Farmers markets are a great way for me to fill in what I am not growing myself. I spend a few days each week doing sustainability consulting at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, so I enjoy being there on Wednesdays when the farmers market hits campus. I get access to more farmers growing different…
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Mediterranean Swiss Chard Pilaf
I stopped at Filasky’s Produce to pick up some fill-ins that I don’t have in my garden – local spring onions, local tomatoes (mine are just flowering) and their own snow peas and strawberries. While I was there I couldn’t resist getting a cup of Woodside Farm Creamery ice cream – it is heavenly. The…
Strawberry Frozen Fruit Pop
The strawberries have finished up in my garden. I ate the last 2 off the plants this morning. While they were coming in, it was a strong harvest, at least a quart and a half every other day. Over the past few weeks I have made strawberry bread, strawberry oat bars, strawberry infused water, strawberry…
Cherry-Apple Bread
My sister-in-law, nephew and great-nephew just went cherry picking and have immediate use for this recipe, so, I am taking some liberty and adding it here now, before my cherry tree has matured enough to bear fruit. This is a beautiful, delicious bread, based on a recipe for blackberry-apple bread I found on joyofbaking.com (they…
Rainbow Chard Gratin
I love greens and this is the first year I have planted any type of chard. I chose rainbow chard, a colorful form of swiss chard. I guess the weather and my soil have been perfect for it, it is coming in really strong. We have been eating it in one form or another twice…
Sweet Potato Burgers
As you know by now, it makes me very happy when I can cook from my garden even when there is nothing to harvest. So, aside from canning and freezing, I grow a few foods that will store for months. Sweet potatoes are one of those foods that becomes a gift that keeps giving through…
Andrea's Garden Cooking 