Get to Know Your Farmers: Katie Baldwin & Amanda Merrow of Amber Waves Farm — A New Generation on The Farm

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It’s my first day at Amber Waves Farm, getting to know the lay of the land and the two impressive young women who envisioned this unique farm on the far East End of Long Island: Katie Baldwin and Amanda Merrow.

In the spring of 2008, Katie and Amanda met in the fields of Peconic Land Trust’s Quail Hill Farm in Amagansett, New York – about 16 miles west of Montauk Point (the tip of Long Island) – as new apprentices to one of the oldest community supported agricultural farms in the US.

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What’s Cooking This Weekend? — Weekend of June 28-29, 2014

Happy weekend! How are you? What’s cooking this weekend? I’m headed home after a long trip, and the first item on my cooking agenda is one of those eggplant burgers. They look so good! What about you? Are you ramping up for the July 4th holiday? Tell us what’s cooking this weekend, and in case you missed them, here are a few of my favorite posts from the past week.

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French Artist Sandrine Follère on How Art & Cooking Are Alike — Kitchen Tour

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This week I shared a peek into the Toulouse kitchen of Sandrine Follère, a French painter and sculptor, who welcomed me into her home with a beautiful and improvised lunch that capitalized on the delicious ingredients that the south of France offers.

As Sandrine is an accomplished and experienced artist, I was curious how her art affects her cooking, and vice versa. I asked her about this and here’s what she said.

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The Flavour Principle by Lucy Waverman and Beppi Crosaroi — New Cookbook

The angle: A recipe is more than the sum of its ingredients — let flavor guide your menu tonight.

Recipes for right now: Peach and Blackberry Compote, Tea-Smoked Salmon, Saffron Risotto with Scallops, Korean Beef Noodle Stir Fry, Sweet Potato and Black Bean Empanadas, Buffalo Mozzarella and Pickled Fennel, Millionaire Bars

Who would enjoy this book? Anyone bored of their nightly dinner routine and in need of some fresh inspiration

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