We have fresh local radishes and those salmon colored carrots, as well as about an ounce of fresh goat cheese. The combination of these flavors–peppery, sweet, and earthy-tangy, will make a delicious salad to go with our pasta tonight. I sliced the carrot and radish into thin discs, tossed them with a spoonful each of [...]
Archive for June 18th, 2009
More Farmers’ Market Follow-Up: Radishes
Posted in Vegetables, tagged Amy Campion, Amy Campion food, eat locally, local food, radish salad, roving locavore, Vermont farmers' markets, Vermont locavore on June 18, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Kale
Posted in Vegetables, tagged Amy Campion, Amy Campion food, eat locally, eating locally, kale, kale recipes, leafy greens recipe, locavore, roving locavore, Vermont locavore on June 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
How to cook kale? There are many theories which involve long cooking and lots of water, but I prefer to saute it fairly quickly in a hot pan with a bit of olive oil. Last night, I cooked purple kale. I pulled large bite-sized pieces off of the stalk, and washed them in cold water. [...]
Asparagus
Posted in Vegetables, tagged Amy Campion, Amy Campion food, asparagus recipes, eat locally Vermont, organic asparagus, roving locavore, Vermont asparagus, Vermont farmers' market, Vermont locavore on June 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
My favorite way to cook asparagus is to roast it. The caramelization that happens in the oven brings out the natural sweetness of this grassy green, and the dry heat softens the stalks without turning them to mush. Preheat oven to 425. Roll asparagus on a cookie sheet in olive oil, salt, and pepper. Roast [...]
First Farmers’ Market in the Northeast
Posted in Cheese, Meat, Vegetables, tagged eat locally New Hampshire, eat locally Vermont, New Hampshire locavore, New Hampshire Vermont farmers' markets, organic asparagus, roving locavore, Vermont asparagus, Vermont cheese, Vermont farmers’ market, Vermont locavore on June 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
After a stop at the Norwich Bookstore and Nana’s apartment, we went to the Hanover farmers’ market, on the Dartmouth green. I’d had some pent-up desire for this kind of variety and plenty, and I went a little wild. Jack and I ate half of the bunch of salmon colored carrots right away. Then, after [...]




