A Spring Treat: Homemade Chive Pasta with Smoked Salmon and Greens

The ice is out of Joe’s Pond! That means spring is really here in Vermont.  There are signs of spring everywhere! Flowers are starting to bloom, the birds have all returned, including the Lake Champlain seagulls that spend a week or so feasting on bugs in the hayfields after snow melt. Now we can declare…

Jacob’s Cattle Beans with Pasta and Greens

I love a bowl of beans! We grew up with Mom’s baked beans, a staple side at every family gathering, and often a weeknight supper. We also loved her creamy stewed yellow-eyed beans, cooked with salt-pork and served with milk to add an even creamier finish.       I’ve cooked just about every bean I could find…