvet Love On Valentine’s Day
Make something sweet on or after Valentines Day. We make these cookies for our petite fours plates to serve after dinner for Valentine's Day. We make them in small heartshapes but you can make …
