Savoring life in the Berkshires
One of the things I like best about our CSA, Mighty Food Farm, is that it’s a free-choice CSA. Even though we never go to the farm to pick up our produce anymore (the farm moved from Pownal to Shaftsbury, Vermont a couple years ago and we just haven’t made the time to visit the…
The beginning of the school year totally knocked my feet out from under me. I didn’t see it coming and I have spent much of the last six weeks just trying to get myself unburied from all of work I have to do. It hasn’t been a bad start to the school year, just a somewhat overwhelming…
This post will be updated as additional events are announced. Have information about an event? Send it to relishments@gmail.com Farmers markets, craft fairs and holiday bazaars are one of my favorite things. Every year, I fill the final weekends on my calendar with events full of local produce, handmade crafts, delicious food and creative beverages. …
I’m officially back at school. It’s a good thing – I’m really excited about my role this year and I am desperate to get back into a routine. But going back is also kicking my butt in the way that only the start of a new semester can – I’m so tired, my legs feel…
If you’ve been following along with Relishments for the long term, you’ve seen Pane Bianco on the site before. It was the very first recipe that King Arthur Flour featured as part of their monthly Bakealong challenge two years ago. This month, it was back again. I remembered Pane Bianco as pretty simple to create, so…
As of 5:17 this evening, the Summer Cookbook Quest has officially ended. There was a time when I thought it’d last into the fall, but that time has passed. As a searched through the index of every cookbook I owned (plus the 4 I have from the library) and tried to match a recipe with…
2 weeks ago, I spent over 40 hours in Worcester completing training for a class I’ll teach this coming year. It was an incredible week, but so jam-packed that I accomplished nothing else during the week (despite my best intentions). I arrived home Friday evening, but apparently it took me the entire week to recover…
This post contains an affiliate link. Thanks for supporting Relishments This is not the first time I’ve made King Arthur Flour’s hand pies. The recipe was last July’s Bakealong challenge as well. I have mixed feelings about King Arthur Flour’s “Best of Bakealong” challenges – I love Bakealong because I get to try something new every…
