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 [...]

Guide to Fresh Herbs

Ed Matthews is the  Chef/Owner of One Block West Restaurant in Winchester, Virginia. Chef Matthews shares our commitment to choosing fresh produce and creating locally-driven menus. (Be sure to visit his blog for musings about eating seasonally!)  For that reason, he has put together a fantastic e-book on cooking with 11 common fresh herbs. As [...]

Breakfast Pizza Ideas

It’s the weekend! Happy Friday to all. This weekend, treat yourself to some breakfast pizza! This works especially great if you are entertaining house guests. Pick up a thin whole wheat pizza crust from your local grocer (or make on if you have the time!) Top it with organic scrambled eggs, Fresh Sausage from Twin [...]

What’s Going on at Accomac Inn

This winter, Chef Andre and all of us at Accomac Inn are working very diligently to continue bringing you the freshest ingredients possible. Listen to this audio file of Chef Andre talking about what’s going on at Accomac Inn and our fresh approach in the wintertime: Chef Andre dishes!

Spring and Summer Wedding Trends

For many of you who get engaged this holiday season, it can be difficult to get your head into another season while planning your wedding. This is assuming we’re talking about a spring and summer wedding. A new trend  next year will be organic popsicle treats using seasonal produce to make luscious flavors like salted [...]

Brussel Sprouts Makeover

We all know that Brussel Sprouts are good for you, but for some they are just not palatable at all! Here are three great ways to disguise these little devils. Before you stop reading, maybe these health benefits will be enough to entice you to give them a try. (These health benefits are from Cookinglight.com) [...]

Cooking with Root Veggies

In a recent blog post on Susquehanna Style Magazine’s website, Keely Childers Heany wrote about eating fresh and local even as we go into these cold winter months. She includes numerous recipes for utilizing seasonal root veggies and tips on how to cook with these somewhat “lesser known” items. We wanted to repeat one of [...]

Farm to Table Dinner- Beginning Stages

Over the course of the past week or so, we have started planning the beginning stages of an Outstanding in the Field Farm to Table Dinner. We thought about the possibility of doing an event like this down the road, but after reading about other similar dinners across the country and communicating on Twitter about [...]