by Douglas Brown | Oct 20, 2018 | biodynamic, Black Cat Bistro, black cat farm, bramble & hare, Farm Fork Food Cookbook, farm to table, farmers market
It’s been gorgeous in the fields — idyllic weather — and we have been busy harvesting for the Market and restaurants. The relatively fragile vegetables, like tomatoes, eggplants and pepper, were harvested prior to the big freeze last week. But the root...
by Douglas Brown | Sep 28, 2018 | biodynamic, Black Cat Bistro, black cat farm, bramble & hare, Farm Fork Food Cookbook, farm to table, farmers market, organic
It’s pumpkin season, and this pleases everybody. For the kids, the bulbous orange squashes ignite dreams of dressing up, ringing doorbells and filling sacks with candy. Teenagers and 20-somethings party. Adults with li’l ‘uns look forward to joining them on their...
by Douglas Brown | Sep 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
It’s a weekend meant for savoring the harvest, don’t you think? With fields across Boulder County now enjoying such abundance, it’s the eye of the bullseye for meals revolving around local, local, local. Sweet corn from the cob, and fresh tomatoes simply sliced. Pico...
by Douglas Brown | Aug 17, 2018 | Uncategorized
Beets enjoy a devoted fan club, but some tell beets to beat it. Many people turn to turnips with smiles, but others quickly turn away. Some of us loudly root for rutabagas, but the root vegetable also attracts unruly mobs fixed on giving rutabagas the boot. It’s not...
by Douglas Brown | Aug 3, 2018 | biodynamic, Black Cat Bistro, black cat farm, bramble & hare, farm to table, farmers market, harvest, organic, Uncategorized, wine
Roasted, fried, boiled, baked. Cold, and in a salad. Piping hot, mashed and infused with butter. Shredded. Diced. Pureed. Served whole. Is there anything a cook can’tdo with a potato? Many view them as little more than reliable year-round culinary stalwarts...
by Douglas Brown | May 19, 2017 | Black Cat Bistro, black cat farm, bramble & hare, farmers market, Uncategorized
Happy Friday, Black Catters. It has been a busy week. We have been planting at a fevered pace for a few weeks, and due to the snow/rain that we saw coming earlier in the week we understood we had to get seeds into the ground before it all began. So we planted corn. We...
