If you're a regular Wicked Flavory reader, you may have been wondering where the heck I've been for the past month. Between travel for work and vacation, I was gone for nearly all of April.
Travel can be tough on the old stomach. I've had more crappy airport food and room service meals than I care to recall. But travel can also provide an opportunity to explore ...
I have a confession: I am a sparkling water junkie. Yup, I've been downing the stuff for years, plastic bottle after plastic bottle. My preferred brand, Poland Spring, comes from Maine (not so far away) and I do recycle the bottles... But this fizzy habit is really hard to justify -- and it's been nagging at me for years.
At long last, I've found a solution that makes ...
One of the things I love about living in New England is getting local maple syrup. Right now we've got a jug of Grade B (my personal fave) from Butternut Mountain Farm in Morristown, VT. We picked it up at Whole Foods, but what I really love is heading up to VT and buying it directly from the farm. (If you're keen, the VT Maple Festival is April 25 - 27.)
Today a friend from California tipped me off to an organization called Outstanding in the Field that puts on rather extravagant farm dinners. "Outstanding in the Field events feature a
leisurely tour of the hosting farm followed by a five course,
farm-style dinner at our long table set in a scenic spot. Dinner is
accompanied by a wine paired with each course. Diners are joined at the
table b ...
Step 1) Pull a package of Putney Pasta's butternut squash and maple syrup ravioli (made in Putney, VT, of course) from your freezer. Cook and drain per the package directions.
Step 2) Melt a tablespoon or so of butter in a pan and throw in some sage. When the butter turns light brown and the sage gets crisp, toss it wi ...