Ed Deren: Flatbread Pizzas on the Grill
Category Main-Dishes
Expand Your Palate and Get The Most From Your Local Market
Spring and early summer marks an exciting time at Weaver’s Orchard Farm Market. Year-round grocery staples are joined by unusual greens, leeks and fruits like melons and berries, which will continue to brighten the landscape, one variety after another. The…
Presto! It’s Pesto with Phoebe Canakis
Local food writer and all-around talented cook Phoebe Canakis was at it again, teaching a Tuesday cooking class at the orchard. Weaver’s Orchard’s Brandon Hertzler, newly married and fresh from his honeymoon, introduced Phoebe and served as her able helper. They…
Focaccia Pizzas with Peaches and Tomatoes
Last summer, Brian Licitra of Morgantown showed the audience at a Weaver’s Orchard cooking class how to make perfect pizza dough, while Rachel VanDuzer of Rachel’s Farm Table made bruschetta. They combined the two recipes for an unforgettably delicious, crusty…
Fresh Apricots: A Forgotten Fruit
Apricots are almost a forgotten fruit. The webite California Fresh Apricots comments that there’s “a notable lack of publicity and education [about apricots] compared to many other fruits.” I agree. I remember my mother giving us canned apricots, and sometimes…
Quiche & Tart Recipes and More from Rachel’s Farm Table
On July 7, Rachel VanDuzer of Rachel’s Farm Table shared quiche and tart recipes and more with participants in Weaver’s Orchard’s weekly cooking class. This recipe is featured in Rachel’s new cookbook, Easy Bruschetta Meals which is available at Weaver’s…
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…
Grilling Vegetables and Free Range Meats
On June 23, Ed and Kathleen Deren shared their grilling know-how with cooking class attendees. Ed, who also teaches fourth grade at Robeson Elementary, has taught several grilling classes at Weaver’s over the years, and, as usual, this year’s recipes…
Chicken and Belgian Waffles with Strawberry-Raspberry Caramel Sauce
Lucas Ho, Chef at Tel Hai Camp and Retreat, taught this week’s cooking class on June 16. Lucas shared three delicious and deceptively simple recipes: strawberry-raspberry caramel sauce, Belgian waffles, and pan-fried chicken. These three complement each other well. …
Buffalo Chicken Taquitos
What’s one of the best things that can happen to an adventurous home cook? Discovering a new favorite meal and living far away from the restaurant that makes it! Last week, Sheri Karan from Blind Spot Nutbutters shared how she…