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Valley Bounty Recipes

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

Valley Bounty, June 1: Springy Green Alliums

June 1, 2013 Posted in: Onions, Valley Bounty Recipes

Onions and garlic are pantry staples, available nearly year round from local farms. But you don’t need to eat the same onions in June that[...]

Valley Bounty, May 25: CSAs

May 25, 2013 Posted in: Valley Bounty Recipes

Many farms begin weekly distributions of summer harvest shares next week. Now is the time to sign up! Besides delicious, fresh food, CSA membership is[...]

Valley Bounty, May 18: Asparagus

May 18, 2013 Posted in: Asparagus, Valley Bounty Recipes

Asparagus is justly heralded in the Pioneer Valley as the beginning of the summer growing—and eating!—season. In mid-May, fat bunches of asparagus show up near[...]

Valley Bounty, May 11: Preserves

May 11, 2013 Posted in: Valley Bounty Recipes

Eating seasonally year round is a great balance of celebration and preparation. Savor what’s in season, knowing that soon we’ll move from asparagus to strawberries[...]

Valley Bounty, May 4: Vegetable starts and bedding plants

May 4, 2013 Posted in: Valley Bounty Recipes

Grow your own vegetables or flowers this summer with help from local farms! Visit farmers’ markets and retailers to find bedding plants, or starts, of[...]

Valley Bounty, April 27: Spring Greens

April 27, 2013 Posted in: Greens, Valley Bounty Recipes

Abundant local greens are one of the best signs of spring. Farmers’ markets are opening across the Valley, and they will be packed with spinach,[...]

Valley Bounty, April 20: Pickles

April 20, 2013 Posted in: Valley Bounty Recipes

If the warm weather this week leaves you hankering for a pickle, don’t forget that you can make quick pickles from lots of different vegetables,[...]

Valley Bounty, April 13: Cheese

April 13, 2013 Posted in: Cheese, Valley Bounty Recipes

Several local farms make delicious cheese from the milk of their own cows or goats. Fresh cheeses range from paneer, perfect for cooking, to creamy,[...]

April 6: Beets

April 6, 2013 Posted in: Beets, Cheese, Valley Bounty Recipes

Roasted beets are sweet and silky and make good quick pickles or salads. They are also delicious hot, drizzled with oil and a little salt[...]

March 30: Cooked Spinach

March 30, 2013 Posted in: Spinach, Valley Bounty Recipes

Cooked spinach has an undeservedly bad reputation, but it’s a great way to use the late-winter spinach that’s readily available at winter farmers’ markets. Buy[...]

March 23: Late-Winter Pizza

March 29, 2013 Posted in: Cheese, Kale, Potatoes, Valley Bounty Recipes, Winter Squash

Thinly sliced butternut squash, roasted with onions, makes a great topping on a crispy thin-crust pizza. Take it out of the oven and top with[...]

March 16: Country Style Ribs

March 16, 2013 Posted in: Pork, Valley Bounty Recipes

Many evenings, we need an easy and satisfying way to bring the family to the table without spending the day in the kitchen.

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