It’s summer. It’s hot. The fruit is ripe. But what the heck, let’s fire up the oven. We have Shiro plums, the mild little yellow variety which grew originally in Japan, and now grows all over the place here. These plums are from Dummerston, Vermont. (The name brings to mind Fort Dummer, near Brattleboro, where [...]
Archive for August, 2009
tomatoes, hot and cold
Posted in Baking, Cheese, Salads, Vegetables, tagged Amy Campion, Amy Campion food, eat local Vermont, eat locally, eat locally Vermont, eating locally, Killdeer, local eating, local food, locavore, organic tomato recipe, panzanella, roving locavore, tomato bread salad, tomato salad, tomato tart, Vermont local food, Vermont locavore on August 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Mmmm… I have such a craving for a luscious tomato tart. Roasting brings out such intense flavors. And melted cheese: the deliciousness of the thought speaks for itself. However, it’s pushing 90 today, and I won’t be turning on the oven. How to celebrate high tomato season with something a little simpler, more “rustic” and [...]
off island
Posted in Sweet Things, Whimsical, tagged Amy Campion, Amy Campion food, eating locally, locavore, Martha's Vineyard slow fish, Nantucket food, roving locavore on August 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Back in Vermont, now, where we’re having the hottest night of the summer. Haze turned the Green Mountains graduated shades of blue-gray today, on our long drive home. Our last day on Nantucket was a full one–from bikes and beach in the morning to a wedding party in the evening. Blank from a day of [...]
On Nantucket
Posted in Seafood, Vegetables, tagged Amy Campion, Amy Campion food, bluefish, eat locally, eating locally, eggplant recipe, local eating, local food, locavore, Nantucket local food, Nantucket seafood, Nantucket striped bass, roving locavore, Something Natural Nantucket on August 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve eaten much more fish in the past two months than I normally eat in a year. I’ve been lucky enough to visit these seafood capitals of the northeast. Eating locally on an island is pretty easy at this season. For Nantucket, in particular, striking a balance between conservation and sustainability on the one hand [...]
en route
Posted in Seafood, Whimsical, tagged Amy Campion, Amy Campion food, eat local Vermont, eat locally, eat locally Vermont, eating locally, local eating, local food, locavore, Nantucket bluefin tuna, Nantucket local food, roving locavore on August 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We’re on Nantucket for a bit this week. My cousin’s getting married, so our family (minus Peter, who’s at Breadloaf) is crashing in a mothbally cottage that sits on a rare high hill on this island, and would have a 360-degree view if it weren’t for the fog, clouds, and rain. “It’s ANOTHER blustery day!” [...]
Purple Green Beans
Posted in Vegetables, Whimsical, tagged Amy Campion, Amy Campion food, eat locally, eating locally, Killdeer, local food, locavore, purple green beans, purple string beans, roving locavore, Vermont local food, Vermont locavore on August 12, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Artist friends, look at this! Look at these colors. They don’t spring out. They are dark and intuitional, like Arthur Dove’s. Not as overt as Georgia O’Keefe’s, though I’m asking you to look at the small, wet extremity that splits the color spectrum into two. It’s shocking, disappointing, and then, simply life. These beans, when [...]
escape
Posted in Cheese, Eggs, Vegetables, tagged Amy Campion, Amy Campion food, eat local Vermont, eat locally, eat locally Vermont, eating locally, heirloom tomatoes, king arthur flour, local eating, local food, locavore, roving locavore, Tarentaise, Thistle Hill cheese, Vermont farmers' markets, Vermont local food, Vermont locavore on August 11, 2009 | 1 Comment »
This summer, while we live–on extended visits–with various units of extended family, my cooking life has been tyrannized. Not by non-omnivores or picky children so much as by the need to please everyone. How to do so? In our family, it’s with the Square Meal. Protein, veg, “starch,” bev. Last night, I said, “forget it, [...]
morning memories
Posted in Baking, Sweet Things, Whimsical, tagged Amy Campion, Amy Campion food, berkeley food, cheese board berkeley, eat locally, eating locally, local eating, local food, locavore, peets, peets coffee, roving locavore on August 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s been nice hearing from all of you, good friends, from Berkeley, in the past few days, especially after getting an official notice telling me my email account was being closed. Is that some desperate attempt at cost-cutting on the part of the university? I have such good memories of Berkeley, and these memories [...]
Pane e Salute
Posted in Restaurants, Wine on August 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A meal at this osteria is a total immersion experience. It was a celebration for us, so we went all out, from the delicate prosecco to the late-night liqueurs: with wine pairings, sopressata, chanterelles and homemade papardelle, wild sockeye salmon, sour cherry cake, and espresso in between. Everything about the restaurant is an expression of [...]
anticipation…
Posted in Restaurants, tagged Osteria Pane e Salute on August 9, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Going to Pane e Salute tonight with Peter. A little taste of Italy in Woodstock, Vermont. An aperitivo to our trip! Check in tomorrow to see what was on the menu.
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