Summer is the season of tending to the garden during the cool, early morning, long afternoons on the beach, warm evenings on the front porch. Summer is also most definitely the time to start preserving the harvest, whether from our own backyard or from the farm we discovered on our weekend drive. Lucky for us, tomorrow… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Fruits
Concord Grape Jelly
Every day, I walk a loop around my neighborhood, starting on our road, which is dotted with antique homes, raised ranches, and hay fields. I walk this for about five minutes, then follow a long, occasionally narrow road called Fairfield, which is also dotted with hay fields (lovely ones, as the name suggests), Capes, ranches,… Continue Reading
Blackberry Crumble
You know how you don’t arrive at someone’s house without a gift – food or otherwise? Yes, well, my dear friend, who I’ve known since she was four and I was five, has been visiting her mother in New Hampshire from her home in Ireland this summer. Obviously, as she lives in Ireland, and we… Continue Reading
Blackberry Simple Syrup
The first recipe made with our glut of blackberries was blackberry vinegar, which happens to still be steeping away in the basement on a shelf that also houses our multi pack stash of toilet paper. I know, I know, not very aspirational, is it? I’d love to be able to tell you that the vinegar… Continue Reading
Strawberry Salsa & Sugared Pita Chips from The Coastal Table cookbook + a giveaway
Congratulations to Christina who won a copy of The Coastal Table. The giveaway is now closed. Thank you to everyone who entered and to Union Park Press for providing the book for this giveaway. You know that friend you have who has great taste in all things style and food? And who makes it all… Continue Reading