Here's one from the archives by request. This salad was a staff and guest favorite back at my first restaurant in Chicago; "The Outpost." It pairs great with a fruity, off dry wine like locally made Blackstar Farms newly released dry Riesling.
Butternut Squash Ravioli makes a wonderful fall appetizer!
July and August seem to be the months most sailors...head to distant anchorages...Memories of our cruising days elicit thoughts of provisioning for the weeks on board.
Radishes are coming up now, and if you typically avoid them altogether, or just slice them on salads, check out these resources to expand your radish repertoire!
Living in Charlevoix allows us to shop at John Cross Fisheries frequently and we're always inspired to make fish and seafood appetizers and entrees.
Here is one of our most popular appetizers at A Matter of Taste in Charlevoix, Michigan.
You've got to check out the newsletter Marty Heller and Michelle Ferrarese posted this week for their Birch Point Farm CSA shareholders. To say it rocks is an understatement!
Tastes like summer. ( Even if it doesn't feel like it outside!)
66 farms from Manistee County to the Mackinac Bridge sell apples. To find a farm, visit Taste the Local Difference, which lists a directory of farms, apple recipes and more.
Last weekend we dropped in at the Front Porch in Suttons Bay, where Marie Hanis was offering samples and signing copies of her new book cookbook, the Rustic Gourmet. We sampled both the Roasted Eggplant Tomato Spread and the Pumpkin Fudge. With more eggplant from this week's CSA pickup at Sweeter Song Farm, I thought I'd give the veggie spread a try. Yum!
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Our latest dinner highlighted produce from local CSAs, farmers' markets and Lake Michigan.
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