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Category Archives: Spring
Quark Pancakes with Honeysuckle Syrup & Fresh Fruit
Spring seemed to play hide and seek this year. So after many weeks of waiting for the freeze warnings and rain to cease it was delightful to begin to smell honeysuckle vines blooming and get out and pick … Continue reading
Posted in Breakfast, Egg, Nut-Free, Recipes, Seasonal Eating, Spring, Summer
Tagged #Farm, Carrboro, cheese, dairy, farm to table, farmers market, foodie, local, organic, pancakes, quark, Recipe, sustainable agriculture, tarheel
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Baby Turnip & Mushroom Stem Gratin
IBM’s Chef Watson provides the inspiration to use normally wasted Shiitake mushroom stems with seasonal vegetables for United Nations World Food Day, October 16, 2014. Continue reading
Posted in Fall, General, Gluten-Free, Nut-Free, Recipes, Seasonal Eating, Second Harvest, Sides, Spring, Vegetarian
Tagged Chef Watson, IBM Watson, musroom stems, shiitake, United Nations, World Food Day
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HomeFries Cooking Class at the Durham Farmers’ Market
The HomeFries Cooking Team works their magic with summer melons, cucumbers, berries, herbs & goat cheese creating chilled soups, smoothies, salads & skewers. Continue reading
Posted in Breakfast, Dairy-Free, Dessert, Freezing & Canning, General, Lunch, Recipes, Salads, Seasonal Eating, Snack, Soup, Spring, Summer, Vegetarian
Tagged #localfood, #locavore, #realfood, chilled soup, cooking classes, Durham Farmers Market, Durham NC, easy recipe, farmers market, HomeFries, kid friendly, Melons, organic, seasonal food, Smoothies, tarheel foodie, tarheelfoodie
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Preserving Farm Fresh Shiitake Mushrooms
Saving Shiitake Mushrooms is easy and takes up very little freezer space. Many local farms grow them seasonally in the spring and fall here in the Triangle area of North Carolina. Continue reading
Posted in Dairy-Free, Fall, Freezing & Canning, Recipes, Second Harvest, Spring, Vegetarian, Year-Round
Tagged #localfood, #locavore, #realfood, beef mushroom broccoli soup, carolina, Carrboro Farmers Market, chicken wild rice mushroom soup, duck mushroom soup, durham, easy recipe, eats, Edible Earthscapes, education, farmers market, foodie, freezer friendly, freezing, gluten free, Kellam Wyatt Farm, Maple Spring Gardens, mushroom pizza, mushrooms, north carolina agriculture, olive oil, organic, Pinhole Farm, seasonal food, shiitake, sustainable, sustainable farming, tarheel, tarheel foodie, tarheelfoodie, turnip mushroom gratin, Woodfruit Mushroom Farm
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Warm Brussels Sprout Salad as Winter Begins & Ends
A warm salad combining cool weather crops like Brussels sprouts, carrots, cauliflower and chard which is cooked just long enough in olive oil to bring out the natural sugars and leave some crunch in the vegetables. Continue reading
Posted in Dairy-Free, Diabetic Friendly, Dinner, Fall, General, Gluten-Free, Lunch, Nut-Free, Rabbit, Recipes, Salads, Seasonal Eating, Sides, Spring, Vegetarian, Winter
Tagged #localfood, #locavore, #realfood, Brussels sprouts, carolina, cauliflower, Chapel Hill, chard, community garden, cooking classes, durham, eats, fall, farmers market, foodie, gluten free, good, harvest, healthy, kid friendly, north carolina agriculture, organic, Raleigh, salad, seasonal, seasonal food, spring, stir fry, sustainable, sustainable agriculture, sustainable food, tarheel, tarheel foodie, tarheelfoodie
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Mushrooms & Greens in the Spring & Fall
Spring and fall bring beautiful mushrooms and lush greens of every variety to the farmers market. Take advantage of the season with a meal that can be filling or light with a variety of ingredients and simple preparation. Continue reading
Posted in Beef, Chicken, Dinner, Fall, Fish, General, Gluten-Free, Lunch, Pork, Recipes, Seasonal Eating, Second Harvest, Spring, Vegetarian
Tagged #localfood, #realfood, cooking classes, farmers market, fish, greens, healthy, meatballs, north carolina agriculture, oyster mushrooms, pasta, seafood, seasonal food, second harvest, shiitake mushrooms, sustainable, tarheelfoodie
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Late Summer Minestrone Soup
Roasted #HeirloomTomatoes, slow-cooked onions, colorful grilled summer squash, fresh greens with local garlic make up the most satisfying late summer soup you can imagine as the evenings begin to chill just slightly. Add grilled #shrimp, #beef, #goat, #lamb, chicken, or roasted #chickpeas. Continue reading
Posted in Beef, Chicken, Dairy-Free, Diabetic Friendly, Dinner, Fall, Fish, Freezing & Canning, General, Lunch, Nut-Free, Recipes, Seasonal Eating, Second Harvest, Soup, Spring, Summer
Tagged #appalachianmountains, #ChapelHill, #FarmersMarket, #HeirloomTomatoes, #localfood, #locavore, #realfood, #SouthDurham, #SummerSquash, Carrboro, community garden, cooking classes, durham, easy recipe, education, farmers market, foodie, garlic, greens, healthy, NC agriculture, north carolina agriculture, onion, organic, Raleigh, seasonal, second harvest, squash, sustainable farming, tarheel foodie, tarheelfoodie
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Poached Eggs on Roasted Heirloom Tomato Sauce
Shakshuka is popular in many other countries and it’s an easy dish to modify seasonally with chickpeas, additional vegetables, spices and adjust to your taste preferences with meat, cheese, hot peppers and bread. Continue reading
Posted in Breakfast, Dairy-Free, Diabetic Friendly, Dinner, Egg, Fall, General, Gluten-Free, Recipes, Seasonal Eating, Second Harvest, Spring
Tagged #localfood, #locavore, #realfood, #shakshuka, breakfast, cooking classes, easy recipe, education, eggs, farmers market, gluten free, green onions, healthy, heirloom tomatoes, organic, pullet eggs, sausage, seasonal food, second harvest, sustainable agriculture, sustainable farming, tarheel foodie, tarheelfoodie, tomatoes, vegtable ragout
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Roasted Heirloom Beets, Local Chevre & Fresh Thyme
Colored heirloom beets and local goat cheese combined with fresh thyme create a beautiful spread for party guests to enjoy year round. Continue reading
Posted in Appetizer, Fall, General, Recipes, Seasonal Eating, Second Harvest, Spring
Tagged #localfood, #locavore, #realfood, chevre, easy recipe, goat cheese, healthy, Heirloom beets, local, seasonal food, second harvest, sustainable agriculture, sustainable farming, tarheel foodie, tarheelfoodie
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