Announcing Downloadable Butchering Viedos

Cole and I are happy to announce that the team behind the The Gourmet Butcher have made the video segments available download. Enjoy!

Chicken Milanese with Tomato Salad

Hello cheese lovers. For those of you who are not signed up for the Vermont Cheese Council's informative monthly newsletter, here is my recipe that featured in September's newsletter. Sign up here.

Vermont Public Television

Last week I performed a cooking segment for Vermont Public Television. This will be aired multiple times and is part the the VPT Cooks fall fundraiser drive. When I was a little squirt I spent part of my weekends watching the cooking shows on Chicago Public Television. Perched on our kitchen counter, I 

A Spanish Love Affair

O & CO Castillo de Canena Olive Oil

Fresh and grassy olive oil leaves a tingle in your throat, opposite of a smooth and buttery Tuscan olive oil. Similar to wines, climate and region determine the olive oil's taste. I am grateful for the many health benefits extra virgin olive oils share with us.

Just Peachy

Old fashioned is the way someone may describe my summer and I may have to agree after this day of canning. It was a warm Saturday in August and I was on a mission to can peaches, after getting lost I

Hot But Fun!

Hot was the way to describe the day of my garden tour. Roughly eighty people toured the gardens and gratefully sipped homemade lemon-thyme lemonade. By the end of the day I was ready to sit and relax with family and friends and enjoy the feast Prince Charming cooked. A pork shoulder from Sweet

Lavender Orange Shortbread

Lavender is easy to grow and in June, beautiful fragrant flowers line the tops of the plant. Lavender is a perennial and should (smiles) come back year after year. Drying the flowers is easy and best to do

Chef's Garden Tour

As I traveled up through Vermont to Maine on a recent trip, I noticed a tremendous amount of noncommercial vegetable gardens. It was a gorgeous June Sunday and out the car window I saw all ages working on small home garden plots with shovels and hoes. Thrilled at the thought of more people

2011 Dirty Dozen List

If you are about to bite into a non-organic apple or strawberry STOP! A new list of the top non-organic highly toxic fruits and vegetables is out. A few things have changed. I take this very seriously and do my best to not eat them! They can be avoided with discipline and some may be easily grown in your backyard (contact me to learn how and what)! I find it easier to make positive choices at the grocery

Growing Food Now

Are you growing fruits and vegetables? Growing some of your fresh produce can be very simple and rewarding. My dedication to this growing your own food concept has transformed into a business. In a few weeks