A sliced "Rose" tomato from Four Winds Farm, mozzarella from Popovich Provisions, fresh basil from my herb garden, a drizzle of olive oil, balsamic and a touch of sel gris, perfect!! This and a burger made from the grass-fed beef of Heather Ridge Farm, simply seasoned with salt and pepper and served on crusty Italian bread, so simple, so delicious. This was dinner tonight, I'm full and smiling! The kitchen is closed for another two weeks due to renovations, so I'm on a crazy canning mission to preserve the harvest in all its glory. My new pressure canner arrived today and I cannot wait to start using it tomorrow, I'll christen it with a batch of plum chutney and the rest of the heirloom tomatoes I have in the kitchen, my true loves of Summer. I had the pleasure of meeting a new amazing farmer today, Cheryl Rogowski of W.Rogowski Farm in the black dirt country of Pine Island NY. The dirt is so unbelieveably rich and loamy and so black, hence the name, I want to roll around in it, I can't help it, it's the most amazing soil I've ever seen! Cheryl's farm will provide an amazing new edition of produce, edible flowers and herbs to the kitchen and I'm so happy to add her to my growing network of local sustainable producers. Eating locally really does matter, more than most people know or want to know, but it's time to wake up and smell the petroleum in the food, if you can call it that, of industrial agriculture.
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insalata caprese is an all time "comfort food" specially when the tomatoes are ever so sweet, the aroma of basil so soothing and the mozzarella still warm and fresh
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