Hand-chopped pesto, enough for 2-3 sandwiches: 1 small juicy clove garlic Scant ¼ tsp. coarse salt 3 Tbs. coarsely chopped parsley 1 Tbs. coarsely chopped basil, mint, or hyssop leaves, or a mixture 1 ½ Tbs. or so olive oil For each sandwich: Long, slanting slice of ciabatta , baguette or a section of halved Italian bread Small arugula leaves, […]
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Fromage à Trois is back! Its return last week made a lot of people happy. Fromage à Trois burratas, mozzarella and Armenian string cheese have been missed, not to mention its fresh pastas. Fettuccine, pea-tendril fettuccine, angel hair and pappardelle all sold out fast. The timing couldn’t be better. Tomatoes and cherry tomatoes are now in good supply. Basil and […]
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Now that summer is here, it’s time for garden sandwiches. Lots of vegetables from your kitchen garden or market, an egg, and a dressing spiked with mustard powder. Eat these juicy sandwiches as soon as you’ve made them, preferably outdoors, with napkins. Or serve them as an open sandwich, with the top slice of bread on the side (or omitted […]
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It’s berry time. week we had raspberries, black raspberries, red currants, champagne currants, even a first glimpse of blueberries. They make a great fruit salad; dust mixed berries with powdered sugar and dish up with a spoonful of whipped cream, ice cream, Greek yogurt—or even a scoop of Long Lane super-fresh goat’s cheese (mild as milk, cool on the tongue, […]
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Fava bean spread: About 1 1/2 cups shelled fava beans sea salt and freshly ground pepper 1 large clove garlic, finely sliced 1 TBSP chopped parsley 1 tsp finely sliced mint grated lemon zest 2-3 tsp lemon juice 2-3 TBSP olive oil For each sandwich: 1 sandwich-sized pita bread round olive oil for brushing 1 TBSP plain Greek yogurt, drained […]
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This week you’ll find little boxes of sparkling red currants and champagne currants. Local raspberries—we can hardly wait—are just around the corner. Can blueberries be far behind? Also in the fruit department: you’ll see a greater variety of early tomatoes this week. Come and get ’em! Now is also the time to pick up bunches of lavender. Your friendly lavender […]
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Cucumber tea sandwiches For each sandwich: 2 thin slices of bread, cut from a square Pullman loaf unsalted butter, at room temperature about half a small cucumber, peeled sea salt and freshly ground pepper squeeze lemon juice (optional) Generously butter thin slices of bread with good unsalted butter. Cut a piece of cucumber the width of the bread slices. […]
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School’s out. The Fourth of July is this weekend. There’ll be ice cream at the Falmouth Museums on the Green, the children’s annual Bike Parade on Main Street, seaside fireworks in the evening—and family gatherings and cookouts all over town. At the market this Thursday, just in time for your celebrations, you’ll see local hoop-house tomatoes, so welcome until field […]
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Scape Pesto Crostini, Goats Cheese, Sugar Snaps 1 small bundle tender scapes (enough to make 1/2 cup scapes cut into pea-sized pieces) 1 Tbs. shelled sugar snap peas 1 Tbs. shelled, roasted, unsalted peanuts 1 Tbs. chopped cilantro 4-5 Tbs. or so olive oil 1-2 Tbs. finely grated Parmesan salt and pepper For the crostini: Toasted slices of baguettes Olive […]
Read moreStrawberries abound. Peachtree Circle Farm has added strawberry jams and Green Briar Nature Center & Jam Kitchen has sun-cooked strawberries in syrup—sinfully delicious over ice-cream. Early summer vegetables are coming into their own and hard-neck garlic is scaping. It’s officially summer—the June solstice happened Sunday—and Falmouth Fireworks will be selling T-shirts and hats at the market to raise funds for the July 4 firework display. In […]
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