I was giddy today. I ran to Broom’s Bloom Dairy and Brad’s Produce to pick up sausage, butter and vegetables for tonight’s dinner. What did I find? Tomatoes! From Brad’s! Wahoo! And they had broccoli, too. It was a jack pot. I also bought potatoes, spring onions, asparagus, spinach and lettuce. The share I had with Brad’s for early spring ended two weeks ago and the share I have with Sunny Hill will start next week so we were in

I decided to try making Palak Paneer to use up all that cheese. Palak Paneer is an Indian dish made with Spinach and Cheese. I love spinach recipes. The more I eat spinach, the more I love it. The dishes are always so rich and homey. I found the recipe for Palak Paneer on the blog TooManyChefs.net and the dish was absolutely delicious. The only one in the house who didn’t readily eat it was little J. Baby E is

Today I made cheese. I read about making cheese in Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life (P.S.) and that was the first time that the thought crossed my mind that making cheese was a doable thing and not a magical process that happens somewhere beyond the grocery store shelves. In the beginning of April, after reading the same book above, my dad made paneer and then mozarella. I was jealous and inspired. Cheese was food that I wanted

Strawberries are a fun and easy pick your own fruit. This year I am planning to take the kids and pick at least twice. I am planning to make several batches of freezer jam and then just freeze a bunch more to have for the winter. Around here, the cost is $1.40-1.50 a lb. The pick your own website below has great locations, recipes and information. Be sure to check it out! Also, bring your own container. A flat box

Every year for the past 4 years I have provided a Mother’s Day Tea for myself and the other local moms in my family. It started as a way to honor my mother, grandmother and sister but this year I wanted to add to the day all that I have been learning about food over the past several months. So, with that in mind I set out to create a local, seasonal menu to share. There were a handful of

This morning I got up, added water to the pot of chicken parts from the chicken we ate the night before, a handful of veggies (spring onions, carrot, cabbage, celery) and a bit of seasoning and started the pot boiling to make stock. The kids had boxed cereal for breakfast. It is one habit I seem unable to change. I had oatmeal, still not local but a bit less processed. I also boiled a few eggs and put my husband’s

Meals for the Week:Monday: Steak on the grill, sauted asparagus, brown riceTuesday: TexMex Egg Casserole, wilted spinach with toasted sunflower seeds, fresh breadWednesday: Roast ChickenThursday: Italian Sausage with asparagus and onions over noodlesFriday: Spinach Salad, cheese and muffinsSaturday: Baked flounder, potato oven fries, green beans (from frozen)Sunday: Mother’s Day Tea This will be the third week of our early spring CSA with Brad’s produce, we are stopping up to Sunny Hill later in the week to pick up flowers, eggs

Spring is unfolding everywhere. Summer is on the way and the weather is warming up (more often that it is cooling off!) Yippee! Tomorrow the Havre de Grace Farmer’s Market opens from 9am-12pm on Pennington Avenue. It is not as big as the Bel Air market but still a great place to go! Check it out. Also, I drove by Harman’s Farm on Rt 22 in Churchville and saw that it’s sign was hung out, “OPEN.” So, there are LOTS

On Saturday evening we roasted the chicken that we brought home from Rumbleway. Big J and I agreed that it was very juicy and flavorful. We have leftovers that need to be frozen from that meal and just this morning I used the carcass and a handful of veggies to make stock. It is already frozen and waiting for the next soup night. Having your own stock on hand is a great money saver and ensures that they base of

Here’s what’s on the menu for this week: Monday: Spanish Tortilla (eggs) and a mesclun saladTuesday: Black bean burgers, roast asparagusWednesday: Homemade Pizza with very veggie sauce, cheese, fresh sausageThursday: Curried Goat (need to find a recipe) Friday: Spaghetti with meat sauceSaturday: Chicken…TBASunday: Probably Leftovers