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Fall Photo Montage at Longwood Gardens

November 12, 2013 by rachelocal

Snow is in the forecast, which means fall is passing by. I thought I’d revel in it a bit more by sharing some photos I took on a recent trip to Longwood Gardens. Spanning over 900 acres of Pennsylvania countryside, Longwood Gardens was once the estate of Pierre DuPont. An avid gardener and agriculturist, Mr. DuPont built the gardens, the conservatories, and preserved the trees on the property, which now stand proud and strong at 200 years old. Given my […]

Categories: Gardening • Tags: fall, food, longwood gardens, pennsylvania, photography, travel

Pitcher Full of Fall

October 2, 2013 by rachelocal

The weather cools. Change looms. For me, fall has always been a time of renewal–like my own personal new year. The air feels fresh. Summer’s humidity fades into cobalt blue skies punctuated with layers of bright-white clouds. While this season of newness inspires my senses (particularly my culinary senses), it also quietly heralds a melancholy I can’t quite explain. I think I miss the constant activity of summer, but then realize the shorter daylight hours of winter’s approach are only […]

Categories: Delaware Farms, Fall Recipes, Recipes • Tags: apples, autumn, cocktail, fall, food, friends, friendship, life, seasonal, wine

Fall Feast Friendsgiving

November 19, 2012 by rachelocal

A few weeks ago I sent out Fall Feast invitations to some old and new friends. Since I love to cook and fall is my favorite season, I enjoy celebrating by making a huge seasonal dinner. I realized today that what I’ve been calling a “Fall Feast” is really my own version of “Friendsgiving,” which is just like Thanksgiving but with friends, as the name so obviously implies. No turkey at my Friendsgiving, though. This year I put a twist […]

Categories: Fall Recipes, Local Stores, Recipes, Winter Recipes • Tags: beef stew, fall, food, friendsgiving, life, local, thanksgiving

Amish-Inspired Sweet and Tangy Cabbage with Chicken Sausages

October 31, 2012 by rachelocal

On Thursday of last week, the husband and I headed to the Amish Dutch Country Farmers Market. This is a trip I usually make by myself. I have it down to a science; the entire trip only takes about 50 minutes from start to finish (and it’s a full 15 minutes from my house). But when the husband comes with me, I always get sidetracked. First, we taste every single peanut, almond and dehydrated green bean on display at the […]

Categories: Fall Recipes, Farmer's Markets, Recipes • Tags: fall, farmer's market, food, halloween, life, local, Polish, shopping

The Spider Queen Bakes (thanks to the world wide web)

October 28, 2012 by rachelocal

Panic was setting in. I was indecisive and pessimistic about the near future. I was loosing sleep at night, having nightmares of goblins, zombie pirates, and evil queens. I felt as if EVERYTHING was hanging in the balance. Believe it or not, my indecision had nothing to do with politics. This past weekend, my lovely friend Nicole threw a Halloween party at her house. Costumes encouraged, of course. I received the invitation four weeks ago and immediately began planning a […]

Categories: Fall Recipes, Random, Recipes • Tags: baking, costume, entertaining, fall, food, halloween, internet, local, pumpkin

How to Create a More Sustainable Delaware (and Pumpkin Pie Pudding)

October 18, 2012 by rachelocal

I am a recent contributor to GreenDelaware magazine, a brand new resource for all things green in the First State. You can find it for FREE at any number of Delaware coffee shops and bookstores. Here’s my first article–about Toby, my CSA farmer. Produce at its Best – LOCAL At Bayberry Farm in Middletown, Toby Hagerott is sustaining Delaware, one crop at a time The first time I met Toby Hagerott, 35, of Bayberry Farm, he was selling produce at […]

Categories: Delaware Farms, Fall Recipes, Local Farms, Recipes • Tags: fall, farmer's market, farming, food, green, local, pumpkin, writing

Fall Photo Montage

September 23, 2012 by rachelocal

In my northeast neck of the woods, everyone’s talking about fall. I noticed fellow bloggers are all abuzz regarding this most glorious of seasons as well. I’m jumping on the fall bandwagon, with hot apple cider in hand, to share a host of photos taken at Filasky’s farm on the first afternoon of autumn. As with all good montages, music is of the utmost importance. So either hum your favorite tune, or play this suggested fall photo montage song (really […]

Categories: Delaware Farms, Farmer's Markets, Local Farms • Tags: autumn, fall, farming, food, gardening, life, local, photography

Is It Fall Yet?

August 26, 2012 by rachelocal

A strange thing happened this morning: I woke up and my nose was cold. Rather than casting off too-warm blankets in the night, I felt cozy in my nest of covers. This is a welcome change, because with still about a month left until the official end of summer, I’m longing for fall. I’m longing for fall so much that I spent the day pretending it’s already here. I stayed inside wearing flannel pajama pants and making a huge pot of […]

Categories: Local Farms, Local Stores • Tags: apples, autumn, fall, food, football, life, local, Tom Brady

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