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Oak & Acorn: Beet Brownies

If you are having a sweet craving but want to add a little healthy nutrition, try this recipe for Beet Brownies…

Category: Contributing Writer, Leslie Lynn Lucio, Recipes Tags: Beet Brownies, beets, Dessert, Healthy Dessert, Vegetarian

Q&A: Healthy & Vegetarian, Kid-Friendly Restaurants in the Pioneer Valley

Looking for affordable, healthy, vegetarian, kid-friendly meal options in the Pioneer Valley? So was Tara Winters of Williamsburg who submitted her question for our readers to answer. We shared her search with our readers, resulting in these 22 recommended Valley restaurants. Peruse the list and find a new favorite restaurant for your next night out with your family!

Category: Question and Answer, Questions and Answers Tags: Food, Kid-Friendly Restaurants, Place to Dine, restaurants, Vegetarian, western massachusetts

Mushroom Barley Soup

Mushroom Barley Soup I wake up in the morning thinking of the billowing steam from maple sap boiling. I love going to sugar houses to see the dramatic plumes of steam rising, to smell the sweet maple aroma, to taste the first of the season’s delicate, delicious syrup…to experience the promise of spring again. My seasonal rhythms are tied to sugarin’; it marks the final gasps of winter and the arrival of… Read More

Category: Alice Cozzolino, Contributing Writer, Food, Recipes Tags: Cooking, Family Dinner, Food, mushroom barley soup, Old Creamery, Recipes, soup, Vegetarian

Two Fall Soups for Chilly Autumn Nights

Inspiration for family dinner night… SOUP! Last year, Alice shared two of her favorite fall soups in her column, “In the Kitchen with Alice.” Download her recipes for Tomatillo and Fresh Corn Soup and Mediterranean White Bean Soup… then prepare a fresh harvest meal for your family!

Category: Alice Cozzolino, Contributing Writer, Food, Recipes Tags: autumn soup, Cabbage, Cooking, fall soup, Food, Late Summer Vegetables, Local Food, Old Creamery, Recipes, Soups, tomatillo, Vegetarian, western massachusetts

Cabbage: Stuff It, Roll It, Pickle It!

For the Love of Cabbage Stuffed Cabbage & Garden Tomato Sauce The weather is softly leaning toward autumn. Though my garden is full of summer’s light and fresh bounty (tomatoes, peppers, basil, zucchini, greens, beans, and dozens of other late summer delights), my appetite begins to lean toward hearty fare. This Italian-inspired rendition of Eastern European Stuffed Cabbage fits the bill for this seasonal transition time, prepared with Fresh Garden Tomato Sauce…. Read More

Category: Alice Cozzolino, Contributing Writer, Food, Recipes Tags: Cabbage, Cooking, Food, Late Summer Vegetables, Local Food, Old Creamery, Recipes, Vegetarian, western massachusetts

6 Variations of Pesto for Family Dinner

Pesto and Variations The drought, deer, and heat have slowed down our garden quite a bit, but the list of chores is still long and the available time is still short. We find ourselves creating quick meals from the garden. Pasta with one of many possible pestos is a standard. We have a great variety of greens in our garden, and we’ll make pesto with combinations of basil, arugula, cilantro, mint, chard,… Read More

Category: Alice Cozzolino, Contributing Writer, Food, Recipes Tags: basil pesto recipe, Cooking, Food, Local Food, Old Creamery, pesto, recipe pesto, Recipes, Vegetarian, western massachusetts

Early Summer Veggies: Sugar Snaps & Radishes

Sauteed Sugar Snaps and Radishes I’ve so enjoyed the first of this season’s local cukes. At the Creamery, we have the first tomatoes and the first cukes, picked fresh from the Fydenkevez Farm in the valley. I peel the cukes, cut off big chunks, and generously salt them before popping them into my mouth and singing praises. I love the crisp freshness and the bright flavor. Add sliced or chopped tomatoes cut… Read More

Category: Alice Cozzolino, Contributing Writer, Food, Recipes Tags: Cooking, Food, Local Food, Old Creamery, Recipes, sugar snap pea, Vegetarian, western massachusetts

3 Recipes from the Spring Garden

Spring Garden: What to do with Chives, Rhubarb & Asparagus CHIVE FLOWER VINEGAR I begin the season of preparing herbal vinegars with Chive Flower Vinegar. We pick handfuls of beautiful, spiky purple chive flowers. We pull the petals off some of the plants to decorate our dinner salad, but the rest get stuffed into a mason jar, covered with apple cider vinegar that we made last fall, and left to brew for… Read More

Category: Alice Cozzolino, Contributing Writer, Food, Recipes Tags: Cooking, Food, herbal vinegars, Local Food, Old Creamery, Recipes, Vegetarian, western massachusetts

Thanksgiving Stories for Vegetarian Families

Vegan Thanksgiving Stories for Children Cynthia Mosher, VegFamily Editor writes: As an adult, it can be difficult to manuveur through the Thanksgiving questions and comments that inevitably present themselves from nonvegan friends, family members, and plain old strangers. For children, it can be even more difficult and cause them to question their vegan lifestlye. They can be delicate moments but therein lies opportunity for education, growth, and advocacy for them and for… Read More