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A Lesson in Pastry Dough from Parker
As we prepared our recipe for Chicken Pot Pies this week, we decided to address one of the often-overlooked elements of this delicious mid-winter dish– the crust. Knowing how to make a decent pie crust...
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Roux How To
A roux is a classic thickener in French Cuisine– it’s a simple combination of melted butter and flour, and then a liquid (with stock, it’s known as a “velouté,” or with milk it’s a “béchamel.”) Find...
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Yogurt: Beyond the Parfait
Yogurt, especially the Gold Standard Plain or Greek-style, has a whole repertoire of uses beyond the berry, honey and granola parfait (that is, nonetheless, delicious.) You might already know you can...
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Fresh Fork Market’s Sausage Guide
We have a lot of varieties of sausage links and patties at Fresh Fork. Our pasture-raised pork & chicken make meats that are so delicious, that we keep coming up with new ways to feature them!...
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Guide to Cooking Dried Beans
Parker is the president of the Dried Bean Fan Club here at Fresh Fork, so we wanted to give you his guide to cooking our dried beans. His general advice is to cook the whole package all at once, and...
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Guide to Making a Great Burger
Forming a Great Burger Chefs and meat heads everywhere argue about forming the best burger. The argument stems from tenderness. We all agree we want tenderness. The problem is some consider tenderness...
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Guide to Cheeses
You might not know this, but Ohio is the nation’s lead producer of Swiss Cheese. Besides these major cheese productions, however, we also have some amazing small local dairies developing artisanal...
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Jar Salads
Jar Salads are an excellent (and cool!) way to prepare a healthy lunch for work or school. The trick is in the layering– if you’re preparing more than a few days ahead, save the dressing to be put on...
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Pizza Guide
Perfect Homemade Pizza is a tricky thing to achieve, but with a little practice and the right technique, you can be making parlour-worthy pies in no time. WHAT’S THE DOUGH? INGREDIENTS It’s made with...
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Chicken Guide
One of my favorite products to feature is a whole, pasture raised chicken. Our chickens have so much flavor because of the way they are raised – slow and naturally outside on green grass where the...
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Guide to Roasting a Turkey
Begin with a Brine First, before you even get to the roasting, you should definitely brine your turkey. Any brine time is better thank no brine time. Follow this simple brine recipe up to 48 hours...
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Guide to Cooking a Whole Chicken
One of my favorite products to feature is a whole, pasture raised chicken. Our chickens have so much flavor because of the way they are raised – slow and naturally outside on green grass where the...
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Reviving Greens with an Ice Bath
Greens require a tons of humidity and moisture to stay fresh, and unfortunately your refrigerator sucks the moisture out of them. In the grocery store and distribution warehouses, these items are often...
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Can you freeze cabbage?
Yes, cabbage can be frozen, however the wedges, quarters or shredded cabbage must first be blanched. Cut the head of cabbage in half from top to bottom through the thick core. Cut the halves in half....
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What brand of pots and pans do you recommend?
When considering pots and pans as well as knives the best rule for me is purchase once. Buy high quality products that your grand children will covet. Of course this means investing dollars. I think...
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Tomato Guide
If you have tomatoes growing in your garden, tomatoes from your neighbor, tomatoes in your farm share– you might just be plum tuckered out of these Summer beauties. So we put together a guide to give...
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Brining a Turkey
Brine - The Big Salt Bath Any brine time is better than no brine time– even just a few hours will reduce cooking time, impart moisture and result in more evenly-cooked bird. Brining, like marinating,...
View ArticleHeritage Thanksgiving Turkeys
Thanksgiving — our favorite holiday of the year!– is still a few weeks away, but for our farmers,Thanksgiving is really the culmination of a year’s worth of planning and hard work, especially when...
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Parker’s Five Steps for a Successful Thanksgiving
Step 1: Write your menu Select all your recipes that you will be cooking, as well as those that guests might be brining. There are no rules for what to make at Thanksgiving, so time to get creative!...
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Perfect Homemade Pizza is a tricky thing to achieve, but with a little practice and the right technique, you can be making parlour-worthy pies in no time. For lots of toppings ideas, check out our...
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