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 […]
Read moreMaybe you got a late start planting this season. Maybe your kitchen garden has a spot that needs filling in. Maybe you’re a fan of exotic amethyst and lemon basils. Tina’s Terrific Plants returns to the market this Thursday from noon to 6 pm with her well-chosen, locally-grown starter plants and herbs. She’ll have pepper plants, cucumbers, squash, pumpkins-and all […]
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Strawberries. We adore the idea of strawberries so much many of us eat them all year round. But you’ve never tasted a strawberry—really tasted a strawberry and inhaled all its lovely fragrance—until you’ve eaten a ripe one in its proper season. That means a local strawberry, because fully-ripened strawberries, juicy and red all the way through, are too fragile to […]
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Per Sandwich: 2 slices good white bread, e.g Pain D’Avignon’s white French Pullman unsalted or very lightly salted butter 3-4 ripe strawberries, thickly sliced 1-2 Tbs. sugar 2 Tbs. or so whipped cream Thoroughly butter two pieces of bread. The butter acts as water-proofing. Cover one piece with sliced strawberries. Sprinkle with sugar (for crunch as much as for taste.) […]
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What gets everyone excited at the start of each season are the “The Firsts.” The first ripe strawberries, the first young peas—telling us, yes, summer’s on the way. Both strawberries and young peas, we’re told, will show up this Thursday, along with early cucumbers and zucchini. Peachtree Circle Farm will have its big beautiful peony flowers. Flowers alone are worth […]
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This week’s market sandwich pops with color. It’s made with nasturtium flowers and leaves which are slightly peppery, and blue chive blossoms, sweet and only mildly oniony. The other main ingredient is Cloumage, a soft fresh cheese, sold at the market from Olio di Melli’s cooler of Massachusetts’ cheeses (and also available at the Windfall.) Flower flavors are often subtle […]
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Per Sandwich: 1 egg salt, black pepper 1 Tbs. Hellman’s mayonnaise ¼ tsp. lemon juice ¼ cup pea greens, washed and dried olive oil, squeeze lemon juice 1 radish, well washed, with a little of its tail and greens left on Lower egg into a pan of boiling salted water, let water come back to a full boil, then dial […]
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