Posted in Local Food, New Hampshire, News, One Local Summer, eat local on July 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Entry for this week’s meal. Honestly, what more do I need to say about it?!
Maine lobster: Boothbay Harbor
Kate’s Butter: Old Orchard Beach, Maine
The first corn of the season!: Ledgewood Farm, 3 miles
Potato salad: Ledgewood potatoes, last year’s homemade sweet pickles, dill from the yard
From away: salt, pepper, mayo
In other news, you can read about [...]
Posted in Cooking, Freezing, Just Plain Good Ideas, New Hampshire, Preserving, Uncategorized on July 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Well, I sure hope that, after Freezing…Part I, you all went out and picked up some of this year’s bumper crop of blueberries. Whether you pick your own, or buy some from a local farmer, you can save a bit of summer’s bounty for winter yummies. And don’t forget to do the same [...]
Posted in Freezing, Just Plain Good Ideas, Preserving, Uncategorized on July 22, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Back in January, I did a post for the Dark Days of Winter Eat Local Challenge that highlighted fajitas we had for dinner. That post, which was titled, Go Ahead, Freeze Those Peppers! is the most read post here at Yankee Food. In the last couple of weeks, there has been a big spike in hits; [...]
Posted in Cooking, Local Food, New Hampshire, One Local Summer, eat local on July 20, 2008 | 2 Comments »
WordPress is having some technical difficulties today, so I’m going to make this short and sweet and hope the images upload correctly.
If you can believe it, this is the seventh week of the One Local Summer challenge, and the meals are getting easier and easier, since farms are offering almost all of the produce we [...]
Posted in Food Adventures, Just Plain Good Ideas, Local Food, New Hampshire, eat local, seasonal eating on July 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Celebrate local food in NH by participating in NH Eat Local Week! You can find great ideas and keep up with events news, as well as hear how other people are committing to participating here.
Why not organize a local foods potluck in your area? Or maybe help publicize the event at your favorite farmstand [...]
Posted in Cooking, Local Food, New Hampshire, One Local Summer, eat local, seasonal eating on July 12, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Week six? Are you kidding me? Hard to believe that we’ve been cooking and eating the fruits of summer for so long already. In fact, it makes me a little nervous because, other than picking and freezing some strawberries, I haven’t really put anything in the freezer yet. Oh, the anxiety!
This week’s local meal was [...]
Posted in Food Adventures, For Fun, Local Food, seasonal eating on July 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I had a great post planned for the middle of this week. It would be a local root beer float.
Root beer floats are something I crave about twice a year, usually once in July and once in August. And when I want one, I want a good one.
And this one was going to be great. [...]
Posted in Around the Lakes Region, Local Food, New Hampshire, One Local Summer, eat local, seasonal eating on July 6, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Like lots of other folks, our weekend has been filled with family, food and relaxing. While I’m sure the family part could fill a whole other blog (couldn’t everyone’s?), let’s stay focused, shall we?
I suppose I could have picked the barbeque we had on the fourth itself – fresh tomato & basil bruschetta on bakery [...]
Posted in Around the Lakes Region, CSA, Food Adventures, Local Food, New Hampshire, eat local on July 2, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Last year, I stumbled upon our CSA when I ventured to their farmstand while indulging in my newfound hobby of exploring the region’s farms. It was the first pickup day, and I heard someone say, “Is it okay if I get my share today, even though I signed up for Monday?” and my ears perked [...]
