Not today Justin
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he wasn't even looking at me and he found me
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I'd rather be in outer space 🛸
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@thelifeipicked
hard freeze, first flakes, foliage, & fried green tomatoes
The season’s first hard freeze occurred over the weekend. Ahead of it, went for Concords Friday; Saturday harvested as much as I could of the tomatoes at home. Unbelievable how many green ones still there, sorry to see the season end. Continue reading hard freeze, first flakes, foliage, & fried green tomatoes
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2015 auld lang syne
2015 continued the trend of a few years now, bringing many changes and challenges on the personal and professional planes. Status quo is but a distant memory. Continue reading 2015 auld lang syne
les collines in Malawi
The bittersweet high point of our week came from this photo, taken some months ago before a gathering in Malawi where les collines Cider Sage Jelly (lower forefront, center!) was among the dishes of honor to be sampled. Continue reading les collines in Malawi
jambon beurre-confiture
Here is Ali Slagle’s recipe for Ham and Jam in @nytimescooking. We will be posting our own soon!
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Lavender Martini/mocktini
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fruits, flavors, seasons, sources
fruits, flavors, seasons, sources
June 2021, and here is the latest for the fruits and flavors of les collines–please scroll down to the flavors for individual updates. If you are really hankering for a flavor listed as sold out… mailing or calling us or calling a store or two may find you a few jars. For all our flavors, the fruits that go into those round jars– as well as being incredibly delicious– are very locally sourced,…
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late spring 2021
Early June, and les collines can be found in these amazing local farm- and business- supporting markets in New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New Jersey. Our online store is also well stocked! We ship throughout the lower 48 and offer contactless pickup for local folks. Continuing to spread the les collines love, slowly, surely, carefully, one jar at a time xo Markets + Events 2021 We…
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Green Tomatoes with Pistachio Relish
Green Tomatoes with Pistachio Relish
Adapted from James Syhabout in Food & Wine
1/3 cup salted roasted pistachios, coarsely chopped 1/3 cup very finely chopped shallots 2 tablespoons small capers, rinsed 2 tablespoons Champagne vinegar 2 teaspoons sugar 1 teaspoon pink peppercorns, crushed 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, plus more for serving 4 Green Zebras, or other tart green variety Small basil leaves, to garnish
My method:…
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taking a grace note
taking a grace note
Mother, mother
There’s too many of you crying
Brother, brother, brother
There’s far too many of you dying
You know we’ve got to find a way
To bring some lovin’ here today
Marvin Gaye, “What’s Going On”
A few days before #blackouttuesday I stepped back from social media. Not a prolific poster on any platform to begin with, even in more normal times I often find it all pretty overwhelming and…
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les collines & COVID-19
les collines & COVID-19
The comfort & love & deliciousness of les collines remain available! –at our online store to ship direct to your door –at our online store and the Great Barrington Farmers Market for local pick up– see below for details –at these local stores
Beginning May 16 our jars, though for the moment not us, will be at the Great Barrington Farmers Market operating with a pre-order system. To order les…
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Hot Pepper Jelly, any way you want it
Hot Pepper Jelly, any way you want it
This jelly really does go just about everywhere–though we have not yet worked on Hot Pepper Jelly cocktails, that can still happen!
Cheese, meat, fish, dips, glazes, marinades, dressings…created from a unique blend of Common Hands Farm sweet and jalapeño peppers, batch to batch the color may vary from golden green to orange red, but the flavor is always a delightful tang that recalls the umami of…
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We'll take a Manhattan, thanks
We’ll take a Manhattan, thanks
The les collines Manhattan
For two decent cocktails:
4 oz of your favorite bourbon– we use Berkshire Mountain Distillers, a favorite local distillery
2 oz sweet vermouth– we like Dolin Rouge
2 tblsp les collines Sour Cherry Preserve
2 tsp les collines Scots Bitter, liquid only, reserve peel for garnish
All ingredients should be at room temp.
Rub the edge of your chosen glasses with a strip of the…
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finding water
My maternal grandmother’s house in Halifax was full of secret nooks and magical spots. To a child seeking escape, they offered sweet refuge. Set on a hill overlooking the Northwest Arm, an inlet that bends off of Halifax Harbour, the house was, and still is, known as Winwick, a name etched in the glass of the red front door.
Down the blackberry bush-lined long driveway, it was a world away from…
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in like a lion
in like a lion
After a few deceptive spring-like days March is blowing in with some impressive heavy snow and wind. Spring, we are ready for you. There are two full moons this month, the Worm and the Sap; one hopeful note, by the time of the Sap it will in fact be spring. The Sap also is a blue moon, second time this year after January. Could just see the Worm behind the incoming storm clouds last night: it…
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phoning it in
Midwinter now, the snow has fallen, been washed away and fallen again multiple times. The light, clarity, shadows, and stillness of winter create a space of reflection unlike any other. It is a time, a season I cherish and have written about here before, the slow turning from dark to light in the midst of what are still very long nights. Halfway between the winter solstice and the spring equinox.…
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beautiful day
The spring morning fifteen years ago I defended my doctoral thesis, I got an email from my sister Jane. It was brief and meant to wish me good luck, and it did; all’s I remember was this one line: It’s a beautiful day! It really was, late May in Princeton is spectacular. Of course I was thinking as usual on deeper levels, and also as usual, musically. I pulled out All That You Can’t Leave Behind.…
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holiday 2017
Better late than never… glad to share where we’ll be appearing from now, end November through the holidays. We will update with additions/changes! Saturday December 2 The Chef’s Shop, Great Barrington, MA – tasting 11:30-2:30, select jars available in the store Sunday December 3 Copake Fall Winter Walk (in the Taconic Wayside Inn) Copake Falls, NY – tasting & sale 1-4pm Friday December 8 Indian…
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