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Recipes and Cooking Tips

In addition to the recipes listed below, check out which farms and local food bloggers CISA staff read for inspiration.

Valley Bounty: Bread

February 17, 2018 Posted in: Recipes and Cooking Tips, Grain, Valley Bounty Recipes

Of all the many foods human beings have cooked and eaten in our relatively short time on the planet, few if any can equal bread’s[...]

Valley Bounty: Chicken

February 10, 2018 Posted in: Recipes and Cooking Tips, Chicken, Valley Bounty Recipes

According to most etymologies I’ve been able to find so far, the term “spatchcock” (a method of preparing chicken) dates back to 18th Century Ireland[...]

Valley Bounty: Onions

February 3, 2018 Posted in: Recipes and Cooking Tips, Onions, Valley Bounty Recipes

The most widely cultivated member of the genus Allium (which also includes garlic, shallots, leeks, and chives), the common onion (Allium cepa) is a bit[...]

Of the Earth: Winter Fare beckons with community flavor

January 31, 2018 Posted in: CISA News, Local Heroes in the News, Press Room, Recipes and Cooking Tips

The Recorder, January 31, 2018, by Wesley Blixt. What makes the Greenfield Winter Fare stand out as something special in this year’s bounteous schedule of[...]

Valley Bounty: Cabbage

January 27, 2018 Posted in: Recipes and Cooking Tips, Cabbage, Valley Bounty Recipes

Okay, I know that cabbage isn’t exactly the most attention-grabbing subject. It’s one of those vegetables that many people formed bad associations with in childhood[...]

Valley Bounty: Pork

January 20, 2018 Posted in: Recipes and Cooking Tips, Pork, Valley Bounty Recipes

Pork is the most widely eaten meat on the planet; according to the UN, it accounts for over a third of the meat consumed on[...]

Valley Bounty: Soup

January 13, 2018 Posted in: Recipes and Cooking Tips, Seasonal Menus: Winter, Valley Bounty Recipes

We’ve been well into the clutches of “deep” winter for a few weeks now. It’s been so cold recently that I was delighted to leave[...]

Valley Bounty: Potatoes

January 6, 2018 Posted in: Recipes and Cooking Tips, Potatoes, Valley Bounty Recipes

Human beings eat a lot of potatoes. They are currently the fourth-largest food crop by tonnage on the planet (after corn, wheat, and rice). USDA[...]

Valley Bounty: Honey

December 30, 2017 Posted in: Recipes and Cooking Tips, Honey, Valley Bounty Recipes

Honey has got to be among the weirdest substances we are in the habit of eating regularly: it’s the only food that is produced by[...]

Valley Bounty: Beets

December 23, 2017 Posted in: Recipes and Cooking Tips, Beets, Valley Bounty Recipes

I, by no means, keep a strictly clean diet, especially at this time of year; something about the holidays seems to raise our collective threshold[...]

Valley Bounty: Duck

December 16, 2017 Posted in: Recipes and Cooking Tips, Eggs, Valley Bounty Recipes

No fowl can compare with chicken in sheer quantity consumed in the American diet—in the last few years it has surpassed even beef in how[...]

Valley Bounty: Bone Broth

December 9, 2017 Posted in: Beef, Recipes and Cooking Tips, Chicken, Turkey, Valley Bounty Recipes

For a long time I used the words “stock” and “broth” interchangeably, until I had the historical definitions explained to me: “broth” is, generally speaking,[...]

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