where design + flavor intersect
Yield: About 2 dozen 2.5" cookies
Ingredients: 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened 3/8 cup granulated sugar ½ teaspoon salt 2 cups all-purpose flour extra sugar for sprinkling coarse sea salt for sprinkling You will also need: Parchment paper or silicone baking mat wax paper fork
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I've partnered with Five Acre Farms to spread the word that June is National Dairy Month! Local dairy farmers across the US are having a super hard time because of the low prices of conventionally-produced dairy products. We can help by buying local dairy products, which are almost always higher quality, transparently-sourced, ethically-produced and better tasting!! I feel so lucky that here in NY we have family-run farms and cooperatives like Five Acre Farms supplying us with awesome local dairy items.
I made these cookie cows with super fresh Five Acre Farms eggs. I just love how the farmer's story is inside each egg carton. The "pasture" is made from chives and lantana from my garden. You can get the cookie & icing recipe below. My love for buying local food whenever possible started about 20 years ago, back when i was living in San Francisco and frequenting the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market. It soon became my Saturday am ritual. I'd stay for hours, getting to know the farmers, and eventually i started working there. My meals seemed even more delicious with that added dimension of knowing where my food comes from, and that sense of community that forms when you are connected to the source.  are you sitting, people?? my first ever blog post.
please be kind. first, i want to make you a promise: i can't stand having to scroll to the bottom of a post—past a zillion pix—for the recipe. so, i will always put it higher up in the post, wherever makes the most sense. second, i'd like to apologize in advance: my recipes can be somewhat detailed (read: verbose). SO, here we go! combined here are two of my favorite things: sweets and gardening. i've always been curious about candied edible flowers and how they're made. i can't say i've done extensive research, but i'll share what i know so far. nasturtiums are absolutely one of my fave flowers. in order for a flower to qualify as a favorite, i must love the look of the leaf as much as the flower, since the blooms aren't always around, but the leaves are. and the nasturtium has the prettiest lilypad-like leaves. LOVE. cocktail party trivia: did you know that they are often planted in vegetable gardens because they attract aphids and other pests away from the vegetables? AND they are edible! the leaves are also edible and great added to salads. they have a peppery, mustard-y taste. how can the nasturtium not be a favorite with all these plusses?? |
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