March 16: Country Style Ribs
Many evenings, we need an easy and satisfying way to bring the family to the table without spending the day in the kitchen. Country style ribs fit the bill; let them slow cook while you get other...
View ArticleWinter Menu: Valentine’s Day Meal
This year make your loved ones a special meal for Valentine’s Day using local ingredients. Nothing says “I love you” more than a home-cooked meal! With these recipes, from the appetizer to dessert, you...
View ArticleValley Bounty, March 29, 2014: Pork
Pulled pork, pork chops. Empanadas, tamales, or dumplings. Big roasts, or a little bit of bacon added for flavor. There are a lot of ways to eat a pig. Local farmers are also growing different...
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Valley Bounty: Ground Pork, October 25, 2014
Ground pork is the base for sausages, meatballs, patties, and dumplings from many cultures, including Asian, Eastern European and Latino. Vary the spices (chili flakes and ginger to sage and fennel)...
View ArticleValley Bounty: Pork
This is the traditional season for finishing and processing pigs in New England, dating from the pre-refrigeration need for cool temperatures. In my house, we’ve been brining and smoking our pork,...
View ArticleValley Bounty: Pork
Pulled pork butt or shoulder is a delicious and cost-effective option for the local pork connoisseur. The flavor of slow-smoked barbecue pulled pork is something pretty special, but since I have yet to...
View ArticleValley Bounty: Pork
Pork is the most widely eaten meat on the planet; according to the UN, it accounts for over a third of the meat consumed on the planet. In the US the stats work out a bit differently, with pork sitting...
View ArticleBetter Western Mass: Local Meet with Corsello Butcheria
Western Mass News, August 31, 2018. Kasey Corsello of Corsello Butcheria in Easthampton joined CISA on Better Western Mass to talk about her butcher shop's dedication to local meat and demo an easy...
View ArticleValley Bounty: Bacon
I think we can use bacon as an opportunity to examine some of the influences that shape our diets. The popularity of Google searches for “bacon” and “bacon recipe” trend steadily upwards over the last...
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