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Let ‘em eat muffins
Posted in Virginia food on December 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Considering turnips
Posted in Virginia food on December 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
People all over the world serve them, but they get little respect here. Turnips store well, and have lots of vitamin A and C. They’re low in calories, cheap, easy to cook and have a pleasant bite, a little like a radish. Most Virginia turnips have been pulled before the ground freezes, so it may be too late [...]
Thrifty Chicken
Posted in Local people, Virginia food on November 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
When the farmers markets close, I head to Sunrise Farm in Stuarts Draft, and pick out a chicken that’s spent its days uncaged and feasting on untreated feed. it’s hard to find good-sized chickens in the stores: Sunrise allows its birds to get to roasting size, where they have the best flavor and color. At [...]
Help for hard pears
Posted in Virginia food on October 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
John brought home a canvas bag full of rock-hard pears he’d noticed hanging from a tree in a public area near our home. With permission, he picked them. I was skeptical — they were not only hard, but many of them were covered with brown pits. I found out that some pears never get soft [...]
Classy cheese balls a statewide hit
Posted in Local people, Virginia food on September 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I was glad to see Linda Weaver of Simply Cheddar at the Waynesboro Farmers Market today. When she started, Linda’s business was very small, 20or so cheese balls a week made in her Waynesboro home. She now supplies hundreds of her pure cheddar cheese balls to gourmet retailers, wine shops and farmers markets across Virginia. Her [...]
Cold cucumber soup
Posted in Dining, Local people, Virginia food on August 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
At Wades Mill in Raphine, I watched George Huger, chef and owner of The Southern Inn, turn some oversize cucumbers into a smooth, refreshing summer soup. George, a wonderful teacher, peeled a dozen or so cucumbers, seeded them, and whirled them with a plunge mixer, along with a huge pile of cleaned and torn [...]
Fresh summer cooler
Posted in Dining, Local people, Virginia food on July 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
When I’m in Culpeper, I always stop and see Jessica at the Raven’s Nest Coffee House on Davis Street. She’s a wonderful cook, and makes baked goods, soups and breakfast and lunch specials from scratch, using fresh produce in season from the Culpeper Farmers Market. I worked there all day using the fast internet connection [...]
A Sweet Dip for a Humble Hot Dog
Posted in Dining, Local people, Virginia food on June 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Photo by Mark Heim
Robin Vance of Highland County has cooked hot dogs like this ever since he was a kid, helping his grandfather, Lohr Vance, at the fire. First, the hot dogs are cooked in a kettle of Highland County maple syrup diluted with Highland County well water. Once saturated with the maple flavor the hot dogs [...]
An exotic sauce for simple greens
Posted in Dining, Virginia food on June 17, 2008 | 2 Comments »
It’s still looking good in my garden, long after the other greens have gone bitter and limp. This is the first season I’ve grown Swiss chard, and for each leaf I’ve picked, two have grown back. I think it’s pretty, with its bright red stalk and deep green leaves. When the leaves are cooked, they [...]
Market adds festive touch to weekly shopping
Posted in Local people, Virginia food on April 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
New at the Waynesboro Farmers Market this week: music provided by Roger Merchant, activities for children and a new vendor, Roller’s Bakery, selling whole-grain breads, cookies, giant sticky buns and chocolate cake.
Vendors from last week said sales were increasing, and a steady crowd moved between tables in the Waynesboro Pavilion, picking up honey, vegetable plants, [...]
