Molded Gingerbread Cookies Made with Springerle Cookie Stamps Over the years I've collected a few vintage carved wooden springerle rolling pins, like the one I used in my anise shortbread cookie recipe. This year I ordered several reproduction cookie molds made from antique springerle molds that I found on Etsy. There were so many beautiful designs to choose from but...
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The perfect scone does exist! Read on to learn the simple and easy techniques for deliciously flavorful and flaky blueberry lemon scones (or any flavor) every time. Tried and True Method for Making Scones There is nothing better than a just-baked and still warm fluffy buttery scone with your morning cup of tea or coffee. Split open and slathered with...
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This post is sponsored by Barillaยฎ. Thank you for supporting the brands that help make Fare Isle possible! Roasted Vegetable Red Lentil Pasta - A Quick and Easy Nutritious Meal This recipe is one of my favorite ways to use up veggies in the fridge and make dinner in 30 minutes. I took it one step further and made this...
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Thank youย NAKANOยฎ Rice Vinegarย for sponsoring this post! Thank you for supporting the brands that help make Fare Isle possible!ย Pan-Fried Miso Eggplant If you're not on #teameggplant, then I dare say you've never had it cooked properly. Eggplant needs to be browned and caramelized to bring out its sweetness and nuttiness. It's wonderful when prepared thin and crispy and when...
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Beach Plum Jam - A Cape and Islands Specialty Beach plums are tiny wild plums native to the eastern coast of the US. They are prolific throughout Cape Cod and the islands of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. Here on Nantucket, they can be found all over the island. They taste like conventional plums with most often dark purple and sometimes...
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Making a Stone Fruit Galette Stone fruit is a term that encompasses all fruit with a stone (hard seed) in the center and includes fruits like peaches, plums, nectarines, cherries, and apricots. Any combination of these is delicious, but you can also use just one type if you like. For the galette pictured here, I used a mix of yellow...
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Grilled Potato Skewers These baby potato skewers are the perfect summer side dish to make right on the grill alongside whatever main protein you are grilling at the moment. They go great with meat, fish and chicken. Grilling potatoes gives them a smokey flavor and saves you from turning on your oven during hot weather. I shared this recipe last...
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Elderflower Cordial Background Elderflowers bloom in late spring and early summer in New England. They are the flowers of elderberry shrubs, Sambucus canadensis. The dark purple berries of elderberry plants are used in both culinary and medicinal applications. Elderberry syrup is used as a common cold remedy and is often taken as a preventative to boost immunity throughout cold and...
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Strawberry Shortcake - A Summer Tradition Strawberry shortcake is the quintessential summer dessert here in New England. Many towns have annual Strawberry Festivals to celebrate the start of summer and the delicious strawberry harvest it brings. As a kid, I would either ask my sweet mom for a strawberry shortcake cake or chocolate cake as my birthday cake every year....
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Strawberry Rhubarb Galette: A Taste of June Strawberry season is here. In the northeast, it's time to head out to your local farm and fill your baskets with these sweet ripe red juicy berries. Strawberry-rhubarb is a classic flavor combination for pies and sweets this time of year. The sweet juicy berries paired with tart crimson red rhubarb are a...
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Lilac Gin Fizz Cocktail - A Taste of Spring Lilac season in the northeastern US begins in mid-May and can last through mid-June in some areas. Last week I showed you how to make a simple and easy Lilac Syrup from these sweet-smelling and gorgeous purple blooms. This Lilac Gin Fizz cocktail is perfect for spring celebrations and would be...
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Preserving Lilac Season with Lilac Syrup One of the easiest ways to use and enjoy edible flowers in your kitchen is by infusing them into a simple syrup otherwise known as a lilac cordial or lilac squash. Lilac season comes and goes so quickly in May and they are one of my all-time favorite blooms, edible or otherwise. Known for...
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