Category: Food
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First Autumn Weekend at Cowlick Cottage Farm
Autumn in the garden has its own appeal. It doesn’t have the almost crazed feeling of anticipation that springtime does, even though it is a most bountiful time to dig and plant and harvest. The autumn garden is slower to plant and slower to grow, but it has its own beauty and appeal. The weather is…
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Summer in a Jar: Mango Lime Salsa
I was so lucky this week to receive some absolutely magnificent organic mangoes from our local organic farmer, Miss Louise of Turkey Hill Farm. Please see my post on Jamming to read about the Mango Man, and don’t miss the comments. I ran into Mango Man’s wife at the grape-crushing, wine-making event in Tally last…
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Embracing Brassicas
Brassicas are a main fall and winter crop at Cowlick Cottage. We plant a wide selection, including broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, collards, kale, kohlrabi, turnips and Brussels sprouts. All of the brassicas are extremely nutritious, containing calcium, fiber, potassium, vitamins C and B6, and phytochemicals. They are also delicious, and with their beautiful leaves and sprouts, they…
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Sowing Inside for the Fall Vegetable Garden
Believe it or not, fellow gardeners, now is the time to start your seeds for your fall vegetable garden. In the next six weeks or so, the weather will cool down to livable temperatures and levels of humidity. Your energy will return, and if you sow some seeds inside now, you will be ready with…
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Caramel Cake
I recently had the pleasure of reading the immsensely popular book, “The Help” by Kathryn Stockett. It’s a wonderful story about three women who cross the lines of what is acceptable in their little Southern town and make change happen. It’s the story of everyday women who are heroines. Really, we all know them, don’t…
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A Visit to Cape Ann
I haven’t written a new post in about three weeks, and I’m like a rusty hinge on a garden gate, willing to open up, but not sure I am able. The last few weeks have been filled with drama, followed by a mid-summer lethargy that is common in the deep South, when the temperature stays in…
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Roasted Garlic Butter
If I were to choose an absolute favorite crop that we grow, I would have to say it’s our gourmet garlic. We take it seriously. Garlic plays a supporting role in almost everything that we cook…veggies, steaks, stirfries, mashed potatoes. It’s the first thing I reach for when I want to make something that everyone…
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Preserving the Harvest–Heirloom Tomato Sauce
An abundance of tomatoes freshly harvested from the vine or carefully picked from a local farmer’s market is a beautiful thing. Tomatoes are the number one crop grown in American backyards, and anyone who has enjoyed a just-picked tomato, ripened on the vine and still warm from the sun knows why. It’s a food memory…