This recipe serves four.


This recipe serves four.

Great with warm, crusty bread.

Recipe from The Locavore’s Kitchen, Swallow Press, 2011

The flavor of the honey comes through in these delightful little rounds that are wonderful for dips or to accompany a luncheon salad.

This recipe looks really beautiful using different colored carrots; maroon, yellow, orange…they do bleed into one another during cooking so the colors stay pretty vibrant.

Let cheese stand at room temperature for 30 minutes before serving.

This can be made ahead; store in the refrigerator until ready to serve.

This recipe makes a five-pound chicken.

Oh, the bounty of summer. Bruschetta, pronounced “brus-ketta,” is a great way to capture the flavors of ripe summer tomatoes, fresh garden basil and garlic. The vinegar adds a pleasant bite.

Who said salads have to be green? This one combines smoky onions with the juicy goodness of tomatoes and undoubtedly serves as a wonderful accompaniment to a grilled steak.

So many local ingredients can only add up to fabulous local flavor in this sauce. Feel free to mix up the varieties and colors of tomatoes. Adding a few plum or paste tomatoes will add some body. This sauce freezes beautifully for up to six months.

This savory take on classic bread pudding will only be as good as the tomatoes that go into it so be sure the tomatoes are at their peak of flavor and ripeness. For an added burst of flavor, add two tablespoons of chopped sun dried tomatoes.