Labor Day is a distant memory, the farmers’ markets have dwindled in number and the sun now sets around four hours earlier than it did in June. There is no escaping the fact that summer is over, and the shift in seasons is just as easy to see in the produce we display on our shelves as it is in the prepared dishes we feature in the shop. This time of year brings about the starchy squashes, hearty greens and root vegetables the doctor says we can never get enough of! (more…)
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A Taste of Autumn: Golden Beet Salad and Boiled Cider Dressing
Posted in Catering, Recipes, Salads & Sides, tagged apple cider vinegar, beets, boiled cider, boiled cider dressing, Boule de Quercy, food, golden beet salad, golden beets, recipe, squash on November 10, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Pumpkins: More Than Just Jack o’ Lanterns
Posted in Bakery, Education, Produce, tagged canned pumpkin, food, Halloween, jack o' lantern, Produce, pumpkin, pumpkin harvest, pumpkin pie, squash on October 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
For New England bakers, the time of year has come when pumpkin makes its appearance on the menu. These goodies are invariably accompanied by crisp, autumn days, clear blue skies and beautiful fall foliage.
I recently learned that canned pumpkin in the supermarket is not a reduced form of jack o’ lanterns. What you get in those cans is a type of squash, just not the one we cut up and decorate for Halloween.
In the US, about 80 percent of the canned pumpkin market is held by Libby’s and they use something called the Dickinson pumpkin, which is paler and a bit more oblong than jack o’ lantern pumpkins. (more…)




