Farm-Fresh Seasonal Recipes and Stories

Small bites, Potatoes, Cheese, Sauce Jonathan Bardzik Small bites, Potatoes, Cheese, Sauce Jonathan Bardzik

Tradition isn’t always traditional.

Why should your wings have all of the fun? These Polish dumplings filled with mashed potatoes and blue cheese, and tossed in Buffalo sauce, may be the perfect new way to enjoy your  favorite game day flavors. Dumplings, whether Polish pierogi or Chinese pot stickers, take some handiwork so get the family together in the kitchen to do a little cooking before sitting down to enjoy the big game.

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Cabbage, Potatoes, Carrots, Soup, Baked goods Jonathan Bardzik Cabbage, Potatoes, Carrots, Soup, Baked goods Jonathan Bardzik

The true meaning.

Saint Patrick’s Day always feels to me like the perfect way to celebrate that last moment before the winter farm market bids takes its leave and begins exploding with spring produce. It’s a meal filled with root vegetables, cabbage and slow cured, slow cooked meat. Besides, a holiday like this is everything I love about food - the opportunity to create some joy and sit down at a table to share it.

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Cabbage, Potatoes, Soup Jonathan Bardzik Cabbage, Potatoes, Soup Jonathan Bardzik

Abundance

Colcannon is an Irish blend of cabbage and mashed potatoes. It becomes a wonderful soup for the raw, damp days of March. A combination of waxy (Red or Yukon Gold) and starchy (Russet) potatoes creates the perfect creamy, light texture.

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Tomatoes, Potatoes, Peppers, Small bites, Sauces Jonathan Bardzik Tomatoes, Potatoes, Peppers, Small bites, Sauces Jonathan Bardzik

Smooth criminal.

This game day take on a classic Spanish tapas dish pairs crispy, homemade tater-tots with smoky, sweet Bravas tomato sauce and sharp, rich, garlic-y aioli. Bonus, for all of that richness, it’s totally vegan. Want to save some time? The tots are good but the sauces are the real magic here so bake some cubed yellow potatoes or heat up some frozen tots in your air fryer and sauce away!

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Turnips, Potatoes Jonathan Bardzik Turnips, Potatoes Jonathan Bardzik

Once a year.

Turnips - think potatoes with an extra punch of flavor - make these latkes so delicious that you’ll be serving them all the time as a side for braised pot roast, as an hors d’oeuvre topped with smoked salmon, dill and capers, or used as crispy, creamy, hot croutons atop a Caesar salad.

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Eggs, Spinach, Potatoes, Salad, Vinaigrette Jonathan Bardzik Eggs, Spinach, Potatoes, Salad, Vinaigrette Jonathan Bardzik

All grown up.

Does egg salad seem to heavy and fatty? These finely-chopped, hard-boiled eggs are lightened with lots of fresh, earthy, sweet spinach and come together in a sharp vinaigrette. Served atop a rich bed of warm, creamy, olive oil and rosemary-tossed fingerling potatoes this salad is hearty enough for meal while tasting light like spring.

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Potatoes, Thanksgiving Jonathan Bardzik Potatoes, Thanksgiving Jonathan Bardzik

Foxhole conversion.

The three secrets to great mashed potatoes: starchy Russets pressed through a food mill or ricer give you a light, fluffy mash. Crème fraîche - sour cream for grown ups - give you just the right bite. These are classic mashed potatoes - just the best ever. No fancy truffle oil or fried sage leaves here.

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