Boston Local Food Festival 2016

The 7th Annual Boston Local Food Festival was Sunday, September 18, 2016 and hosted by the Sustainable Business Network of Massachusetts. For one spectacular day each year, the SBN transforms the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway and the City of Boston into the nation’s largest local & sustainable food hub! Boston Local Food Festival is a free outdoor…

Apples, Apple Sauce, and Apple Butter

This past week, I went to visit my grandmother who lives in Chester County, PA. I love visiting my grandmother in the fall; she has apple trees, pear trees, berry bushes, rows of flowers and a huge plot just for vegetables, and they’re all in bloom in this season. I lived with her for a couple…

Gazpacho: a quick dish for the tomato season 

I grew up in a lively city in southern India. Summers were long and winters mild. I marked the time of the year by the seasonal fruit and vegetables that vendors carried through the city streets on carts. The vendors called out their wares just as American ice cream trucks play music to announce their…

Great grilling for the long weekend

Labor Day weekend is the last weekend that can feel like summer, and I like to spend as much of it outdoors as possible. There are several beaches within an hour of my house, and my dog loves to hike the many trails outside of Boston, so we keep busy. The cool breeze that’s been blowing…