Join Rebecca Courchesne, chef and co-owner of Frog Hollow Farm, for an evening of locally-grown, organic deliciousness. Learn how to incorporate locally-grown, preserved fruits into winter dishes. Menu to include Sparkling Cocktails (virgin variety), Roast Pork Chops with Pear Sauce, Pan-Roasted Turkey Breast with Plum Sauce and a surprise Peach-themed dessert.
OK, I’ll admit it right off. In 8 months cooking for the Rolling Stones on a tour of America, through every major city including stadiums, arenas and clubs, I never once saw Mick, Keith, Ron or Charlie eat a pear. Mushy peas, bangers and mash, steak and kidney pie, bacon and butter sandwiches, yes. Pears or fruit in general, no. And as long as I’m starting out with a confession I’ll also admit I wasn’t THE chef for the Stones. I cooked white fish and rice for Mick, made Sheppard’s Pie for Keith, a salad or two for Charlie and opened at least one pack Camels for Ron but there were nearly a dozen of us pumping out food for the band, the wanna-bes, hangers-on and the 15-20 friends we would sneak back stage each show to add to the festivities.
Here’s wonderful fall appetizer or lunch dish. Serve with a crisp green salad.
The Vice Minister of Commerce from the People’s Republic of China, Mr. Jiang Yaoping, visited Frog Hollow Farm today. His agenda? No, not the peaches…. not the cherries either. He was impressed with our pears – but the main reason for his visit had to do with eCommerce and Frog Hollow Farm’s model for selling our legendary fruit online.
By Zenchef
I was thrilled to receive a box of Warren Pears from Frog Hollow Farms this week. I’ve been a big fan of theirs and a long time customer and when they asked me to make a pear recipe, i couldn’t refuse. After all, my ultimate goal in life is to become like Farmer Al, the cool dude who runs the farm, overall and all (pun intented).
Just when I thought I’d had the best pear I’d ever eaten—the ‘Warren’—I ate a Taylor’s Gold pear.
Greek mythology considers the pear a fruit of the gods; the ancient Chinese believed that the pear was a symbol of immortality. Alice Waters and her team of world class chefs at Chez Panisse also treat the pear in high regard. When pears are in season, you’ll often find Frog Hollow Farm’s Warren pears featured in Chez Panisse’s famed Fruit Bowl and their mouth watering desserts. To celebrate the arrival of our pear season, I headed down to Chez Panisse to witness their love for our Warren pears in person.
You can have your supermarket Barletts and d’Anjous, I’ll take a Frog Hollow Farm Warren pear any day of the week.
Everyone should have this easy, delicious anytime cake in their kitchen repertoire. You can use any stone fruit with this. Right now, we love it with dainty white Opal peaches.
Here’s a great appetizer idea using our peaches! Tweet or send us your pictures!
Right on time with the summer solstice, our slurpy-tangy Santa Rosa plums tell you that summer has truly arrived on the farm. The Santa Rosa, as you might have guessed from the name, is one of the true stars bred by famed California horticulturist Luther Burbank at his plant-breeding research center in Santa Rosa.
Just received a great dessert idea from Frog Hollow Farm friend, Diana Fredrich. Here’s another great way to use our Frog Hollow Farm fruit!
Looking for other ways to enjoy our amazing Bing cherries? Here’s a great recipe from Frog Hollow Farm’s Stephanie J. Rosenbaum.