Category Archives: Appetizers

Salsa verde (guasacaca)

Posted on October 10, 2012 by barbaraprice

Green beans and cukes are done; kale, collards and chard are perfect right now. The new plantings of broccoli rabe and arugula are slowly coming up. With daylight hours on the wane, the remaining tomatoes are not ripening, and frost … Continue reading →

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One pickle at a time

Posted on June 15, 2012 by barbaraprice

Because of the mild winter and untimely warm days before the equinox, ramps were up early in our region. Instead of the usual April 15 to early June; we started harvesting in early March. But my inner ramp calendar has … Continue reading →

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Pumpkin hummus with chickpea crackers

Posted on December 14, 2011 by barbaraprice

Old friends have moved to Greenwich and we are delighted to have them here. They now live at the far end of the village, a perfect walking distance with just enough of a hill to make a visit to them … Continue reading →

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Grilled vegetable Napoleon

Posted on July 29, 2011 by barbaraprice

For grilled vegetables I like a hibachi or other small grill – tabletop or freestanding, it suits my outdoor grilling space.  Still, big box stores often lure me with the curbside proximity to those gleaming stainless monsters with side burners, … Continue reading →

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Crispy ramp and cracked pepper flatbread

Posted on May 24, 2011 by barbaraprice

Call it flatbread, roti (or chapati), Podpłomyk, piadini, manna or crisp bread. It’s really more like a cracker. Make it with rye flour and you get Finn bread or Wassa.  Cover it with sautéed onions and bacon before baking and … Continue reading →

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Ramps in Bloom

Posted on May 2, 2011 by barbaraprice

If you haven’t had a chance to discover this for yourself: ramps stink. Oniony aromas expand in the kitchen as you clean and cook them. I never put them in the trashcan because the smell will fill the house. And … Continue reading →

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The mushroom, of course.

Posted on March 6, 2011 by barbaraprice

My enchantment with mushrooms started a few years ago when I found a large patch of chanterelles growing in the woods near the village. Since then I’ve been foraging in unsettled places looking for wild food. Then a couple years I … Continue reading →

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When life hands you walnuts

Posted on February 20, 2011 by barbaraprice

While in Italy this past summer with a group of friends, we stopped for lunch at a tiny cucina called ‘e Curti, on the northern hillside of Vesuvius. It was our first meal together as a group, and the restaurant, … Continue reading →

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The Greatest Sweet Potato Fries

Posted on January 26, 2011 by barbaraprice

I didn’t plan to have fries at dinner tonight. Kale was on the menu. But I stopped at our little indoor farmer’s market to pick up a couple pounds of dried beans I order. Katie DeGroot was there with some … Continue reading →

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Country Terrine 
(Pâté de Compagne)

Posted on January 19, 2011 by barbaraprice

Every other Christmas or so, thinking I will host some large holiday gathering, I get it into my mind to make a pâté de compagne (country pâté). As it’s a rather rustic item, it isn’t terribly complicated but the nuance … Continue reading →

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