Angel Hair Pasta with Goat Cheese & Cherry Tomatoes

Angel Hair Pasta w/ Goat Cheese & Cherry Tomatoes Creamy goat cheese, sweet cherry tomatoes, garlic, olives and fresh basil are warmed by the heat of freshly cooked angel hair pasta. That’s all there is to this wonderful summer pasta recipe with no-cook sauce. Ingredients: 1 pint of cherry tomatoes, halved (if very large, cut them […]

Easy Tart Cherry Pie Filling

Easy Tart Cherry Pie Filling Whether you bake your own pie crust or pick it up from the local supermarket, here is an easy recipe for cherry pie filling using tart cherries found at our roadside stands. (Or pre-order a flat online!) Ingredients: 4 cups fresh, tart cherries 3/4 cup granulated sugar 2 tablespoons lemon juice 1/3 cup cornstarch 2 […]

Easy Tart Cherry Jam

Easy Tart Cherry Jam Tart Cherries are here! Why not try this easy jam recipe? Ingredients: 1 lb of tart cherries (2-3 cups of pitted cherries, chopped) 1.5-2 cups of granulated sugar (depending on how sweet you want your jam to be) Juice from 1 lemon Directions: In a medium-sized, heavy pot, start cooking your […]

Tequila Thyme Spritz

It’s Tequila “thyme”! The perfect warm weather cocktail… tequila, bubbly, and fresh thyme. Ingredients: Directions: Thyme Simple Syrup:

Norman’s Corn & Green Pepper Gratin

by Francesca Patterson This week I’m serving up a little bit of Thanksgiving in July! This soufflé has been a part of our dinner table every November, adding perfect sweetness, crunch, and color to our plates. I was instantly inspired to try it out with the huge, freshly picked green bell peppers and sweet corn […]

Blackberry & Nectarine Crumble Pie

by Francesca Patterson My absolute favorite foods we have at Norman’s markets right now are the blackberries and the yellow nectarines. No competition, these fruits drive me wild. They are tied for their sweetness and perfect tartness, it is impossible to decide which one I like more. On their own, they taste like mother nature’s […]

Risotto Stuffed Tomatoes

by Francesca Patterson Local tomatoes are finally here! Here’s a great dish that mom would love for Mother’s Day, and it’s effortless to execute for those who don’t cook much if mom is usually the one in charge of dinner. One of my favorite recipes to make with juicy, in-season tomatoes is these risotto stuffed […]

Ratatouille Tart

by Francesca Patterson We are now in the thick of midsummer and it is not letting up any time soon. This heat and humidity may not be the most preferred, but it is certainly churning out some beautiful summertime vegetables that can be seen in abundance at the market. All the components of ratatouille were […]