Table of Contents
Foreword Deborah Madison x
Introduction 1
1 Potomac Vegetable Farms 7
Garlic Yogurt Tomato Bites 17
Pear, Cucumber, and Sesame Slaw 18
Prosciutto-Wrapped Cantaloupe with Balsamic Glaze 19
2 Nichols Farm & Orchard 21
Fresh Linguine with Spring Radishes and Peas 31
Homemade Pasta 32
Lavender and Lemon Balm Mint Tea 37
3 Hayton Farms Berries 39
Fresh Berries and Cream 49
Raspberry Beer Cocktail 50
Blueberry Salsa 50
4 D-Town Farm 53
Tomato Sauce from Scratch 63
Full-Flavored Collard Greens 64
Roasted Veggies 67
5 Ozark Forest Mushrooms 69
Asian Mushroom Soup 77
Pesto Shiitake Sauce 78
6 Lagier Ranches 81
Almond Milk 90
Pickled Cherries 93
Cherry Clafoutis 94
7 Haystack Mountain Goat Dairy 97
Mushroom and Chèvre Frittata 108
Roasted Beet and Arugula Salad with Chèvre Fondue and Sherry Vinaigrette 110
8 Matt Romero Farms 113
Eggplant Sandwich 121
Red Chili Con Came 122
9 Black Oak Holler Farm 125
Anytime Biscuits 134
Mustard-Braised Pork Shoulder with Fried Cornbread 135
BBQ Sauce 137
10 Nick Muto and Backside Bakes 139
LobsterRoll 148
Backside Grilled Clams 151
Traditional Backside Clambake with Lobster 152
11 Texas Honeybee Guild 155
Honey-Orange Drumsticks 164
Honey-Bourbon Ice Cream 167
Spring Dandelion Salad with Candied Walnuts and Citrus Vinaigrette 168
12 Kiyokawa Family Orchards 171
Savory Peach Soup 181
Pearadise Pie with Homemade Pastry Crust 182
13 Paul's Grains 185
Citrus Beets 194
Oat Bran Chocolate Chip Cookies 197
Rhubarb Buckwheat Torte 198
14 Red Lake Nation Foods 201
Wild Rice Pancakes with Apple Topping 210
Wild Rice Meatballs 210
15 Ronnybrook Farm Dairy 213
Eggnog French Toast with Maple Whipped Cream and Cinnamon Butter 223
Fresh Ricotta 224
Dulce de Leche 227
16 Joseph Fields Farm 229
Strawberry Shrub 239
Watermelon Juice 240
Boiled Peanuts 240
17 Garcia Organic Farms 243
Blood Orange Marmalade 253
Guacamole 254
Chocolate Avocado Mousse with Grapefruit 254
18 Riverview Farms 257
Herbed Butter Popcorn 267
The Perfect Grilled Grass-Fed Rib-Eye Steak with Chimichurri 268
Braised Beef Scaloppine 270
Epilogue 273
Acknowledgments 277
Where to Find the Farmers 281
Metric Conversion Charts 290
Guide to Blanching and Canning 292
Recipe Index 296
About the Author, Photographer, and Foreword Author 303