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Local Potluck Tuesday June 15 (and Strawberry Shortcake)

June 15th, 2010 · 3 Comments

I couldn’t let strawberry season pass us by without the obligatory sink-full-of-berry photo, er, recipes, right? After being told one local farm was out of strawberries, I rushed to our neighborhood farmers market first thing last Saturday to grab half a flat from Black Rock Orchard. I made a small batch of freezer jam and […]

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Tags: at market · cooking with kids · dessert · local potluck tuesday · recipe

At the Alexandria Markets: Strawberries!

May 4th, 2009 · 4 Comments

It’s Farmers Market week here at FoodieTots, so stay tuned all week for market re-openings and seasonal recipes featuring farm fresh food from the Chesapeake Bay foodshed. Hooray for spring! The rain held off most of the morning for the Del Ray Farmers Market (Saturdays, 8am-noon). New vendor Shlagel Farms had just a few of […]

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Tags: at market · eatLocalDC · farmers market news · NoVA Locavore · recipes

Summer Solstice Shortcake

June 20th, 2008 · 7 Comments

Growing up, we had an annual Strawberry Shortcake Festival every Father’s Day weekend in June, at the country grange* just down the road from us. This was *the* event of the year on our dusty little mountain, with people coming from miles away (from The City, even, so you know it was a big deal) […]

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Tags: dessert · recipes · traditions

One Local Summer Picnic, wk2

June 15th, 2008 · Comments Off on One Local Summer Picnic, wk2

Eating local while on the road can be challenging, but visiting the local farmers market is one of my favorite things to do while traveling. As mentioned below, we stopped at the Port Washington Farmers Market on a recent trip to New York, on our way out to some wineries on Long Island’s North Fork. […]

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Strawberry, Mozzarella and Kale Salad

May 21st, 2008 · 3 Comments

This week at market, I picked up a bag of Red Russian Kale from the greens lady (K&S Farm, Southern Md.). She said it was a milder kale that could be eaten in salad, rather than needing to be cooked. I also got mozzarella from Tom the Cheese Guy, and was envisioning a more typical […]

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Tags: recipes · salad