Ideas for Avocados

This supercharged fruit is not only good for your skin, but also for your entire body. They are filled to the brim with vitamin B,E, and K in addition to fiber and potassium. We just love avocados! There are thousands of uses for this summery, green fruit. Here are a few of our favorites: Grill avocados [...]

Two Fun Food Ideas

For your Monday morning, we wanted to share two fun food ideas for your wedding reception or next event! How many of you grew up with pop tarts as a breakfast treat? Of course we know how bad they are for us, but we’ve taken them for a spin. The possibilities are endless. For example, [...]

X-Rated Cupcakes

Now that we have your attention, let me explain! Cupcakes have certainly made a huge come back in the past few years, sometimes trumping the traditional wedding cake in many instances. It’s time to take the generic cupcake to an adult level of goodness. Use your imagination. Here are some ideas to help you get [...]

Easy Spring Meal Idea

Here is an easy and delicious way to serve lamb this Spring! Individual rounds of Naan bread or miniature pizza crusts make for a wonderful blank canvas for you to turn into an artful, delicious meal. Brown up some ground Lamb and mix in a few pine nuts just before removing from heat. Spread the [...]

New Herbs for the Planter Boxes at Accomac Inn

This past weekend, we had the pleasure of attending the Pennsylvania Herb & Garden Festival at The York Expo Center. We made our way around the crowed room, which was stocked full of fresh, locally-grown herbs of every kind. Our goal was to purchase edible plants for the planter boxes at the Accomac Inn and [...]

Turn up the Heat on Your Hors D’oeuvres

With summer quickly approaching, I start to think about all of the intense flavors at our disposal. For some reason I’m drawn to spicy food in the summer time and I find myself looking for ways to introduce Southwestern flavors to my guests without knocking them over with heat. Here are a few suggestions: *Quesadillas [...]

New Take on Spuds

We have Organic Norland Red Potatoes, Organic Kennebec Potatoes, and Organic Yukon Gold Potatoes slated for the garden this year. Take a few new twists into consideration the next time you have spuds on your plate. Aside from wonderful light salads for the summer, mashed potatoes will always be a standard favorite.  Wasabi kicks them [...]

Ideas for Using Fresh Herbs in Your Cooking

Ahhh Spring! We are loving the change of seasons particularly because of the growing season and our own fresh produce we will be able to offer! To give you an update on the Accomac Garden – it is all plotted and ready for mid-April planting of carrots and kale. Further plantings will take place in [...]

St. Patty’s Day Dessert

On March 4th, we had the privilege of being one of the caterers creating a dish for the York St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee’s “There’s Guinness In It” fund raising event. If you missed the event, it was a great time!  You can read about it in a previous post here. Our dessert (which needed [...]

Flavor Forecast: Top 10 Flavor Pairings for 2011

We’re loving these interesting flavor combinations forecasted to be the top pairings for 2011. Incorporate these into your cocktails, dishes, events & wedding receptions! Fennel and Peri-Peri sauce- A rush for the senses with counterpoints of cool and fiery. Pickling Spices & Rice Vinegar- Chef Andre pickled vegetables are a great example of these flavors. [...]