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By JACOB NELSON
At Smith College, the power of local ingredients and diverse cuisine is on display.
Josh Rosenblatt of Easthampton sent in this “baked French toast with local maple syrup and organic blueberries,” made with “homemade bread, orange zest and a dash of orange liqueur.” Sounds perfect for a snowy morning!
I feel healthier just looking at this colorful salad sent in by Karen A. Smyers of Easthampton. Karen said the salad was made with chickpeas, purple sweet potatoes, red onion, carrots, celery, and purple carrots.
Camille Balestri of Conway has a “new semi-annual tradition” with her sisters of making homemade tortellini.
When it was Rollas Batten’s night to cook, he went with pizza: “Store bought ingredients, 30 minutes to table, smiles on the faces of my dinner crowd, it's the way to go.”
Pat Riggs of Leeds made eggplant involtini (an Italian dish of thin slices of meat or vegetable wrapped around another food) from America’s Test Kitchen “The Completely Vegetarian Cookbook.” “It was my first try,” she said, “and it turned out as delicious as it looks!”
Longtime Northampton resident Diane Keating makes these English muffins for friends and family each holiday season. “I have special molds to create the shape and have adjusted and tweaked the recipe throughout the years,” she says.
By MOLLY PARR
After frying and freezing dozens of latkes in preparation for Chanukah this year, I am now convinced anything can be latke’ed. Of course there were the typical potato with-a-little-grated-onion latkes, and then typical-for-me were the broccoli and...
These latkes were so picture perfect, they were submitted twice! Once by Danny Czitrom of South Hadley, who cooked them, and once by Leslie Laurie of Pelham, who got to enjoy them at Gail Hornstein’s “end of Chanukah party” in Northampton.How to...
Mary Carey of Amherst made this forest-themed cake “by frosting a big Rice Krispies Treat with melted mini chocolate peanut butter cups and decorated it with meringue mushrooms, sugared cranberries and rosemary, and a little glass fox.” Next, she says...
Jane Nevinsmith sent us this photo of the gingerbread people and sugar cookies that Susan Glowatsky baked for the Hadley Senior Center holiday party earlier this month.How to enter: Snap a pic of something delicious-looking and send it with your name,...
By CHRIS LARABEE
DEERFIELD — With folks confined to their homes in the early days of the pandemic, but still looking for local produce, Julia Coffey and her team at Mycoterra Farm branched out to bring products to their doors in the form of Mass Food Delivery.While...
We’ve been getting a lot of beautiful pie photo submissions for the Weekly Food Photo Contest, and this week’s winner is picture-perfect. Steve Arons of Hatfield says that this sour cherry pie is “one of many delicious recipes and cooking skills I...
“Vanilla cake with vanilla butter cream frosting and fruit on top has been a family birthday favorite for 20 years,” Toni Doherty of Northampton wrote, adding, “I allowed whimsy to guide the toppings this time!”How to enter: Snap a pic of something...
By CHRIS LARABEE
DEERFIELD — After a few months of a temporary closure in which its owner was determining the next steps, Bittersweet Bakery & Cafe recently reopened its doors with a revamped business plan.Laura Thiem, who owns and operates the 6-year-old bakery and...
By CHRIS LARABEE
SOUTH DEERFIELD — New life may soon be coming to the vacant farmstand at the intersection of Routes 5 and 10 and North Hillside Road.Maple Valley Creamery, the Hadley-based dairy farm that also operates Maple Valley’s Scoop at the Silos, is eyeing the...
“I was struck by the patterns and colors of this sliced Rossa di Milano,” Howard Moore of Northampton wrote. “It might not be all that impressive to others, but like a parent showing off baby pictures, I am biased because I grew these from seed.”How...
By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI
Leading a roughly 100-person crowd across a two-day, 43-mile trek from Springfield to Greenfield, NEPM radio host Christopher “Monte” Belmonte raised more than $572,000 to end hunger during the 15th annual March for the Food Bank.Belmonte, dressed as...
By ALEXA LEWIS
The 15th annual March for the Food Bank with Monte Belmonte will once again traverse the 43 miles from Springfield to Greenfield over Monday and Tuesday.The march has become known not only for the creative costumes donned by marchers pushing decorated...
By ALEXA LEWIS
While many families are gearing up for their holiday feasts, a large number of Massachusetts residents are struggling to put food on the table. Amid unusually high prices and the conclusion of many pandemic-era supports, local food banks and survival...
Agnes Banas and her granddaughter made this festive appetizer tray for Thanksgiving last year. They used cheeses and salami for the feathers, a red pear for the body, a grape tomato for the head, and black olives for decoration. How to enter: Snap a...
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