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Of Interest

By on October 30, 2012 in Food, Shopping

The Hawthorne Valley Farm Store just announced on its Facebook page that it will be carrying some packaged items from Park Falafel, including their pita bread, falafel balls, baba ghannouj, and baklava.

Scott and I do most of our food shopping at Hawthorne Valley and always kvetch about the distance to drive to Hudson when we crave Park Falafel’s food, so this alliance is a good thing for us. Maybe not so much for our waistlines, but being Long Island transplants, sometimes the craving for a good knish (or macaroon, or slice, or falafel) is is strong.

We’re also big fans of Park Falafel as a local business and community contributor – they helped Scott raise a couple hundred bucks for the HCSD band program last year. They’re a good bunch.

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Upcoming Cheesemaking classes!

By on October 11, 2012 in Events

On my list of things to do someday is cheesemaking. Interested? Check out some of the local offerings below:

 

Making Goat Cheese

(Register at the Berkshire Botanical Gardens at http://www.berkshirebotanical.org/education/index.html)

Date: Saturday, October 13, 2012 – 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Cost: $50
Address: Berkshire Botanical Gardens, Stockbridge Town Office

Join Hawthorne Valley Farm’s cheesemaker, Peter Kindel, for a cheesemaking program using goat’s milk. Peter will demonstrate how to make a fresh chevre and a hard tomme and will share tips and techniques for making fresh and aged goat cheeses from start to finish. The demonstration will be followed by a tasting and discussion of different goat cheeses.

Making Swiss-Style Cheeses

Date: Saturday, October 20, 2012 – 12:00pm to 3:00pm
Cost: $40
Address: 327 County Route 21C, Ghent, NY 12075

Ever wonder where the big holes come from in Swiss cheese? Join for a hands-on day of making two different styles of Swiss cheese. We will make, taste, and discuss different types of Swiss cheeses.

Join Hawthorne Valley Farm’s cheesemaker, Peter Kindel, for a hands-on workshop in home cheesemaking. Class size is limited. Please register in advance.

Making Mozzarella

Date: Saturday, November 3 2012 – 12:00pm to 3:00pm
Cost: $40
Address: 327 County Route 21C, Ghent, NY 12075

Who doesn’t love fresh, silky Mozzarella? Learn to make and stretch your own Mozzarella. From milk to curd, you’ll learn the steps to producing your own beautiful, homemade batch of cheese, followed by a tasting.

Making Cheddar

Date: Saturday, November 17, 2012 – 12:00pm to 3:00pm
Cost: $50
Address: 327 County Route 21C, Ghent, NY 12075

Perhaps the most popular and most demanding cheese to make in the world. Learn how to make cheddar from start to finish. From milk to curd, you’ll learn the steps to producing your own beautiful, homemade batch of cheese, followed by a discussion and tasting of some of the best cheddars available.

Join Hawthorne Valley Farm’s cheesemaker, Peter Kindel, for this hands-on workshop in home cheesemaking. Class size is limited. Please register in advance.

For classes at Hawthorne Valley Farm, please contact Caroline Smialek at 518-672-7500, x232, or caroline@hawthornevalleyfarm.org, to register.

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Happy Friday!

By on August 24, 2012 in Food

TGIF, man.

I spent a few days this week in Ogdensburg, New York, for work. That’s Canada on the other side of the St. Lawrence. Thanks to being so close to the border, cell phone service was roaming, so I had to spend 68 cents a minute calling Scott. Boourns. But the sunset was very, very pretty.

Since I was gone two nights, Scott decided to make a special meal for himself. He went to the Hawthorne Valley Farm Store and bought some meat, milk, and other delicious items.

One of the things he picked up was raw milk. We’ve never had it before. I didn’t even know it was legal to buy in NY (it is, you just need to purchase it at the farm).

It looks pretty much like regular milk but it tastes different. It’s more earthy and grassy than regular milk. (do you like my pedicure?) It’s delicious. Scott’s in love, even at $8 a gallon.

Seriously.

He also picked up some regionally produced dark chocolate. I used to hate dark chocolate, but after eating better quality stuff, I like it. Hershey’s is bitter and nasty, but this stuff is great.

We are so spoiled to live where we live – such amazing food available.

 

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