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Category Archives: Local Food
Hot Off the Press: The Ramps Cookbook…
By Kathryn Matthews …and we’re in it! Our photographs of harvesting and preparing ramps at our upstate farmhouse (taken by Christopher) and glimpses of his secret backwoods foraging spot (pages 2-3); and, my ramps recipe, Wok-Braised Ramps, (pages 26-27), are featured … Continue reading
Rite of Spring: Ramps Return
By Christopher Matthews On St. Patrick’s Day, tender, emerald green ramp shoots finally peeked out of my special upstate patch, a happy harbinger of spring — and good eating to come. I’ll check back in a couple of weeks to … Continue reading
Posted in At Our Farmhouse, Home Cooking, Hudson Valley, Local Food
Tagged About Town, foraging ramps, Hudson Valley, Rampfest 2012, ramps
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Spring Into Hudson Valley Delicious
By Kathryn Matthews Winter 2012 is going out with a whimper—actually, with this week’s temperatures hitting the lows 70s—more like a whisper… But, hey, all the more reason to step out during Hudson Valley Restaurant Week, which spans seven New … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Hudson Valley, Local Food, Restaurants
Tagged Hudson Valley Restaurant Week, Red Hook Observer
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Wine Country Comer: Paso Robles
By Kathryn Matthews Reminiscing about 2011’s favorite epicurean discoveries, Christopher and I championed our respective “Best …” lists. One thing we could easily agree upon: how much we enjoyed discovering Paso Robles wine country…
Birthday on the Hudson
By Kathryn Matthews Most years, I’ve hinted broadly—and often bluntly—to my husband Christopher about how I’d like to celebrate my birthday. (OK…so I’m a control freak who hates being disappointed). This year, however, otherwise preoccupied, I surrendered the fate of … Continue reading
A Golden (Delicious) Memory
By Christopher Matthews Taste memories can be powerful — and unexpected. I experienced such a moment the other day, on a back-country walk near our house upstate, something I especially enjoy in the colder months, when the deer ticks are dormant, and the … Continue reading
Posted in At Our Farmhouse, Food, Local Food
Tagged Empire apple, Golden Delicious apple, taste memory
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Hard Cider from the Big Apple
By Christopher Matthews If New York City had an official apple — and some folks are indeed working on this — it should be the heirloom Newtown Pippin variety. And now, thanks to the award-winning, New York City-based Original Sin Cider, you … Continue reading
Posted in Beer + Cider, Hudson Valley, Local Food, New York City
Tagged Gidon Coll, hard cider, heirloom apples, Newtown Pippin, Original Sin Cider
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Apple (Pie) of My Eye
By Kathryn Matthews I take pie seriously. For the last two years, I baked my best for Montgomery Place Orchard Farm Market’s annual antique apple pie contest held in mid-October. It’s always great fun …and nearly impossible to predict the … Continue reading
Pick of the Late Summer Crop
By Kathryn Matthews Ahhh….the days of summer are passing ever so quickly. Why? How? I ask these same questions every year. At the start of summer, it seems we have all the time in the world. Eight weeks later—we find … Continue reading
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