Local Food Journey

beets, cranberries, garlic, leeks, mushrooms, parsnips, pears, potatoes, radishes, squash, turnips, winter squash

All Posts including “peppers”

Field Notes: Summer Garlic and a Recipe for Pepper Packets

It’s the middle of summer, and that means it’s time for garlic! From spring garlic to garlic scapes, and fresh garlic to stored bulbs… it’s one of our favorite year-round crops. And now is the time to hurry up and get it out of the ground and hang it to cure.

Continue Reading: Field Notes: Summer Garlic and a Recipe for Pepper Packets

Posted by Erin McKinney on 08/02, 2011 at 05:19 PM

Pasta Primavera

What is better than crisp vegetables, creamy dressing, and fluffy pasta? Primavera means “the season of spring,” and this recipe uses fresh vegetables that are grown locally during this time of year. The delicate dressing and pasta really highlight the diverse tastes, textures, and colors of the seasonal vegetables.

Continue Reading: Pasta Primavera

Posted by Katherine Taylor Grofic on 06/08, 2011 at 09:56 AM

Piper’s Peck in Bellefonte

Looking for quality homemade salsa and hot pepper jelly? Janet Robinson, owner of Piper’s Peck, started her pepper business in 1998. She grows nine different varieties of peppers at her farm in Bellefonte. Her products include salsas, pepper jellies, fruit jellies, sauces, relishes, and even fudge! Stop by one of the many local farmers markets to meet Janet, or order online at www.piperspeck.com.

Continue reading to see a video interview with Janet.

Continue Reading: Piper’s Peck in Bellefonte

Posted by Christina Barkanic and Erin Donahue on 02/26, 2011 at 12:59 AM

Sautéed Pepper and Onion Pasta

Here is a quick and easy pasta salad, perfect for the summer to fall transition time. It can be served either hot or cold and pairs well with heavy wheat beer.

Continue Reading: Sautéed Pepper and Onion Pasta

Posted by Michele Frank on 08/25, 2010 at 12:34 PM

Corn Tomato Cilantro Salad

This quick and simple side dish makes use of two popular August ingredients: corn and tomatoes. Add spicy jalapeños and fragrant cilantro and serve alongside your favorite Mexican main course.

Continue Reading: Corn Tomato Cilantro Salad

Posted by Emily Wiley on 08/11, 2010 at 01:20 PM

Simple Saturday Morning Frittata

Don’t you love Saturday mornings? When mugs of coffee and magazines replace alarm clocks and commutes.

Continue Reading: Simple Saturday Morning Frittata

Posted by Emily Wiley on 07/17, 2010 at 10:00 AM

Oriental Pork Stir Fry

Stir fry recipes are fun and easy to prepare and make good use of summer produce.

Continue Reading: Oriental Pork Stir Fry

Posted by Emily Wiley on 07/01, 2010 at 03:49 PM

How Does Your Garden Grow?

Early this May we purchased a square raised container to plant peppers and tomatoes. We would much prefer to compost and till our own plot of land, but we live in a rental townhouse, and so our humble front porch garden will have to suffice this year.

Continue Reading: How Does Your Garden Grow?

Posted by Emily Wiley on 06/30, 2010 at 06:56 PM

Comments (3) | Permalink | Tags: garden | peppers |

Page 1 of 1 pages

Basic Search

Spring is here, and so is rhubarb!

Share your favorite rhubarb recipe by June 1st for a chance to win a pound of rhubarb from Jade Family Farm.

Additional Support Provided By

Seasonal Recipes

Food Stories from NPR

A Meat Mea Culpa: What Went Wrong With 'Pink Slime'

May 24, 2012

Meat processors blame social media and their own lack of transparency for the "pink slime" storm. . But will consumers ever trust the industry when it comes to understanding how the food processing system works?

Estonia's Fake Chocolate: Born Of Necessity, Reborn In Nostalgia

May 24, 2012

In tough economic times, people almost never cut out comfort foods like chocolate. But sometimes, when you just can't get the foods you love, deprivation can lead to a new food invention, like Estonia's faux chocolate bar, the Kama bar.

Many Americans Say Doing Taxes Is Easier Than Eating Right

May 23, 2012

More than 70 percent of respondents say they've made efforts to cut back on fats, added sugars and salt, they're trying to eat more whole grains, and they're trying to cut calories by drinking water, and low -or zero- calorie beverages.

Support WPSU. Shop Amazon.

We rely upon your support to help provide our community with quality public media. WPSU will receive revenue shares when you make purchases from Amazon through links on our website. There is no extra cost to you.