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Meet Champ
FarmPlate Jan 27, 2011 cheddar 0 comments
No, we're not talking about getting friendly with a lake monster here. This "champ" is the classic mash-up of potatoes and green onions and it hails from Northern Ireland, not the ice-cold depths of Lake Champlain. The dish is a champion among winter warmers for its simplicity, frugality and rib-sticking goodness. We're depending on our cheesy champ to top a meaty shepherd's pie, but champ is equally happy as a side dish to accompany roasts, stews and chili. Floury baking potatoes are a first choice here, but all-purpose and waxy potatoes will work well too. Your beverage options are wide open to serve with this hearty dish. McNeill's Champ Ale is a natural. Cider -- hard or soft -- is a...
Shepherd's Pie With Cheddar Champ
FarmPlate Jan 27, 2011 cheddar 0 comments
from the FarmPlate Kitchen 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 pound small cremini mushrooms, sliced in half Salt and freshly ground pepper 1½ pounds trimmed beef stew meat, such as Black Watch Farms grassfed beef, cut into 1-inch pieces 2 tablespoons vermouth, wine or stock 3 shallots, sliced 2 cloves garlic, minced 1½ cups chicken or beef stock 3 tablespoons sliced sun-dried tomatoes 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley 1 teaspoon dried thyme For the Cheddar Champ 2 pounds local potatoes, peeled and chopped 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 bunch scallions, sliced (green and white parts) ¼ cup half-and-half Salt Paprika, preferably Spanish smoked paprika 1 cup grated Vermont cheddar such as Grafton...
Rocketry 101
FarmPlate May 12, 2010 cheddar 0 comments
It's May and it's Vermont. The dribs and drabs of snow left over from Mother's Day have finally disappeared from everywhere but the highest elevations. It's time to get something, anything in the ground. It's still too early for beans and tomato starts will have to wait until Memorial Day. But there's one plant whose seeds almost blast off even in cold soil, and that plant is arugula. The English call it rocket, a perfect name for this cool-season salad green that grows at a rate approaching lightspeed. The plants are often ready to harvest as early as four weeks after seeding. If left to set flowers and seedpods, arugula will easily self-seed. It's unstoppable. Arugula may look like baby...
Your Vermont Super Bowl Playbook
FarmPlate Feb 03, 2010 cheddar 0 comments
Whether you're a Saints fan, a Colts fan or are just watching the game for the commercials, you can score big at your Super Bowl party with an all-Vermont strategy. Outside of the avocados in the guac (Americans will consume eight million pounds of it this Sunday!), it's easy to assemble a feast produced almost entirely with Vermont-made ingredients. Some home-field favorites include: · Nachos topped with Cabot's Habanero, Chipotle or Seriously Sharp Cheddar · Grilled (or roasted) wings mopped with Greene’s Gourmet Texas Chipotle Hot Sauce · A mugful of Cheddar-Ale Soup—check out our recipe below · For the Saints fans in the crowd, sandwiches made with Karen's Muffalletta, Harrington's ham...