As I am over in Yorkshire, England, I thought it would be a great opportunity to try cooking on my Mother’s AGA stove. We found some Ink Cap mushrooms growing in the garden, and so decided to make some lovely mushroom soup. You must never risk eating mushrooms unless you are […]
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Mac, Cheese & Bacon Bites
At our market, near the deli, you can find pre-packaged meats and cheeses. One day we noticed something called “cheese ends” which are sold for people to use in making cheese sauces. We decided to buy some and created this yummy bite size treat. We began with a package of elbow pasta, the “cheese ends” […]
Organic Mushrooms on Toast
We were so excited to find an organic mushroom farmer at the farmer’s market! Just days before we were discussing the lack of mushroom farms in our area and then voila! We used our yummy organic mushrooms to make mushrooms on toast. I won’t lie- we did spend nine of our twenty dollars on […]
Swiss Chard and Goats Cheese Omelete with Organic Eggs
We found these beautiful organic eggs at the farmer’s market and did not hesitate to spend the five dollars to get them. We especially loved the blue egg! Where we live you don’t see farm fresh eggs very often, so this was a treat. We also purchased some gorgeous Swiss chard. The stalks were so beautiful we […]
Confit Heirloom Tomatoes
Last Saturday we drove up to Northampton for a lovely farmer’s market. We gave ourselves a twenty dollar budget and set off to find some treasures. Our first stop was at a beautiful display of tomatoes. Next we picked out some local garlic. We […]
Blackberry Vodka Tarragon Sauce
At the same time we made our Cranberry Gin in March, we made a Blackberry Vodka. Six months later it too is ready to be used. We decided to make it into a lovely blackberry tarragon sauce to accompany our roasted chicken. This is a slightly tart sauce that goes well with chicken but would […]
Cranberry Gin Chutney
A few months back you may remember our Cranberry Gin blog. Well the gin is ready! As often as possible we try to utilize every part of the ingredients we cook with. Whilst we have created a fabulous cocktail with our gin, we decided to take the six month old gin infused cranberries and make a chutney. […]
Blackberry Vodka Tarragon Sauce
At the same time we made our Cranberry Gin in March, we made a Blackberry Vodka. Six months later it too is ready to be used. We decided to make it into a lovely blackberry tarragon sauce to accompany our roasted chicken. This is a slightly tart sauce that goes well with chicken but would […]