On Your Table: Nothing beats fresh and local

By Cathy Branciaroli, Food Correspondent, The Times Early spring greens such as Swiss chard and kale are plentiful at local farmers markets right now All the lovely recent weather got you jazzed up for some outdoor food shopping?  A farmers market near you can’t be beat for fresh produce and chatting with food artisans.  They are open now and can be found all over Chester County with hours that...

On Your Table: Eat a peach

Meet the perfect summer fruit By Cathy Branciaroli, Food Correspondent, The Times Whether artfully arranged in a tart as shown here, made into a crumble or served warm in a pie, baked peaches make for summer delicacies. Photo courtesy of Simona Carini Peaches are summer’s greatest fruit – soft and warm yet almost impossibly sweet in their fuzzy golden glory.  Bite into a perfect peach on...

So Sweet! May is National Strawberry Month

You don’t have to wait until June’s Strawberry Fest to get ‘Berry’ happy By Cathy Branciaroli, Food Correspondent, the Times These individual tartlets combine the best of spring strawberries with the tart taste of their spring partner, rhubarb. Photo courtesy of Annalise at Completely Delicious. May is National Strawberry month, when we celebrate the love of these juicy berries...

On Your Table: Farmers Markets in your area

Fresh is best and you can enjoy from local farms — find your local event By Cathy Branciaroli, Food Correspondent, The Times Despite the gloom of this past week or two, summer is arriving across the area and with it the lush produce offered at local farmers markets. We welcome the fresh foods of the new season.  And we are not alone.  Across the country, the number of U.S. farmers markets has...