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Leprechaun Kisses

Posted on March 17, 2013April 3, 2018 by Kasha

Happy Saint Patrick's Day! I'm keeping today's post short and sweet and fat-free. I'm guessing your holiday - because we're all a wee bit Irish on Saint Patty's Day, aren't we? - will include lots of Guinness, corned beef and cabbage and soda bread. As such, I thought a light dessert like Leprechaun Kisses would put the finishing touches on a day of indulgence. Enjoy! Leprechaun Kisses 1/2 cup egg whites 1 t vanilla extract 1/2 t mint extract 1/2 t cream of tartar 1 cup sugar green food coloring white chocolate, about 4 ounces, melted green nonpareil 'sprinkles' Preheat...Read More

Pulling Pigtails, plus Gluten-Free Lemon Cornmeal Cookies

Posted on February 26, 2013February 25, 2018 by chris

Last week I had to take my baby boy to the optometrist. His pediatrician told me several months back that his vision screening was 'borderline'. Now I've got a Madonna earworm. And my kid has glasses. I kinda figured as much, considering I've worn glasses since first grade. They were pink and little and oh, so cute. His are fancy Adidas frames and he looks adorable. Apparently I'm not the only one who thinks so, either. He got off the bus in a sour mood the other day. Sometimes I take my time and treat him gently to coax it...Read More

Baby, It’s COLD Outside!

Posted on February 20, 2013February 25, 2018 by Kasha

So warm up that kitchen with a simmering pot of classic beef stew... Says the girl who, up until about a year ago, didn't eat beef. Occasionally I'd eat pork, rarely chicken, always bacon (does that count?). Then something clicked. Perhaps it was having a very persuasive man sitting across from me at a restaurant table holding up a fork with a hopeful glimmer in his eye. "Don't you want to try some? It's DELICIOUS!" (more…)

Hello, Sweetheart

Posted on February 13, 2013February 25, 2018 by Kasha

The Boy was up before me this morning. As I staggered out into the living room clutching my head ('tis migraine season at the farm), he asked, "are we up late today?" I chuckled (as best I could, considering), "nope, why do you ask? The sun is different today, right?" "Yeah! That's it!" Yes, my dear boy, spring is on its merry way, and not a moment too soon. It hasn't been much of a winter in terms of bad weather, really, but it's been ANNOYING! I don't think there's any other way to put it... And like most everyone...Read More

Jumping on the Bandwagon

Posted on February 1, 2013February 25, 2018 by Kasha

I don't care about the Super Bowl. I don't know which teams are playing. In fact, I will not even watch it until the last quarter, and that is only if my kid turns it on. But I concede. The Super Bowl is as good a reason as any to have a bunch of friends over for food and fun. However (and I will forever hear Marissa Tomei in My Cousin Vinny, "howev-uh, in 19-sixty-faw the correct ignition timing would be faw degrees be-faw top dead cent-uh."), Super Bowl snacks should not be limited to wings, sliders and nachos. Don't...Read More

Back to Basics: Chicken Stock

Posted on December 7, 2012March 16, 2018 by Kasha

We all know how badly Hurricane Sandy devastated our area. For once I was glad the media hyped it to death. Many communities were close to 100% evacuated and countless lives were saved because of it. Having survived Hurricane Irene and tropical storm Lee and the resulting power outages and floods, I know that advance warning and preparation take some of the pain and suffering out of an event like that. My first thought after hearing that Sandy would impact the Northeast was, "Oh, dear GOD, no. Not another flood." Then, I cried. Then, I gathered supplies. I shopped for...Read More

Missing… but still in action.

Posted on October 8, 2012February 25, 2018 by Kasha

Get a load of this... Yes, that's a frog. It's a frog in a pint-sized deli container. It's a frog that I found hiding behind the window fan in my son's room Friday night. I went to close the window because the forecast was for rain the next day when I was at market. Bleary eyed and ready for sleep, I go in and remove the fan from the window, only to find this THING attached to the screen on the INSIDE! I screamed, but just a little. Once I caught my breath, I raced around trying to find SOMETHING...Read More

If the baking bug bites you, scratch that itch!

Posted on August 15, 2012February 25, 2018 by Kasha

[caption id="attachment_3327" align="aligncenter" width="612"] Thomas loves car racing so his dad took him to a Ferrari race in CT and he got to meet this driver. Look familiar? He's on ABC's Shark Tank![/caption] I'm helping a customer at the Ringwood Farmers Market one Saturday when I politely hold up a finger and excuse myself for just a second. "Thomas, can you go in my cooler bag and get my drink? The pink one, please." I return my attention to the customer at my scale. "Lately I've noticed that people, adults and children alike, don't use please and thank you...Read More

Better-Than-Devil Dogs or Los Perros del Diablo

Posted on July 11, 2012February 25, 2018 by Kasha

I almost died this weekend. Maybe I shouldn't say it like that, but it's true. Every Saturday morning I drive to the Ringwood Farmers Market on a stretch of road we like to call "Old 17". Old 17 runs from Harriman, NY to the NJ border and until the NYS Thruway was opened in 1953, was the main route to 'upstate' from NYC. Remember the movie "Dirty Dancing" and the Catskill resort/bungalow colony culture? Old 17 is how city folks got to Sullivan County. Red Apple Rest, a cafeteria-rest area, was built in 1931 and was approximately halfway between NYC...Read More

Summer Comfort Food

Posted on June 27, 2012July 2, 2018 by Kasha

We had a CSA pick-up yesterday. Shell peas were a major component of the share box this week and each time I greeted a customer I stood there snacking on a few raw ones, encouraging them to do the same. Most were polite and ate one or two... I, on the other hand, had nearly a pound's worth of empty pea pods by the time we were done with our distribution. And yet I still wanted peas for dinner. I had no child's whims to contend with last night, so Pasta with Peas and Ricotta it was. This was...Read More