EAT AND BE MERRY … WHILE EATING LOCAL FOOD
Jessie’s Monthly Recipe
March 2021 Recipe – Best Ever Pound Cake
Pound cake is not the sexiest of treats, I’ll give you that, but it is one of the most comforting and satisfying. Moreover, it is the perfect blank canvas and takes beautifully to being zhuzhed up with a dollop of whipped cream and a handful of berries or a scoop of your favorite ice cream. This particular pound cake calls for buttermilk, which adds a lovely tenderness to the cake, and reminds me of the Sara Lee version with which I grew up – and […]
WINE OF THE WEEK
Greywacke Sauvignon Blanc
I don’t know about you, but these days I’m in the mood for something bracing. My nerves are shot. Time to indulge in a bottle from a land where peace prevails, and according to friends who just returned from there, it’s really true. That land is New Zealand, and their Sauvignon Blancs are world-class and world-renowned for being just what I’m looking for: bold and bracing. There are so many good ones available these days. One I’m particularly found of is Greywacke Sauvignon Blanc. Based […]
RESTAURANT REVIEWS
Cafe Holli brings coffee, crêpes, and connection to the Berkshires
One day, as Holli Stanton was driving home from work at the Bistro Box in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, she noticed that a golden yellow building, previously Flying Church Coffee House at 200 Main Street, was available for rent. Holli had been working at another coffee shop for years, and she decided to begin thinking seriously about renting a spot of her own. After looking into the property, she signed a lease the next day. “I had been looking into options because I really had a […]
