Edible Vineyard

Features

A Constellation of Goat Lovers

All around the Island, people keep goats for milk and laughter, too
By Susie Middleton

Community By Fire

By burning wood and kneading dough, Juli Vanderhoop bakes bread.
By Geraldine Brooks

Oysters In Your Backyard

A writer and avid outdoorsman muses on his oystering ways.
By Nelson Bryant

Departments

The Wild Things: A Wink and a Nod

Two friends and a bowl of periwinkles
By Christine Conley

Live Stock 101: Consider A Pig

If you want to raise more of your own food—or just clear some land—think pigs
By Susie Middleton

Sustain: Eat Your View

Move away from growing lawns and into growing food.
By John Abrams

Finds: Hot Sour Salty Sweet

Hot, Sour, Salty, Sweet: Take one flavor, add another, and the equation turns everything from popcorn to vodka into a world apart. Kind of like the Island.

In the Dirt: In Search of Gold

You can work for it, or you can just let go and let compost happen—slowly and simply
By Susie Middleton

My Vineyard

Janet Messineo has been a professional taxidermist since ’87, specializing in saltwater fish.
By Janet Messineo

State Fare: Save the Family Farm: Make Cheese

Two sets of brotherly twins make French-inspired, thimble-sized cheese in Westport
By Tony Rosenfeld

In Season: Strawberries, Sweet & Simple

A Vineyard chef turns a favorite summer berry into a dessert anyone can make
By Michael Brisson

At the Table: The Growing Season

By Ali Berlow

Knots: Tying A Bowline

The bowline is a versatile knot used by farmers and fishermen alike
By Lilly K. Morris

Cooking Fresh: Zucchini Gets A Makeover

Give the ubiquitous summer squash another chance
By Susie Middleton

Recipes

No one will know that this super-moist chocolate cake has zucchini in it. Serve it with whipped cream and berries for dessert, or just snack on a piece with a glass of iced tea in the afternoon.
By Susie Middleton

Fresh Strawberry Tart

with Mascarpone & Chocolate Sauce One bite of flaky pastry, juicy strawberries, and an ethereal whipped mascarpone cream, and you’ll fall in love. But on days when you haven’t time for baking puff pastry shells, you can still whip up an easy and impressive dessert…
By Michael Brisson

Herb & Lemon Marinated Goat Cheese Appetizer

Even people who don’t think they like goat cheese seem to gobble up this easy appetizer at cocktail parties. Make it a few (or several) hours ahead, refrigerate it, and then let it warm up a bit before putting it…
By Susie Middleton

Layered Zucchini and Tomatoes

with Parmigiano & Fresh Herbs Over the years, I’ve made lots of variations on this dish, but no matter how I tweak it, it still seems to be the vegetable recipe everyone loves the most. The secret to its deliciousness lies in baking the vegetables…
By Susie Middleton

Michael Brisson’s Chocolate Drizzling Sauce

This is a loose sauce for drizzling. For a thicker sauce, use less corn syrup.
By Michael Brisson

Parfaits with Yogurt, Berry & Granola

It’s easy to throw together one of these for a quick snack, but you can also assemble a few ahead and refrigerate them for a super-easy summer dessert. The granola will lose its crispness in the fridge, but the extra…
By Susie Middleton

Puff Pastry Shells

Flaky puff pastry tart shells can be baked a day ahead and stored in airtight containers. You’ll find the dough in the supermarket freezer section. You’ll also see pre-formed shells; you can use these, but they’re quite small and won’t…

Secret Finishing Sauce

Treat Your Pork Right When we asked Boston chef Chris Schlesinger for something delicious to serve with local pork (see Farm Life, p. 20), he suggested using this sauce on grilled dishes—anything from grilled pork kebobs to grill-roasted pork loin. But it would also…
By Christopher Schlesinger

Zucchini Ribbons

Fast and Fresh When I was working on my vegetable cookbook, I discovered that a cool tool—the julienne peeler—did beautiful things to zucchini. It cuts the vegetable into very thin ribbons (almost like linguine noodles) that not only look elegant but also cook…
By Susie Middleton