Our rhubarb plant is an over-achiever and produces copious amounts of those ruby red stalks nearly all summer long. It eventually bolts and starts to flower sometime in late July but by then, we have cherries, strawberries, raspberries, and blueberries in the queue and we're ready to part ways....until next year. Click here to read more.....
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Let's face it -- nobody likes being pigeonholed and I figured rhubarb might be getting sick and tired of strawberries and pie so I set out in search of new rhubarb horizons. A quick Google search turned up a number of different savory rhubarb iterations and I had all sorts of ideas percolating in my head for Raspotnik Farm's rhubarb in last week's CSA delivery. Click here to read more....
Remember that Seinfeld episode where Elaine started selling muffin tops? That's where this cast iron skillet meatloaf came from -- more crusty, ketchup-ey meatloaf top to go around. Click here to read more....
I'm a big fan of pickles -- the bite of the brine and the crunch of the vegetable have always been a favorite of mine. Last week I made a quiche with Swiss chard and I couldn't bear to throw away the colorful stems, they were too tender and fresh-from-the-farm for the compost pile. So, I tucked them away in the fridge while I waited for inspiration to strike. Click here to read more.....
You know you've got some good food on your hands when you have to text your kids to say -- don't eat the Swiss chard, I need it for a recipe. If you would have told me 15 years ago (when I had five kids who's idea of an palatable vegetable was French fries), that I'd have to protect green leafy vegetables from consumption, I would have laughed and said you're nuts. Click here to read more.....
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The Cookery MavenMary Dougherty lives in Bayfield and is the creator of The Cookery Maven blog and Words for Water, a photography project giving voice to people about the importance of freshwater. Founder of the nonprofit, Farms not Factories, she now serves on the board and is a rabble rouser for the Socially Responsible Agricultural Project. You can find her most mornings at the beach with her dogs and most nights in her kitchen cooking for family and friends. She is as Edible Magazine reported in 2012 “the quintessential perfect host.” Archives
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