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heatheranneatwood charting Cape Ann culture through writing and art

Oct 23
Oct 23 Quince Pudding

Heather Atwood
Food, Uncategorized

Having made my share of quince tarte tatin, I think this Folly Cove quince pudding - with meringue-like levity - the very best stage for the singular honey and jasmine fragrance of quince.

Oct 16
Oct 16 Japanese Farm Food Broccoli

Heather Atwood
Food, Uncategorized

This is a fascinating recipe for a Japanese broccoli tossed in a dressing made with smashed tofu, miso, sesame, and vinegar.

Oct 8
Oct 8 "Running Ransom Road," by Caleb Daniloff - and a pasta recipe

Heather Atwood
Friends

Caleb Daniloff runs marathons through the cities he once knew only drunk and addicted, and he has a great pasta recipe.

Oct 4
Oct 4 Coffee-Dusted Ice Box Meringue Cake

Heather Atwood
Food

Discovered deep in the dessert section of “Recipes and Finnish Specialties,” this meringue cake strikes me as something old that’s come around again.

Sep 29
Sep 29 Prune Plum Clafoutis

Heather Atwood
Food

Clafoutis - rhymes with “patootie” - may be the perfect dessert.

Sep 25
Sep 25 Ratatouille from Mastering the Art of French Cooking and A Day of Julia

Heather Atwood
Food, Uncategorized

“You have a ratatouille garden!” Julia Child exclaimed to her Cape Cod hostess, Jane Thompson,“we’ll have ratatouille for dinner.”

Sep 21
Sep 21 Husk Cherries, Ground Cherries, Cape Gooseberries

Heather Atwood
Food, Uncategorized

These are husk cherries, old fashioned yellow fruits fatter than a blueberry, sweeter than a gooseberry, and subtler than a cherry.

Sep 17
Sep 17 lobster, corn, and bacon chowder

Heather Atwood
Food

I like my lobster shucked, in a steaming milk and wine-laced broth, dancing with sweet kernels of fresh corn. There is no need for hammers or strength, just a spoon.

Sep 10
Sep 10 The Hospital Food Revolution

Heather Atwood
File Under "i", Uncategorized

“Northeast Health System is at the forefront of this revolution in recognizing that the philosophy of ‘first do no harm’ extends to the food served to patients, families and caregivers.”

Sep 6
Sep 6 Old school vs. new school cookbooks.

Heather Atwood
Food, Uncategorized

Jaques Pepin vs. Yotam Ottolenghi

Sep 3
Sep 3 Janis Tester's Ethiopian Food: Berbere and Doro Wat

Heather Atwood
Friends, Uncategorized

“Recently, I’ve really been into Ethiopian food,” food blogger Janis Tester told me when I asked what she was making these days.

Aug 29
Aug 29 my aunt's bulletin board

Heather Atwood
File Under "i", Uncategorized

Dreams are all a little closer posted on cork board.

Aug 23
Aug 23 Summer Squash Tempura

Heather Atwood
Food, Uncategorized

I was aiming at a composed summer salad - a variety of summer vegetables prepared a variety of ways, grilled, roasted, steamed, fresh and fried.

Aug 19
Aug 19 My Mother's Orchard and The Boston Tree Party

Heather Atwood
File Under "i", Uncategorized

My mother strongly believed in preserving heritage species, and she believed in the beauty and gifts of fruit trees. There’s an organization in Boston that believes the same: The Boston Tree Party is working to plant heritage apple trees throughout Boston and its suburbs.

Aug 17
Aug 17 Bluefish Gravlax

Heather Atwood
Food, Uncategorized

Cape Ann Bluefish meet Swedish craft.

Aug 8
Aug 8 The Schlesinger Library at the Radcliffe Institute, Harvard College

Heather Atwood
File Under "i", Uncategorized

Need a recipe for lemon soufflé or 18th c. walnut catchup? I send you to the stacks of the Schlesinger Library at the Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University, in which are 20,000 cookbooks and cooking related materials.

Aug 6
Aug 6 Jen Perry's Pea and Ricotta Bruschetta

Heather Atwood
Food, Uncategorized

“There’s nothing more real than handing someone a plate of food - you can’t connect on a deeper level." - Jen Perry of The Open Door

Jul 31
Jul 31 Sidehill Dairy, Ashfield, MA

Heather Atwood
File Under "i", Uncategorized

A raw milk dairy in the woods, local tomatoes in the convenience store, homemade bread in the hardware store - welcome to Ashfield, MA.

Jul 29
Jul 29 The Saketini

Heather Atwood
Friends, Uncategorized

Stage and screen actress Jacqueline Knapp cooled our porch crew with Saketinis: icy cold Hendrick's gin and Sake floating a fresh slice of cucumber.

Jul 24
Jul 24 New England Farm Guacamole

Heather Atwood
Food, Uncategorized

Maitland Mountain Farm Pickles make a great guacamole.

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