Maybe we should have seen it coming after the winter we had but this summer has been a series of hot, humid, hazy days with temperatures well in the 90s. Days like these call for as little cooking as possible; tall, cold drinks; and frozen treats. Several years ago my...
Month: July 2013
Summer in New England Means Woodman’s and Richardson’s
After long winters of snow and cold followed by a barely-there spring, summer is a welcome sight. In New England that means bring on the sun, the warmth, and the summer clam shacks and dairy barns. Several years ago a friend introduced me to Woodman's in Essex. It's...
When Life Gives You Peaches…
… you make peach jam, peach jalapeño jam, and peach frozen yogurt I was at Russo's, a local market with beautiful fruits and vegetables. Right in the front of the store were baskets of peaches. I couldn't resist and found myself carting home 13 pounds of the gorgeous...