In the Kitchen with Jan Buhrman
Self-trained Chef Jan Buhrman has been cooking her entire life. “I was a teaching librarian at O.B. School,” Buhrman said. “After my son was born, I wasn’t able to go back part-time, so I...
Harvest of the Month: Seafood
This month we are celebrating seafood, a Harvest of the Month crop that is unique to Island life. Island aquaculturists and fishermen provide delightful options for seafood and shellfish to expand our diets.
If you...
Cracking the kale code
Weekend before last, I was in a mood. I didn’t want to exert myself in any way whatsoever, and that included cooking. I’ve been experimenting with online food delivery services, not takeout but the...
Sharing the simple things
(Editor’s note: We love to hear from the community as they share their recipes with us. If you have one you’d like to share, email calendar@mvtimes.com.)
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Dirty bananas?
On my usual weekend perusal (never let an opportunity to use that word go by) of “healthy” online recipes, I went a bit off the rails, and opted to use up three large bananas...
In the kitchen with Dan Kelleher
Each month, I meet with Island chefs and home cooks and watch them work their culinary magic. Best part? I get to enjoy the finished fare. This month I met with Chef Dan Kelleher...
Breakfast at the Bakehouse
Like many of us, I have a morning routine, a set of motions I go through each day without much thought or effort. My current schedule allows me a little more leeway to get...
Harvest of the Month: Eggs
Eggs are a symbol of spring and new life across many cultures of the world. However you celebrate spring, consider adding some local eggs into your traditions. Local farmstands are flush with eggs this...
Cookie or candy?
Every family has a few recipes that are famous, if only at their house. At our house it’s my husband’s recipe for Peanut Butter Chews. A middle-school lunch lady gave him the recipe when...
Food as medicine
Food is more than a tasty meal for Jacqueline Foster. Food as medicine is the tenant of her life and the center of her work as an Ayurvedic healer and chef. Originating in ancient...
Big dreams at the Cozy Corner Cafe
Igor (Iggy) Vukoje is a bit of a Renaissance man. Owner of both the Cozy Corner Cafe and Vineyard Wash in Edgartown, he also holds a PhD in environmental science and microbiology. In 2015,...
In the Kitchen with Tina Miller
Editor’s note: This article is the first in a series called “In the Kitchen with…” Each month we’ll meet up with an Island chef or foodie as they prepare a recipe we will share...
Harvest of the Month: Cabbage
Seeds from the Brassica family of vegetables are indistinguishable, though they grow into a wide variety of very different vegetables. Turnips, kohlrabi, kale, broccoli, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, and mustard all have small, dark, round...
Date night at Linda Jean’s
In case you didn’t hear, The Times’ office was completely flooded, not once but twice. The first time it fried my computer, the second time it took out our server and the backup computer...
A kitchen match at Fire Catering
Fire Catering is owned by husband and wife Jeffrey and Viktoriya (“Vika”) Duarte. The name of their new business feels apropos, as the spark between them is palpable. They exude youthful energy mixed with...
Roasted veggies with hummus dressing hits the spot
I found a real beauty online the other day: Roasted Vegetable Orzo Salad with Hummus Dressing. And I came upon it by accident. I had mistakenly bought a giant container of orzo, and then...
Party cookies
Funfetti cake mix was hugely popular when I was a kid. My 10-year-old self thought it was very luxurious and decadent to have a white cake filled with multicolored sprinkles, topped with frosting and...
Vineyard Haven isn’t just for lunch anymore
Having grown up on Martha’s Vineyard, getting to see the slow and steady transition of our primary port town has been exhilarating. V.H. used to be the place you would go to grab coffee,...
Harvest of the Month: Potatoes
“Boil them, mash them, stick them in a stew. PO-TAY-TOES,” as Samwise Gamgee says in “Lord of the Rings.” Potatoes are incredibly versatile, and we couldn’t agree more! Originally cultivated in the South American...
Boredom as muse
It seems culinary inspiration comes and goes around my house. Sometimes I get very energized, and spend all Saturday afternoon planning and prepping and shopping. Other Saturdays I’m boiling up some pasta and dumping...