Cue the Charlie Brown music, and let’s talk about pumpkins. Unlike Linus’ ongoing vigil in the pumpkin patch waiting on the Great Pumpkin, we do in fact have this glorious fruit (yes, it is botanically a fruit) appear every year in the Fall. Pumpkins are loaded with all kinds of… Read More →
Maria Reina with her Chipotle Black Bean Burger! The Small Bites Throwdown challenged two of our food bloggers, JL Fields and Maria Reina, to create recipes that showcased summer onions from Amawalk Farm in Katonah. Fields, who writes the “I Eat Plants” column, created the a Cucumber-Onion-Quinoa salad, and Reina,... Read More →
In the height of summer, farmers markets are brimming with tomatoes, corn and melons. But did you know onions are also seasonal? They’re hardly sweeter or more beautiful than when plucked from the ground on a warm summer day. The challenge, though, is how to use the bumper crop. Sure,... Read More →
I am thrilled to be a part of the first Small Bites Throwdown! I created a quick and easy vegan dish that uses seasonal produce (thanks Amawalk Farm!) and an ancient grain for a light, cool summer meal that’s sure to please. I tell you all about it in this… Read More →
It’s been a very exciting couple of weeks for me. This coming Saturday I will be competing against fellow blogger JL Fields in a Farmers Market Throwdown. The evolution of this event was somewhat random and then took on a life of it’s own! A few weeks back I created… Read More →
