Caramelized Onion Dip

Peak season means farmers often have a lot of something at once. If you need inspiration for what to do with zucchini, for instance, Susie Middleton suggests one of her all-time most popular recipes in Fine Cooking Magazine:  http://www.finecooking.com/recipes/zucchini_summer_squash_gratin.aspx Right now Freshfield Farm has lots of white onions. If life hands you onions, caramelize them! Two big onions will concentrate to a rich, sweet-savory little […]

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Radish sandwiches with homemade herb butter

Our weekly recipes will be focusing on sandwiches this year – sandwiches interpreted in the broadest and loosest sense, including tartines, flatbreads, rolls (some fairly classic, some breaking all the rules) plus all kinds of quick-pickles, fixings and sandwich fillips. This week: herb-butter from scratch for your radish sandwiches. Choose the most additive-free cream you can find, grab a handful […]

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Creamy Kale Gratin

Kale is this year’s  “It” vegetable. A nutritional powerhouse with sudden cachet. How to include it on your Thanksgiving table? Here is a robust dish, good for potlucks. Creamy and cheesy, it may win over ever even ardent leafy-green haters in your family. Creamy Kale Gratin (Serves 4) 8 oz. kale, thick stems removed, rinsed and chopped (about 8 cups) […]

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Tomato soup with cheese croutons

One final tomato recipe before summer tomatoes peter out – a creamy tomato soup, using just a few spoonfuls of cream. Potatoes give this soup its smooth, soothing texture. Add some crisp cheesy croutons and you have yourself a warm bowl of comfort food. Serves 4. Tomato soup with cheese croutons 1 large white onion, finely chopped ¼ (quarter) cup […]

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Eton Mess

Strawberries make a last appearance in this week’s recipe, but if strawberries have had their day, you can use any soft berry in season – raspberries are delicious. Ripe berries, cream and meringue are pretty much all you need for this summer-long standby, and if you’ve no time to make meringue, you can hop across the street from the market […]

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