Momentum is growing behind a beautiful Paw Paw Festival that takes place at a 25-acre homestead in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Frederick, Maryland– an event that’s fast becoming one of the DMV area’s best-kept secrets in the realm of local food. Organized by permaculturist and landscape designer Michael Judd of Ecologia […]
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The Little Lost Kitchen: A Gorgeous Pop-up in Maine
Every spring for the last ~12 years, I have been dutifully sending a postcard The Lost Kitchen in Freedom, Maine, in hopes of being randomly selected for one of their coveted dinner reservations, which are chosen through a lottery system of snail mail that they pull out of a bag. It’s an enduringly guirky system, […]
Easy Chestnut Hummus (Yes, Chestnut Hummus!)
This easy recipe for chestnut hummus combines cooked chestnuts with olive oil, garlic, tahini, lemon and spices to make a lovely, velvety, bean-free hummus. I first became aware that chestnut hummus was “a thing” when I attended a permaculture-focused paw paw festival that espoused the power of growing and cooking with native fruit and nut […]
An Insider’s Guide to Kennebunkport, Maine
Once known merely as the dreamy backdrop of the Bush family compound, Kennebunkport, Maine is a tiny New England town on the state’s rocky southern coast– the perfect place to have a quintessential New England beach experience. Today, however, Kennebunkport also has a hotel and restaurant scene that makes it a world-class summer travel destination. […]
The 10 Best Restaurants on Martha’s Vineyard (+ Other Lovely Foodie Things to Do There)
Don your Black Dog T-shirt, take a sunset stroll on the beach, lick your melting ice cream, purchase flowers on the side of the road, and indulge in great seafood; Martha’s Vineyard is a quintessential summer destination in New England, and with good reason! Along with Cape Cod, Nantucket, the Hamptons, and Kennebunkport, Maine, Martha’s […]
Homemade Cherry Blossom Sugar Cubes
These homemade, heart-shaped cherry blossom sugar cubes are super easy to make– simply mix one cup of sugar, a teaspoon of water, and whatever edible flower petals you like into a wet-sand mixture that you can press into a candy mold. Then, let the mixture dry in molds overnight to set the sugar and voilà– […]
The 6 Best Lobster Rolls in Kennebunkport, Maine
Searching for the “best” lobster roll in Kennebunkport, Maine, is sort of like searching for the “best” grain of sand on any of the beautiful local beaches: it’s hard to find one that’s better than the rest. This is because there are so many great options! As we wrote in our Insider’s Guide to Kennebunkport, […]
Foraged Mulberry Maple Mini Muffins
This adorable mulberry muffin recipe is a cute, delicious way to use two of my favorite tree ingredients– mulberries and maple syrup– to make clean, real-food mini muffins with all the charm of bagged ones. (If you grew up in the 90s, you know what I mean.) The only sweetener here is maple syrup (and […]
The 5 Best Restaurants in East Hampton (& Nearby)
The best restaurants in East Hampton capture the ethereal loveliness of summertime along one of the East Coast’s most storied coasts. Whether you’re looking for decadent dining experiences (like tucking into the East Hampton Grill’s epic Oysters St. Charles) or rustic seed-to-table beach food (looking at you, Page), these five wonderful East Hampton restaurants demonstrate […]
Peanut Butter Acorn Flour Energy Balls (Yes, You Can Eat Acorns)
Acorn flour is a really special ingredient that is increasingly central to conversations about sustainable agriculture, foraging, and permaculture. Acorns are a ubiquitous tree nut whose mother tree (oak trees) provide unnumerable ecosystem services, from carbon offsetting to providing shelter and sustenance for local wildlife. Not to mention: their nuts are incredibly nutritious, rich in […]