Nothing tastes better after picking fresh strawberries at Red Fire Farm and sharing with friends.
Pork Lettuce Wraps
These Asian style lettuce wraps are great for dinner or an app. They made for a tasty, tortilla-less alternative at a taco themed potluck.
Shrimp and Grits
I love this as an entree, but I’ve also served this in individual tumblers as an appetizer at a New Orleans themed party and it was a hit. Pure comfort food!
Cod and Chorizo with Lentils, Greens, and Heirloom Tomatoes
I just love the combo of white fish and spicy sausage. Served with a helping of hearty lentils, this dish is incredibly satisfying.
Sour Cherry Dark Chocolate Almond Flour Scones
The dough isn’t quite as easy to work with as scones with regular flour, but this gluten free brunch treat is tasty.
Rosemary Pear Asiago Scones
The pear adds just a hint of fruity sweetness to these herbal, savory pastries. Perfect for bringing to a tea party with some lemon curd.
Mango Raspberry Trifle
Layers of rich poundcake, custard, and whipped cream offset by fresh berries, mango puree, and orange zest.
Mango Puree
Fresh mango puree can be used in so many ways… mango raspberry trifle or spicy mango margarita just to name a couple.
Custard
A standard custard recipe that can be served alone or used an ingredient in another rich dessert.
Apple Cider Donut Bread Pudding
One the rare occasion that you actually have leftover cider donuts from Atkins Farm…
Spicy Sour Cherry Chili Sauce
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This spicy, fruity sauce could have so many applications. Pictured above it’s atop swordfish steak, but it pairs well with so many meats, as a dessert topping (think ice cream or chocolate cake), or even as a compote on a cheese slate.
Flourless Chocolate Torte with Salted Caramel Sauce
One of my all time favorite, rich, chocolaty desserts. Serving with salted caramel sauce is just a no brainer in my book.
Black Bean Soup with Cilantro Lime Yogurt Crema
So many great flavors come together in this spicy, hearty soup. The yogurt crema tops it off perfectly.
Super Slow Roasted Rosemary Chuck Steak
Thanks to Hettie Belle Farm for the recipe and the beautiful piece of meat. I love their meat CSA!
Lemon Blueberry Pancakes with Brown Butter Toasted Pecans
Thin pancakes for those of us who don’t love the thick, fluffy pancakes that stick to your ribs. When I want plain pancakes I just make these without the lemon zest and blueberries.
Roasted Parsnip Bisque with Hazelnut Pesto
A hearty soup for when all those parsnips and onions come rolling in from the winter veggie CSA.
Sweet Potato Apple Soup with Rosemary Infused Mascarpone and Roasted Fennel
With so many sweet potatoes and apples in our winter veggie CSA I had to figure out *something* to make with them. The fennel and mascarpone just top it off with a luxurious touch.
Miso-Ginger Wild Rice with Carrots, Cabbage, Daikon and Turnip
This just gets better with time – it’s the kind of dish that soaks up dressings and ages with grace.
Coconut Tart with Poached Pineapple and Clementine Mascarpone
Next time I may try adding a tablespoon of goat cheese to the mascarpone mixture to give it a tangy hint.
Smoked Pork Lentil Soup
One of the many gratifying outcomes from allowing a pork shoulder to smoke for hours and then simmering its bone for hours into delectable, smoky stock.
Carrot Cake Cookies
What I did to create this recipe was look at existing carrot cake cookie recipes, then cross some of my favorite elements with our family recipe for carrot cake, which includes the likes of shredded coconut and fresh pineapple.
Sour Cherry Dark Chocolate Nutty Spent Grain Cookies
One of the many delicious things you can make after brewing a delicious beer…
Smoky Baked Beans
Another idea that stemmed from making so much smoked pork stock and carnitas. And as pictured, it’s a tasty breakfast or brunch option with an egg on top.
Butternut Sage Frittata with Gruyere
If you like the butternut, sage, and cheese combo, this egg dish is the perfect brunch option for you. Our family devoured it on Christmas morning.
Lemon Rosemary Scones
This may just be my all time favorite scone recipe. I love the combination of tangy lemon with herbal rosemary. And served with fresh homemade lemon curd it’s an absolute treat.
Dick’s Favorite Habanero Hot Sauce
AKA Pepper Joe’s Island Hot Sauce.
Pear Thyme Citrus Fizz
This bubbly, refreshing cocktail was a hit at a Christmas party this year.
Apple Chutney
Upscale apple sauce? Whatever you want to call it, this spiced up side was on everyone’s plate at Christmas dinner.
Duck a l’Orange
A classic choice for when we get a whole duck in our meat CSA from Hettie Belle Farm.
Pad Thai
Serve topped with chicken satay, peanuts, cilantro, fried shallots, and lime.
Butternut Gratin with Gruyere
Rich. Thick. Creamy. Sweet. Savory. Hearty. Delicious.
Sweet Potato Pie with Bacon, Leeks, and Goat Cheese
This sweet and savory pie was a big winner as a Thanksgiving side dish (and appetizer, and dessert).
Jessie’s Very Favorite Granola
Slightly crunchy, a little salty, it has the chew factor, it has texture, a little bit of sweet offered up by the dried fruits, and a teeny bit of heat.
Leftovers Turned Breakfast
Last night as side dishes with dinner we had tatsoi sauteed with garlic and onions and roasted root veggies. So this morning when we wanted breakfast, I just grabbed some sausage and eggs and turned leftovers into a rich, hearty breakfast that kept us going all day.
Spicy Ribs with Daikon Kale Slaw
One of my all time favorite comfort food recipes.
Autumn Chicken Salad
I felt like having a hearty, warm salad that encompassed all of these harvest veggie flavors, so this is what I came up with and it was exactly what my mouth was craving.
Autumn Bisque with Bacon and Crispy Leeks
My go-to choice when I’m in the mood for “butternut” bisque. The melded flavors of sweet potatoes, carrots, and squash are balanced out by the salty bacon and leeks.
Sweet Potato Muffins
Inspired by and adapted from a post on the Hampshire College Food, Farm, and Sustainability blog.
Cider Braised Chicken with Fennel and Apples
A rich, autumn dish that goes over well with any crowd.
Stuffed Pork Loin Roast
Pork loin stuffed with a blend of goat cheese, shallot, garlic, lemon zest, thyme, sage, fennel, and apple.
Spaetzle
The ideal accompaniment for schnitzel. And beer.
Grapefruit Jalapeno Margasarita
Spicy. Refreshing. Perfect for #porchdrinks.
Peaches and Cream
We’ve got a peach tree in our yard here at the Two Tone Tavern. Despite it being super small, we’ve been inundated with a huge harvest of fresh, beautiful peaches.
Tomato Sauce
I love when I start getting pounds upon pounds of sweet, fresh, delicious tomatoes from the farm each August.
Affogato
Affogato, aka gelato drowned in espresso, is an Italian thing and it just happens to be one of my absolute favorite desserts.
Peaches and Greens
Another beautiful and delicious use of our Two Tone Tavern peaches, combined with collard greens from Red Fire Farm, some fresh herbs, shallots, prosciutto, pecans and goat cheese. The family oohed and aahed when this was brought to the party.
Fish Curry
Bay State Fish CSA share, meet my spice cabinet!
Peach Jalapeno Salsa
The perfect way to take advantage of our garden bounty of peaches, jalapenos, and cilantro…
Coconut Whipped Cream
Love whipped cream but don’t do dairy or just want a different option?
Coconut Flour Pancakes
Some recipes call for honey, agave, or coconut nectar, but I think these cakes are perfectly sweet enough without it.
Spicy Pork Meatballs with Hot Chili Mayo
Inspired by a recipe on Epicurious for pork meatball banh mi, which is fantastic, but these meatballs also stand alone as a great appetizer.
Zucchini Fritters
Because vegetables smooshed into fried cakes are always tasty…
Creamy Jalapeno Fish or Chicken
Recipe adapted from epicurious and suggested by the Cape Cod Fish Share newsletter.
Lentil Cakes
Hearty side dish or hors d’oeuvre with pork belly and cooked in pork fat to add the perfect flavor.
Frozen Coconut Macadamia Bars with Mango
A sweet, cold treat for those hot summer days. Inspired by Mark’s Daily Apple.
Spicy Fish Cakes with Remoulade
A standard fishcake recipe with panko, spices, and herbs.
Socca
While flipping through my most recent edition of National Geographic Traveler I came across this article on Socca (chickpea flour crepes)…
Chicken Tikka Masala
Another inspiration from Mark’s Daily Apple, this is a staple comfort food in our house. It makes a big batch so there’s always leftovers for reheating, or serving with eggs, or making pizza with…
Grapefruit, Avocado, Bacon Salad with Shallot Champagne Vinaigrette
This is pretty much my favorite salad; it has so many of my favorite food items… arugula, grapefruit, avocado, bacon, shallots, pecans, gorgonzola cheese, etc.
Lemon Curd
I make this at least twice a year as a gift for my Gram since it’s her favorite. It’s the perfect accompaniment for so many things, and it goes quickly at any tea party.