Gates and Arbors
GROW AN HEIRLOOM The gates and arbors at Colonial Williamsburg are works of art, and have inspired many of my own kitchen garden designs. Growing flowering vines up a trellis, pruning a shrub into a canopy or patiently tending to an espalier design for heirloom fruit trees requires vision. Nothing grows fast, yet when it […]
10 Tips for a Salad Lovers Garden
About the Salad Lovers Garden Scroll down for a free garden design and planting guide, plus 10 tips for successful growing. A series of small beds provide easy successive planting that will keep a steady supply of greens from seed to salad bowl. A Salad Lover’s Garden can be as small as a perfect one-square-foot plot, […]
Asparagus with Wild Mushrooms
Ginger Molasses Cookies
Ginger Molasses Cookies | Makes 4 dozen cookies Ginger Molasses Cookies have been standard New England fare for decades. I’ve added more ginger and other spices, a small bit of molasses to make them more pliable and dust with raw sugar while still hot. This recipe is to my mind seasonal recipe, even though nothing […]
Garlic Horseradish Fire Cider
The recipe below is from my upcoming book, The New Heirloom Garden, featuring 12 kitchen garden designs and recipes for cooks who love to cook. The photo above is my harvest of heirloom German Red garlic. Photo credit: Dave Barnum. Garlic Horseradish Fire Cider | Makes 1 quart jar Where food and medicine meet, Garlic […]
Panna Cotta with Winter Fruit
PANNA COTTA with winter fruit | Makes 6 individual custard cups Panna Cotta is just a fancy name for cooked cream, served as a dessert inverted onto a plate and topped with a huge pile of very juicy berries and a whisper of kirsch. Because there’s no eggs or custard making involved, it possible to be […]
Coffee Can Brown Bread
Clam and Cod Chowder
Color Wheel Garden
The Color Wheel Garden: Growing the Best Nutritional Varieties Flavor and optimum health go hand in hand when growing a garden, yet knowing what varieties to choose for higher antioxidant qualities can influence what you plant. Science has shown that color—deep purple, blue, orange, and red—vegetables and fruits contain the highest phytonutrients, flavonoids, resveratrol, and anthocyanins […]
Pumpkin Cheesecake
Pumpkin Cheesecake with Gingersnap Crust | Serves 16 Be prepared for one very large, irresistible cheesecake that is perfect for Thanksgiving as an alternative to pumpkin pie. The filling is rich and smooth, combines nicely with the crunch and sweetness of the gingersnap cookie crust. It’s okay to reduce the cream cheese by using ricotta cheese […]
Wild Plum Sauce for Roast Duck
Wild Plum Sauce with Roast Duck | Serves 4 Like grandchildren, fruit trees are an investment in the future, and we prize our heirloom fruits for flavor and durability. Not all fruit grows in Vermont, yet luckily we succeed at many types of apples, plums, pears, and occasionally cherries and peaches. This recipe, which features a […]