Rösti (RAW-stee) Potatoes are a classic fried potato preparation from the German-speaking region of Switzerland. Originally a breakfast dish commonly eaten by farmers, this savory potato pancake has many creative […]
One of the easiest and most elegant desserts in my recipe collection is for a Bavarian Apple Torte. Not really a torte, more like a cheesecake, this creation starts with […]
Once the festivities from the big turkey day are over, all that is left is to finish the dishes and enjoy the “encores”. What family doesn’t love hot turkey sandwiches […]
My sister Jennifer and her husband Stanley Luce operate Highland Farms of Troy, where they raise Scottish Highland cattle, tend beehives, and maintain a cranberry bog. I was delighted to […]
What gives you inspiration in the kitchen? Watching the food network, perusing the vegetable aisle at the supermarket, leafing through a food magazine, enjoying a potluck supper with friends, studying […]
A recent road trip to Portland was like shopping in a candy store for me. This is the time of year when Maine farm stands and farmer’s markets are bursting […]
The cooler days of autumn encourage prolific development of my nasturtium plants, and they are growing like crazy off into the forest. Long vines of round, bright green leaves with […]
I teach a culinary class at the Deer Isle Stonington high school on “Introduction to Food Systems and Food Safety.” This semester we’re studying the Maine Local Twenty, the 20 […]
Use this savory sauce instead of ketchup, and as a base for many other delicious wild blueberry recipes
The rain from Tropical Storm Henri and the hot weather have combined to produce a cucumber explosion! Here at Rabbit Hill, our soil is rich and full of “rabbit organic […]
Like many fishing families, we enjoy our share of Maine lobster every summer. My husband has five “recreational” traps, which usually keeps us in good supply for visiting family and […]
Does your family enjoy hummus, the Middle East spread or dip traditionally prepared with mashed chickpeas, lemon, garlic and sesame seeds or oil? Our tribe has always consumed vast quantities […]
Kale is a magnificent vegetable in the kitchen garden: tall, stately plants with serrated, crinkled or feathery leaves and eye-popping colors of blue-green, purple, red, pale green, white and yellow. […]
Popsicles are a frozen treat enjoyed by all ages. Unlike ice cream, where air is incorporated into the product while churning the mix during the freezing process, frozen ice pops, […]
Now that summer is officially here, I’ve been hankering for a good bowl of corn chowder; thick, creamy, sweet and rich, flecked with fresh herbs, plump kernels of yellow corn […]
Of all the world’s vegetables, asparagus are probably the most prized and elegant. Food historians date the young shoots of this perennial plant that appears in the first warm and […]
My husband fishes with Captain Joe Brewer aboard the boat Hey Jude II. A traditional lobster craft, this fishing vessel is rigged with lines and hooks every May to “hook” […]
Of all the herbaceous perennials that have accompanied my household every time I’ve moved, the rhubarb plant is the oldest. A member of the buckwheat family, the first rhubarb cultivar […]
Rice is the basic foodstuff of Asian cuisines; it is the fundamental grain that feeds half the world’s population. In Asian cultures, rice symbolically represents fertility and life. An essential […]
Have you ever walked the beach at low tide and picked up a very large, triangle-shaped clamshell four inches or more across? These are the shells of the Atlantic Surf […]
March is my favorite winter month…longer days, the sun is higher in the sky, and the winds that blow hold the promise of spring. Time to plan the gardens, start […]
Although often associated with the Irish immigrants that settled here in the New World, a boiled dinner is traditional New England one-pot comfort food. In my childhood farming family, the […]
Have you ever enjoyed biscotti, the intensely crunchy cookie, dipped in coffee or sweet wine? Developed by the early Romans as a convenience food for travelers, biscotti are unleavened, finger-shaped […]
Sadly, aside from Peter Rabbit, the rest of my family is really not completely in love with cabbage. Sometimes call the workhorse of the winter kitchen; cabbage is one of […]
