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Valley Bounty Recipes

Archive of CISA’s Valley Bounty columns that focused on recipes and cooking tips.

Valley Bounty: Beet & Barley Super Bowl Salad

January 31, 2015 Posted in: Recipes and Cooking Tips, Beets, Valley Bounty Recipes

Valley Bounty: Beet & Barley Super Bowl Salad Convert your friends to year round local food with a beet and barley salad, perfect for a[...]

Valley Bounty: Lamb

January 24, 2015 Posted in: Recipes and Cooking Tips, Lamb, Valley Bounty Recipes

Lamb stews are wonderfully rich and warming. Use traditional New England stew fixings like carrots, onions and potatoes, or a mix of Middle Eastern spices,[...]

Valley Bounty: Savory Tarts

January 17, 2015 Posted in: Apples, Recipes and Cooking Tips, Beets, Potatoes, Valley Bounty Recipes

At a New Year’s Brunch, I enjoyed a spread of tarts featuring winter staple vegetables. We had an egg, nut, and butternut squash tart, one[...]

Valley Bounty: Savory Apples

January 10, 2015 Posted in: Apples, Recipes and Cooking Tips, Valley Bounty Recipes

Thanks to cold storage technology and varieties grown specifically for long winters, an apple a day isn’t just for the fall picking season. Local apples[...]

Valley Bounty: Sweet Potatoes

January 3, 2015 Posted in: Recipes and Cooking Tips, Sweet Potatoes, Valley Bounty Recipes

Sweet potato tubers meld well with both savory and sweet flavors, and they are available from local sources all winter long. Of the many ways[...]

Valley Bounty: Local Mushrooms

December 27, 2014 Posted in: Recipes and Cooking Tips, Mushrooms, Valley Bounty Recipes

Local mushrooms can be found at winter farmers’ markets and several grocers. This mushroom bake is a popular appetizer for my family gatherings: Use any[...]

Valley Bounty: Roast Beef

December 20, 2014 Posted in: Beef, Recipes and Cooking Tips, Valley Bounty Recipes

In my family, the Christmas table celebrates local food just as much as Thanksgiving—every Christmas Eve, the main entrée is a select roast from one[...]

Valley Bounty: Festive Drinks

December 13, 2014 Posted in: Recipes and Cooking Tips, Seasonal Menus: Winter, Valley Bounty Recipes

Festive Drinks Local ciders, beers, wines and liqueur infusions make great gifts and good treats to serve to out-of-towners. Mulled ciders are easy to make[...]

Valley Bounty: Spinach

December 6, 2014 Posted in: Spinach, Valley Bounty Recipes

Finding it hard to eat healthy local food this time of year? Spinach is versatile and nutritious—and it’s available all winter long at farmers’ markets[...]

Valley Bounty: Collards

November 29, 2014 Posted in: Recipes and Cooking Tips, Valley Bounty Recipes

Collards love the cold and become sweeter after hard frosts. Now is a great time to enjoy this cousin to kale– it is just as[...]

Valley Bounty: Pies

November 22, 2014 Posted in: Recipes and Cooking Tips, Seasonal Menus: Winter, Thanksgiving, Valley Bounty Recipes

Last week, I won a raffle at the Montague square dance—a maple pecan and sweet potato pie! Following gleeful eating, I began thinking about my[...]

Valley Bounty: Leeks

November 15, 2014 Posted in: Recipes and Cooking Tips, Leeks, Thanksgiving, Valley Bounty Recipes

Soft and malleable in both texture and flavor, leeks have a delicate Allium allure that doesn’t overpower dishes (or leave you crying) like onions can.[...]

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