Fly & Dine: First Flight Airport, Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina (KFFA)
Muslims have Mecca, Jews have the Western Wall and Christians have the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. The aviator’s holy site is First Flight Airport (KFFA) containing the Wright Brothers Memorial. The memorial is a 60-foot granite pylon sculpture sitting on a star-shaped base at the top of a lush green hill. It’s the place honoring [...]
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THE SUSTAINABLE KITCHEN COOKBOOK:
Passionate Cooking Inspired by Farms, Forests and Oceans
A cookbook with a conscience!
Featuring a delicious combination of culinary excellence and responsible seasonal cooking.
THE SUSTAINABLE KITCHEN brings home the thrill of tasting fine cuisine made from the best seasonal ingredients grown locally. Designed for people who want to make food choices that promote the economic, environmental and social health of their communities, this book gives seasonal cuisine new flair using recipes adapted for exciting home cooking. These talented chefs share their passion for the culinary arts and their regional focus that inspires home cooks everywhere to connect with local farmers and purveyors to obtain the freshest produce available.
Foreword by Caroline Bates, Contributing Editor, Gourmet Magazine. Photography by John A. Rizzo
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BlueSkies Grille, Hampton Roads Executive Airport, Norfolk, Virginia (KPVG)
BlueSkies Grille, Hampton Roads Executive Airport Norfolk, Virginia (KPVG) Hampton Roads Executive Airport (KPVG) is a fantastic example of a thriving general aviation complex. This non-towered airport has crossing runways, full serve and self-serve fueling facilities and a recently opened $2 million, 6,300 square foot executive terminal building. Located 7 miles southwest of the heart [...]
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The Northern California, Southern Oregon, Pacific Ocean coastline embodies all four classical fundamental elements of nature – sea, earth, sky, and wind. This is one place where oceans, rivers, mountains and beaches all meet. Flying in this unique environment can be serene and calming during a clear spring day. It can also be a formidable [...]
Recipes
75 Years of Conspicuous Consumption
December 5th is Repeal Day. That day back in 1933 that ended those dark days of "The Great Experiment" that ...
5 Things To Do With a Chicken – Whole Poached Chicken
Welcome to the first entry in a series of 5 Things To Do With a Chicken. How many times have you ...
Heirloom Yellow Tomato Gazpacho
heirloom yellow tomato gazpacho One bright August morning Steve Florin of Dancing Bear Farm dropped off the season's first heirloom tomatoes. ...
Slow Roasted Ivory King Salmon with a Ragoût of Mushrooms, Spinach & Fingerling Potatoes
Ivory salmon is a luxurious white fleshed King salmon native to certain rivers of Southeast Alaska and Canada. Most salmon ...
Tiradito (from the word tirar or “to throw”) is the less known Peruvian younger brother of ceviche. Some say Tiradito ...
Spring Frittata of Potatoes, Ramps, Nettles & Green Garlic
A Frittata (Italy), Tortilla (Spain) or Omelet (France) are all variations of a baked egg dish that is cooked slowly ...
BlueSkies Grille, Hampton Roads Executive Airport, Norfolk, Virginia (KPVG) BlueSkies Grille, Hampton Roads Executive Airport Norfolk, Virginia (KPVG) Hampton Roads Executive Airport (KPVG) is a fantastic example of a thriving general aviation complex. This non-towered airport has crossing runways, full serve and self-serve fueling facilities and a recently opened $2 million, 6,300 square foot executive terminal building. Located 7 miles southwest of the heart [...]
The Lost Coast of California The Northern California, Southern Oregon, Pacific Ocean coastline embodies all four classical fundamental elements of nature – sea, earth, sky, and wind. This is one place where oceans, rivers, mountains and beaches all meet. Flying in this unique environment can be serene and calming during a clear spring day. It can also be a formidable [...]
Fly & Dine: First Flight Airport, Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina (KFFA) Muslims have Mecca, Jews have the Western Wall and Christians have the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. The aviator’s holy site is First Flight Airport (KFFA) containing the Wright Brothers Memorial. The memorial is a 60-foot granite pylon sculpture sitting on a star-shaped base at the top of a lush green hill. It’s the place honoring [...]
10 Culinary Sustainable Christmas Gifts for 2011 It’s that time of year again: bells a ringing, people caroling and the spirit of commercialism broadcast from every television screen. If we must participate in what is turning out to be a competition to see who can rack up the most holiday debt, let’s at least try to promote sustainability in our purchasing decisions. [...]
Localism, Regionality, Terroir Terroir is not a small dog or related to 9/11 Localism, regionality, indigenous, terroir. What does it mean and why should we care? It’s mysterious. Ask two different winemakers, chefs or farmers for their definition and you will get three different answers. The classic definition of terroir (pronounced ter-whahr) is “a taste or sense of [...]
Sustainable Domestic Sparkling Wine Domestic sparkling wine has come a long way. Some of the best are on pair and even surpass their French cousins in both taste and value. Before we can discuss taste, flavor, quality and value we have to first define what is meant by a sustainable winery. Wine making is first and some say foremost [...]



