May was just a hint, June was just a preview…but here comes July. The fuses have been lit, the countdown has begun…please stand by for the annual Food Fireworks! KaBoom! If you’ve been following along with me, and following the seasonal dots, just take a look at what’s coming at us for the next three or four months. And …
Ready or not…
Let me put it right out there…Summer is my drug of choice. Sure, there are lots of things to love about Fall. There’s that new energy that creeps in…whether it’s the crisp days and chilly nights, or that you can finally wear that sweater you feel so good in. The crunchy new palette of crimson and gold covers faded garden …
Freeze, Pilgrim!
Not sure how this happened, but here we are…down to the last two weeks of the 2021 LFM season. I hope you took my advice and spent last week clearing the forgotten and petrified remnants (?!?! ) from the bottom of your freezer. Time to make room, and new resolutions for this year… to never again forget that leftover lasagna, …
Upping Your Squash Game
No, not THAT game…put down that odd little racket! But now that we’ve brought it up…there is NO correlation between the sport and the gourd. I know this because there is absolutely nothing you can ask The Google that someone else hasn’t already. Go ahead and try. OK…moving on, class. Let’s talk gourds…squash if you will, and the many varied …
OH MY GOURD!
Quick…what’s the first thing comes to mind with the word PUMPKIN? Orange, amirite? Some round, some squat, some somewhere in between…but ALWAYS orange. Well, news flash: It’s not your grandma’s pumpkin anymore. There’s been some hanky-panky goin’ on in the old pumpkin patch, Charlie Brown! Pumpkins gone WILD! The fashionistas of the curcurbita clan have broken the mold. Do you …
Fall-ing in Love
Quietly, while we were looking the other way, Fall arrived. But it won’t stay quiet for long…the signs are there…in the blush of the maples and the sudden thought that maybe you should have brought along a sweater. And really, for all of our (well, my) resistance, is there anything more beautiful than the colors of October? Sure it also …
Apples to Apples
OK, I know in my last letter I talked about sliding into Autumn…However, depending on who you believe, it may be more of a slip or a slog. According to various and sundry sources, 2021 weather in the Atlantic Corridor will be above average…or below average… or juuuust right. So whether you go by Goldilocks, the Old Farmers Almanac or …
Freeze Frame
I know I’ve said this before…but there is ABSOLUTELY NOTHING like eating summer fruits out of hand and in season. That means eating local…from the field to the market to mouth. And it’s a race against the calendar and Mother Nature to match your consumption with her production. Especially since you just couldn’t resist that last bushel of farm-stand peaches. …
From Z to A
OK. You are holding what is quite possibly the last zucchini of the season. You have served them grilled, sautéed, stuffed and baked, and finally shredded into breads and cakes. And, honestly, they were delicious. You loved your zucchini. But it’s over. There’s a new kid in town. I know, we’ve managed to avoid this ’til now…but it’s time to …
Labors of Love
We barely get last year’s white slacks out and de-wrinkled…if we care about such…when suddenly it’s time to return them to the back of the closet and bring out the long sleeves, sweaters and shoes with actual toes. Labor Day brings us all up short. We’re never ready for it. Even the daylight cuts out sooner each day. Like …