Stowe Farm Community

An Intentional Farm Community located in Colrain, Massachusetts

Borscht(ish) – First course for mama to be

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Haynes has been experimenting with new recipes, cooking specially for our daughter during her pregnancy and found this cold beet soup in a Ukrainian cookbook, “Mamushka” by Olla Hercules. We love borscht and thought this was an interesting variation that is refreshing in the summer, so nutritious and looks pretty. It calls for brining the… [Read More]

Dumplings – Second course for mama to be

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For the main course, after the refreshing beet soup course, Haynes made these delicious steamed dumplings also adapted from the Ukrainian cookbook “Mamushka” by Olla Hercules. These dumplings have an Asian and Mongol heritage and are traditionally made with ground pork filling. Haynes made them instead with some left-over smoked pork belly that he mixed… [Read More]

Jicama Salad

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Jicama Salad So many folks have asked us about this delicious jicama salad, it’s worth reposting. Our dear friend, Judy, made this ridiculously easy, refreshing dish with a kick. Click on the photo for the Recipe…. Only 4 ingredients! Not local, but worth the splurge.

Emma’s Peach Raspberry Crisp

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Emma and Ed grow much of their own food and enjoy it year round by canning and freezing. This crisp is one of Emma’s favorites. She uses their homegrown raspberries and peaches. This recipe is her own creation. Grease a baking dish with butter or oilCover the bottom of the dish with an inch or… [Read More]

Cauliflower Cake

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This beautiful and delicious recipe is from Yotam Ottolenghi’s cookbook, Plenty More.  We never get tired of it, and made it again today! recipe… Ingredients•    1 small cauliflower, outer leaves removed, broken into 1 1/4-inch/3-cm florets (1 lb/450 g)•    1 medium red onion, peeled (6 oz/170 g)•    5 tbsp/75 ml olive oil•    1/2 tsp finely… [Read More]