Harvest

November already? Roasted Squash with Spicy Onions {Recipe}

November 4, 2018 Maria Stuart 2 Comments

Now that we’ve turned the calendar to November and tomorrow (already!) turn our clocks back, we’re moving away from harvest mode around here and very much looking forward to Thanksgiving. Technically, our harvest ended about 10 days ago when we brought in our last fruit. All of our harvest guests (lovely folks who come to […]

Harvest time and Chicken Alla Cacciatora {Recipe}

September 27, 2016 Maria Stuart Leave a Comment

We’re a couple weeks into our annual harvest here and that means lots of grapes, lots of hard working people and in my case – lots of food. If you know me at all, you know that feeding people good food – the kind that nourishes both body and soul – is one of the […]

Pork Pie – A Harvest Favorite

October 20, 2015 Maria Stuart Leave a Comment

Every year as harvest winds down I have to recalibrate my cooking with the rest of my life. Our last harvest dinner was Saturday night. It was pretty festive with lots of wine of course, and laughing and singing late into the night. Sunday was the perfect day for doing not much more than lazing […]

An Impromptu Very Veggie Lasagna

October 11, 2015 Maria Stuart 4 Comments

We’re still in harvest mode over here and I’m still cooking dinner – and sometimes lunch too – every night for our crew. It’s about 12-18 people each day, depending on the various comings and goings. As you can imagine, it’s a big production – a lot of work but a lot of fun too. […]

How to get dinner on the table and Chicken Dijon

October 3, 2015 Maria Stuart 7 Comments

At this time of year when I’m cooking for our harvest crew every night (there can be anywhere from 10 to 20 people) people always ask me “how on earth do you do it?” That’s a really good question, and sometimes I wonder myself! Even if it looks impossible at first glance, somehow it always […]