Springtime Risotto
Up until a month ago, I always assumed a good Risotto simply wasn’t achievable at home. I am not even sure as to the origin of that conclusion. I knew the dish was creamy and could contain really anything you…
Category Asparagus
Your 10 Favorite Recipes of 2019
Weaver’s Orchard customers are a special bunch. You care enough about food to pick it yourself in our orchard and to support local farms and family businesses by shopping in our market. You care about the quality and source of…
Penne with Asparagus Cream Sauce
Quiz time. What’s the first crop we harvest at Weaver’s Orchard? You might be thinking strawberries. And if so, you’d be correct that strawberries are the first crop available for pick-your-own. But before pick-your-own opens at the end of May,…
Three Recipes from Conebella Farm Cheese
**Please take care to follow current USDA safety guidelines when preserving foods at home.** * * * I began working with Don and Pam Gable of Conebella Farm in January 2014, and immediately, I knew it was going to be…
Strawberries and Asparagus
I am a freelance writer and a food blogger. I changed from a regular diet to a vegan diet in 2012 for health reasons after my husband suffered (and survived) a heart attack. My favorite topics are food and health,…
Asparagus and Sun Dried Tomato Pizza
The first major crop of the local produce season is a paintbrush. Can’t you imagine holding a stalk of asparagus in your hand, dipping it into a palette, and brushing it across a canvas? The first major crop of the local…
All in the Name of Asparagus: Asparagus and Spring Onion Quiche
As one of the top superfoods, asparagus is always one of the smartest choices for greens to chomp down on enjoyably at the dinner table. Asparagus shares lineage with onions and garlic, as well as the bloom-ready tulips and daffodils…
Asparagus Salad & Pasta Primavera
It’s asparagus season! Thankfully this uniquely flavored vegetable has a pretty long season in Pennsylvania – from April to June. It seems like everyone has their favorite way of preparing asparagus, so we asked our Facebook fans how they liked…
Orchard-Fresh Breakfast Frittata
Asparagus is here! And I’m sure glad– after surviving an entire winter on frozen veggies and imported salad greens I’m thrilled to have something green, fresh, and local to eat! (Asparagus doesn’t get much more local then having it grow…
Grilled Asparagus & Free-Range Steaks
After recently purchasing a box of assorted free-range steaks, roasts and ground beef, I have embarked on an adventure to learn to prepare cuts of meat I’ve never cooked before. On Monday, between the summer-like temperatures outside and the fact that the…