Over the winter, I learned to appreciate beef. Not that I ever remember a time when I didn’t enjoy eating it, but it has never been something that I’ve chosen to cook at home. I was always much more attracted … Continue reading
In reviewing last year’s blog stats, the most popular post, by far, was the 2012 CSA list, suggesting that many of you are hungry for information on CSAs. Well, it’s time for me to update that list for the 2013 … Continue reading
There’s always a flurry of excitement in the office when the weekly delivery of CSA boxes arrives. We peek in the boxes. There’s generally some oohing and ahhing over the unusual items and then the recipe-brainstorming begins. I thought it … Continue reading
This year, my husband and I bought into a whole CSA share, which gives us a lot of veggies to deal with every week. It kind of reminds me of when we used to make our weekly visits to the … Continue reading
Marla’s recent post describing her Moroccan-inspired meal, which included a couscous with fava beans, inspired me to come up with a post of my own that put a spotlight on this lovely early summer treat. I remember being curious about … Continue reading
Last Sunday I was feeling inspired by the vegetables from my CSA box and the Off the Hook cod in my fridge and felt that they deserved to be cooked into something particularly delicious. In mid-May, I started a batch … Continue reading
It’s canning season again, folks, and this year it comes even earlier than usual. Now that summer’s heat has arrived, the farmers markets are starting to get full of delicious produce, and we here in the office have been pouring … Continue reading
I had planned to write a post on “What I made with my CSA box” like I did last year. But then I got to the end of the week and realized that other than a beet green and zucchini … Continue reading
You’ve heard us talk a lot about CSAs… but have you ever thought about signing up for a CSF? ‘Off the Hook’ Community Supported Fishery works to connect a co-operative of small-scale, groundfish bottom hook and line fishermen from the Bay … Continue reading
We’ve been holding seasonal cooking classes for awhile now, and we’ve loved sharing knowledge about the bounty of Nova Scotia. Spring can be a tough time to eat local though – a lot of farmers are almost at the end … Continue reading
