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Eating locally in the Berkshires

Monthly Archives: May 2008

Nettle Soup

May 18, 2008 – 7:19 PM

Stinging nettles, as they are known, get their name from a foreboding cocktail of poisons that reside in their tiny hairs. Boil ‘em up, though, and they’re perfectly edible.

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Spring Ramp Risotto

May 12, 2008 – 5:20 PM

I’d found it — a tiny stand of ramps in the woods.

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Herby Fiddlehead Ferns & Orechiette

May 9, 2008 – 7:35 AM

Ultimately it seems that simple is best when it comes to fresh spring greens.

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Green, green, green

May 1, 2008 – 4:25 PM

Today we received our first spring greens from semi-local Sidehill Farm. We carpool with friends to pick up veggies from their greenhouse. This week: teenaged chard (above — I’m calling it that, since it’s not baby, but not big), bok choi, white radishes, pea shoots (LOVE), salad mix, and spinach. Spring is here!
Tonight we sauteed [...]

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