Let me start by saying I don’t like squash. I kind of hate it. It’s certainly not an aesthetic objection: nothing brightens up the drear of the fall farmers’ market quite like all the whimsical varieties of winter squash – impossible to resist! This combination of compulsive buying and strong dislike leads me to accumulate squash […]
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| Acorn, Butternut, Challenge, Delicata, Fall, Indian, Kuri, Mexican, Roasting, Seasonal, Spaghetti, Squash
We braved cold temperatures and persistent drizzle this Saturday for the Midtown Farmers’ Market and a wide selection of vegetables was our reward. I bought chard, cabbage, beets, three kinds of squash (delicata, kuri, and butternut – all part of this fall’s quest to embrace squash), Haralson apples (the ultimate pie apple?), red peppers, leeks, […]
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| Apples, Beets, Butternut, Cabbagenomical, Delicata, Economical, Eggplant, Haralson, Kuri, Leeks, Lemongrass, Onions, Squash
We’re really on the brink between two seasons at the Farmers’ Market: looking in one direction there are enough ripe tomatoes, ears of sweet corn and red peppers to make you think it’s high summer. But the next stall down is stocked with the winter squash, storage onions and gnarly root vegetables that make you […]
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| Butternut, Cabbage, Carnival, Corn, Fall, Garlic, Heirloom, Kuri, Onions, Poblano, Shallots, Squash, Tomato, Watermelon