Year-Round Cooking Inspiration From the Berkshires

BY LIGHTLYNEWS.COM · ON MAY 18, 2020 · IN FOOD

Profiles of farmers and their farms in Western Massachusetts and different close by areas fill “The Berkshires Farm Table Cookbook.” Springtime lingers on this easy, approachable e book, with an egg on a mattress of fava beans, peas, garlic scapes and zucchini; summer time shines, in a good-looking casserole of eggplant with tomatoes and mozzarella, and a pizza topped with contemporary Greek salad. Easy carrot soup with sage and mint, white bean dip, and cauliflower with cheese are evergreens. And it’s not all about greens and fruit; a few of the farms featured elevate livestock and make cheese, and seafood recipes are included. A sampling of the farms could be acquainted to New York Greenmarket consumers. And Blue Hill Farm, owned by the chef Dan Barber’s household, makes an look, and some eating places and inns are represented.