Farmers

Roasted Carrots & Fennel

If you can find carrots this time of year at your local farmer’s market then buy them!  You cannot believe the flavor, texture and sweetness they provide in these chilly months.  If you don’t know if you have a winter market then visit Local Harvest and plug in your zip code and it will be listed there.  So if no one is growing …

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I feel pretty...oh, so pretty!  Fields of Athenry Turkey in Purcellville, VA

Three weeks and counting from today and most of America will be roasting a big ol’ turkey.  With each passing year we learn more and more about how our food is raised and what are the healthiest choices.  So, I just wanted to write a quick post to give you a few resources for buying the freshest and safest turkey for …

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End of Summer Soup

As most of you know, I go to my local farmer’s market, Franklin Farmer’s Market every Saturday that I’m in town and SO love my time there visiting with the farmers and folks from the community.  Most of the time I buy way too many fruits and veggies for just me and Alex.  So on Friday night when I see I …

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Eggplant, Tomato & Onion Gratin

Looking for a very seasonal, fun and delicious side dish for your barbeque this weekend?  Try my Eggplant, Tomato & Onion Gratin! I came up with this recipe last summer because I was looking for one more way to use eggplant in a quick and easy way and this did the trick.  If the skin on the eggplant is too hard for …

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Sauteed Summer Corn and Basil

Don’t you just love seeing the trucks on the roadside piled high with corn fresh from their fields?  And, at the farmer’s markets too?  You just can’t resist corn that is so fresh and sweet right off the cob.  I know it isn’t the easiest to digest but if you can, go ahead and  treat yourself a time or two …

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