Celebrate July: National-eating-celebrations month
July is the month for national eating celebrations. Consider:
Pick-your-own-fruit etiquette
Planning to pick your own fruit this summer? Let’s review some pick-your-own-fruit etiquette to keep in mind when you go.
Amongst your lush garden may be a treasury of herbs
If your garden is anything like mine this season, you are seeing a jungle that is difficult to keep up with.
Hodgepodge: A funny name for a yummy summer dish
This is another of those New England dishes with a funny name; a quick braise of midsummer veggies has long been a favorite when we find the new produce coming in abundantly, but don’t want to stand over the stove too long.
Charlotte farms get sizeable chunk of agricultural grants
The state Agency of Agriculture has awarded more than $1,600,000 in grants to 13 farm operations across Vermont. Two of those farms are in Charlotte.
Peanut butter, bologna, cheddar cheese sandwiches not on menu
The Monday Munch at the senior center 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. menu is bacon cheeseburger sliders, Montreal style slaw (no mayo), chips, dip, strawberry shortcake and lemonade.
Change, the only constant, visits Charlotte Food Shelf
It has been said that the only constant is change.
The secrets of peeling hard-boiled eggs are revealed
Besides rescuing Anne Frank’s book from the slag heap, editing with Anne Tyler, John Updike and a zillion others, she was instrumental in bringing M.F.K. Fisher and Julia Child to the nation’s attention.
A chilled soup to celebrate the strawberry moon
What a delight, to find that first, perfect sweet strawberry of the season. They have arrived, and berry season in my book marks the real beginning of summer.
Extreme sandwiches not a staple of senior center menus
The menu for the Monday Munch at the Charlotte Senior Center 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. on June 3 is lasagna, garlic bread, garden salad, cream cheese bars with fruit and whipped cream.
Journey into the soul of chicken soup at senior center
The senior center’s Monday Munch on May 20 (11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.) features chicken noodle soup, green salad and homemade dessert.
We have asparagus, let’s make some mayonnaise
The farmers markets and stands are opening up, and our season of ever-changing harvests begins anew.
A culinary exploration of this Monday’s Munch
The senior center menu for this Monday Munch, May 6, is roasted veggie fajitas, cucumber and tomato salad, roasted potatoes, churro cheesecake bars and cranberry seltzer. The munching happens 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
When the hunt turns to stalking the wild leek
On my way home from a turkey hunt Wednesday morning, I was pondering “what does successful mean” when it comes to a day in the woods.
Chickens big benefit to the garden in a timely way
There’s more to consider than fresh eggs when raising chickens at home. For gardeners, that includes keeping both chickens and plants safe and productive.
No quiche puns nor green eggs at senior center
On the Internet, you’ll find a list of over 100 quiche puns. Reading one makes you wince, and then the next one is worse. They are quite painful, and I’ll refrain from repeating any of them.
Fiddlehead ferns only a spring delight if you cook them right
It’s almost time, you will find them soon — fiddlehead ferns, a local delicacy that signals the arrival of spring.
Celebrate the eclipse with Moon Pies and RC Colas
Monday, April 8, is definitely a day to celebrate the moon.
Local schools show cooking mettle in Jr. Iron Chef Competition
Once again Champlain Valley Union High School has taken a team to the Jr. Iron Chef Competition and once again the Redhawks have come home with awards.
Applications open for Farm Stand Together gift cards
Farm Stand Together is beginning its third season, with expanded farm partnerships and a reinforced pledge to work for food security across Vermont’s rural communities.