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Three Sisters Cornbread

November 12, 2022December 2, 2022 slvpost.comcornbread, three sisters0 comment

By Alison Steele Winter squash, pumpkins, and sweet potatoes abound in November along with deep garnet Bloody Butcher heirloom and stout yellow popping corn. Drying beans corkscrew around the sunflower stalks that now serve as drying racks for herbs and flowers. Kept in the proper places throughout the house these native foods will keep for quite some time into the… Read More

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Canned Pears and Sparkling Pear Soda

November 7, 2022December 2, 2022 slvpost.com0 comment

By Tom Andersen Recently after a friend delivered a boxload of freshly picked pears, I went about preserving them by canning in a medium sugar syrup. During the process of boiling the pears, I tasted the syrup and found the flavor to be quite good. Since I had two liters of this syrup left over after the canning process, I… Read More

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Appalachian Soup Beans

October 21, 2022October 31, 2022 slvpost.com0 comment

By Alison Steele We have a few kindred spirits on the West Coast that understand the call to a hearty bowl of beans and cornbread or a hot and muggy hike atop rolling blue hills. A sweet email from a friend back in Boulder Creek got me thinking about the iconic dish that’s been served up in the mountains here… Read More

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Roasted Merlot Grape & Chevre Crostini

October 15, 2022October 21, 2022 slvpost.com0 comment

by Alison Steele Crisp fall evenings remind us to fire up our ovens and warm our homes with the sultry scents of roasted fall fruits and vegetables. Here it’s figs, red peppers, kabocha squash, pumpkins and this year, mountains of merlot grapes. The country wine making begins. We bring a few bottles up from the root cellar from seasons past… Read More

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Summer Cocktails

August 28, 2022September 7, 2022 slvpost.com0 comment

By Kirstin Martin Gardens and farmers markets are bursting with the best of the growing season. Here are two late summer cocktails that take tasty advantage of the bounty. Watermelon Mint CoolerThe key to a flavorful cocktail is selecting the ripest watermelon. Listen for a deep hollow sound when you thump the rind. 2 cups of diced watermelon¼ to ½ cup… Read More

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The Many Mules of Summer

August 13, 2022August 27, 2022 slvpost.com0 comment

By Mike De Smidt and Greg Roe Legend has it that back in 1941, a bar owner in New York and some friends were enjoying his brand of ginger beer, decided to add a couple of shots of vodka, lemon, ice, and whammo! The Moscow Mule was born. While current events have led some to label the drink a Kyiv… Read More

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Berry Fools: The Flavors of Summer

July 21, 2022August 11, 2022 slvpost.com0 comment

By Alison Steele By the time our July summer vacation rolls around we are firmly rooted in southern water culture. Aunt Ro’s pool becomes the daily bathing ritual for the kids trying to dodge the summer heat, along with the local spring-fed lake hidden at the base of the mountains. Weekend trips to the grandparents promise kayaking, river walking, and… Read More

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Cocktails: Summer Lemon Drops

June 18, 2022July 9, 2022 slvpost.com0 comment

By Robin Horn My husband Bruce invented this recipe during an impromptu birthday party for me at a house with a Meyers lemon tree full of lemons. He experimented throughout the night with our drop-in guests, perfecting his recipe to the ideal mixture. Lightweights that we are (in the drinking department, at least), half of the vodka is still left… Read More

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Black Elderflower Fritters

June 11, 2022June 17, 2022 slvpost.com0 comment

By Alison Steele The first flower I ever tasted was a honeysuckle blossom. Honeysuckle grows all over the hot rainy south in the summertime. It crawls along split rail fences, creeps up in the trees, and across old barns. My brother and I would spend hours following rivers over pasture and along railroad tracks, across bridges and through the mountains.… Read More

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Summer Sipping: Strawberry Mojito

May 24, 2022June 9, 2022 slvpost.com0 comment

By Robin Marie Horn My friend Lynn is the queen of entertaining. Not only is she gracious and charming, she’s a natural planner, organizing and synthesizing details for all manner of theme parties in a way that seems effortless. She is ever calm, never rushed. When attending to last minute preparations as early guests arrive, she engages the guests as… Read More