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Foxhollow Farm Shepherd’s Pie

  You will be hard-pressed to find a better winter’s meal than Shepherd’s Pie.  Traditionally made with ground lamb, Foxhollow’s grassfed goodness anchors this dish, giving us a twist on the original and a new and creative use for the number one requested item at Foxhollow Farm.  The ideal supper for any Anglophile, this English pie is chock-full of onions, …

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Leek & Potato Soup

We are sitting atop rickety wooden benches in a cozy corner of a very small, very old pub.  A fire roars to my left and I am enveloped in the laughter of my family.  We dine on a variety of traditional pub fare, swilling beer and wine to warm ourselves as snow falls gently just beyond the stone-framed windows.  We are in the tiny …

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Farmer’s Market Hash

I have no idea why it took me so long to commit to a CSA.  Short for Community Supported Agriculture, I wrote a check to a local farmer named Pavel in April.  In exchange, he promised to provide me with farm-fresh, chemical-free veggies raised with organic and biodynamic farming methods in mind.  While the amount of the check felt a bit hefty in …

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Zucchini, Squash & Potato Gratin

Sometimes mashed potatoes just aren’t going to cut it.  And baked potatoes, while easy, can be monotonous.  As I’ve said before, we need our starch and veggies with every meal so this problem must be solved!  The answer for me was a gratin of delicate, hearty potatoes, bright green zucchini and sweet squash.  Top it with garlic and rosemary infused …

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Garlic and Rosemary Steak Fries

I can be a little neurotic from time to time.  There are certain things I become fixated on and can’t get past.  A ‘balanced’ meal is one of those things.  Balanced to me simply means that there are three components in each dinner – protein, starch and veg.  Making three different items for one meal can be daunting, time consuming …