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Tara Bellucci

The Preservation Kitchen

by Tara Bellucci
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Preserving the season is the most fun part of this food life, but my pantry is overflowing with jams, pickles, spices and sauces. If I’m not gifting these jars, I’m searching for recipes to use them up throughout the year. Tara’s found a beautiful book to help us all do just that. Now, pass that

Mulled Apple Cider Jelly & Cookbook Giveaway

by Tara Bellucci
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It’s the most, wonderful time, of the year (in my best sing-songy voice)…the Eat Boutique Holiday Market, of course! It is just around the corner (Sunday, December 9!) and to get us all in the Holiday Market spirit we’ll be writing a series of posts about the makers and authors joining us for the event.

Orange Vanilla Simple Syrup

by Tara Bellucci
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Homemade simple syrup is the home cook’s secret weapon. A little sugar, water and fruit infusion is so simple to make and will knock the socks off your friends and family. I have several syrups in my fridge at any given time, as it’s a great way to use over-ripe fruit. This creamsicle concoction from

Giardiniera – Italian Pickled Vegetables

by Tara Bellucci
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With another monthly food swap on the calendar, Tara got busy creating an updated version of one of her childhood favorites:  Italian pickled vegetables.  She took a store-bought family staple and made a delicious homemade replica that I know would be gobbled up at my next backyard soiree.  What family food memory has inspired you

Wicked Good Barbecue

by Tara Bellucci
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I like to be surrounded by cookbooks.  I let them pile up and inspire me.  Digging in to a new one or leafing through an old favorite make me equally happy.  They are a rainy day comfort, I can pick one up before bed, heck, some even make great beach reads.  And this one –

Strawberry Rhubarb Jam & a “Swapiversary” Party

by Tara Bellucci
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I’m thrilled to help Boston Food Swap celebrate it’s one year mark on June 21, which they’ve aptly dubbed the one year swapiversary.  Organizations like this,  founded to give local food lovers a place to swap abundant homemade, homegrown or foraged food, have a special place in my heart and my kitchen. -Maggie Last June,

Fava Bean Spread with Mint & Preserved Lemon

by Tara Bellucci
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Last month Tara introduced us to  Boston Food Swap,  an organization she co-founded that lets local food lovers swap abundant homemade, homegrown or foraged food.   At this month’s event  she swapped homemade batches of fava bean spread.  She tells us there’s been quite a bounty on hand recently: jams and pancetta to smoked fish,

Ramp Pesto and Pickled Ramps

by Tara Bellucci
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Looking for some new twists this ramp season? Thanks to our new contributor Tara, we are now well versed in a pickled and pureed version of this early spring vegetable that let us savor it for much longer. She makes the increasingly popular ramps so appealing that they were a top trade at a recent

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