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Putting Up: Pressure Canning Chicken Stock
Jars of double-rich chicken broth made from Orange Circle Farm‘s flock, will serve as the basis of many a warming meal this coming winter. Along with canned tomatoes, these are a must for stocking my pantry with. Canning tips: Add 2 … Continue reading
Stewing Hens and Storage Onions from Orange Circle Farm
Stewing hens are a natural part of the cycle of keeping layers, and the ones that Orange Circle Farm currently have available produce a pure, clean broth that can only come from chickens that have led a well-cared for life. I’ll can up the nutritious … Continue reading
Posted in cooking, local food, preserving
Tagged alliums, broth, canning, chicken, onions, poultry, root celler, stock
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Last Harvest — A Gift of Quince
My favorite kind of gift — a visit with a friend ended with a generous bag of quince from her garden, the season’s last harvest. With these in hand, I’m imagining cooking them down just to enjoy as they change in shade, … Continue reading
Day Hike at Mount Roberts, New Hampshire
I think of September as summer for locals — the crush of tourists are gone, yet the days continue to be sunny and, finally, the evenings cool enough for a full night’s sleep. Though there’s a delay in change in foliage this year, it’s also the time when hiking … Continue reading
September’s Bounty at the York Farmers’ Market
I rarely carry a list while shopping at the farmers’ market, and discovered that the basketful of food I brought home this weekend from the York Farmers’ Market satisfied cravings I didn’t know I had. I found a frilly head of frisee at Martha’s Garden, … Continue reading
Sauteed Zucchini with Cipollini Onions and Buratta
The heat and humidity of these last weeks of summer has me taking dinner down to its barest essentials. Still, there’s a kind of luxuriousness that remains in paring things down this far. Just five ingredients, plus some olive oil … Continue reading
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Tagged buratta, cheese, farmers' markets, garlic, onions, summer squash, zucchini
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Hop Blossoms
During a summery stroll through Kittery at twilight, we came upon the hops vine that grows vigorously in the middle of Foreside, now heavily laden with piney blossoms. Though we’re more familiar with their use in flavoring beer, other parts of … Continue reading
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