THANKSgiving recipe round up. Firstly I want to say THANK YOU to every single person who has ever spread the Potlicker love. Thank you for stopping by my booth, visiting my website, tasting our jelly, telling your friends, sharing a laugh, trying something different, supporting small business, and cheering us on. A double huge Thank …
4 Plants for Spring Foraging
Hello Spring! Spring is actually happening! For a while we were not sure it would ever get here. Spring means the beginning of wild food season for us. While you may already be picking dandelions and wishing for mushrooms, these 4 foraged foods are what get us hooked on wild every single year. Stinging Nettles: …
Store Highlight: The Barnard General Store
Store Number 1 – The Barnard General Store If you're in the Woodstock/Bethel area and want a pretty drive to a cozy and quiet nook of Vermont, head over to the Barnard General Store. Nestled in the quiet crossroads of the North Road, Rt12 and the Stage rd on the edge of Sliver Lake, the …
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Wild Knotweed Jelly
This pretty pink jelly is the result of a local weed problem. Knotweed is an invasive plant that quickly takes over wastelands and riverbeds. My attitude towards this invasive species is that it is good for nothing . . . except for eating of course! Lucky for knotweed, people like me will come along and …
Cheesy Pictures Spring 2013
Here are a few pictures from March including some spring snow and lots of cheesy goodness. Most of the cheese pictures are from the Ahead of the Curd event on Sunday. Find us in Brooklyn at the NYC Craft Beer Festival March 30th
Winter Grain Salad
Grain salad is a perennial favorite of mine (see further proof here & here). Tweeked for winters’ offerings, this grain salad features nutty wild rice harvested in Canada, locally grown spinach, and my own butternut squash. When blended together, rustic grains and veggies make a nutrient packed satisfying dish that is hearty, not heavy. I …
The Story of Beer Jelly
Today I would like to put aside my planned post about sprouting lentils to say a word about my beer jelly. I know, I know! Please quell the outcry! The lentils will come soon. Farmer’s market season has begun and a whole new crowd is being exposed to beer jelly and I get a number …
Making room for piggy.
Yes! It has finally arrived! I have been waiting all year. Yesterday I picked up half a pig butchered just for me. Tall Dark and Handsome has been waiting for this, also. He began nesting by purchasing me a freezer for my birthday…… true love…. The season is changing again, Fall is fleeting. Winter hit …
Raw Dairy Processing Class at Earthwise Farm & Forest
Recently I visited the Earthwise Farm & Forest in Vermont for a Raw Dairy Processing Class. I was actually sold on it as a "cheese making class" but once there, I learned so much more. My cohorts and I love any social gathering the we can combine with food, and this class had it all. Together, we made our …
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