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Let’s Buy a Farm

Episode 38: I took notes so you didn’t have to….

today we are talking a little about buying a farm in your 30’s with Linda from Tangerini’s!

Tangerini’s is an incredible farm about 45 mins west of Boston and has a lot going on. They have a great CSA program, ice cream stand, restaurant, event space, PYO throughout the year and so much more. The owners, Linda and Steve, took over this beautiful property in 2019 and have turned an already established farm into an even more vibrant and youthful place. It’s family friendly, relaxing and one of my favorite places close by to get my produce.

When Linda isn’t busy on the farm or being a mom to (soon to be) 2 beautiful kiddos she is also working on a Food Community called Food Quirk! It will go live in a few weeks and it’s a fun, totally inclusive community of food lovers!

A lot of us out there in the world have all day dreamed about a simpler life at times. My husband, Todd, for example always talks about how he wishes he could live in the 1700’s. He loves the idea of going back to a simpler time for a minute. That’s not my day dream, I love flush toilets, not dying at 35 and a being in a period in time where women have rights. But I do love the idea of having a farm for a minute. I know it’s really not for me. I mean I don’t even camp let alone go out at 4am to muck something or pull a weed or whatever you have to do at 4am on a farm.

But my guest today did buy a farm and live out that dream. Her and her husband have had their hands in dirt for sometime now and decided a few years ago to take the plunge and go for it! They bought a 65 acre working fruit and veggie farm about 45 mins outside of Boston all under the age of 40. I think it’s incredible. There are days that I wake up and I have that teenage feeling of “I just don’t wanna” and in my line of work I can afford to have a day or two like that and it won’t make or make my bottom line but I image when you own a farm you have to show up every day and get your hands dirty.

I thought it would be fun to include a few recipes for fruits and veggies that are in season right now. That’s the end of season tomatoes/eggplants, pumpkins, dark greens (kale etc), beets, carrots, butternut squash, etc..

Recipes:

Linda was kind enough to include her spiced Cantaloupe Tea Cake Recipe:

Spiced Cantaloupe Tea Cake

Ingredients:

• 3 cups all-purpose flour

• 1 3/4 tsp cinnamon ground

• 1 1/2 tsp salt

• 1 tsp ginger ground

• 1 tsp baking soda

• 1 tsp baking powder

• 2 cups sugar granulated

• 3 large eggs

• 1 cup vegetable oil

• 2 tsp vanilla extract

• 1 3/4 cups cantaloupe ripe, diced and smashed with a pastry blender (only the flesh)

Directions:

Heat the oven to 350 F degrees. Grease and flour two 5×8 inch loaf pans. Combine the flour, cinnamon, salt, ginger, baking soda, and baking powder in a medium bowl.

With an electric mixer or a whisk, beat the sugar, eggs, oil, and vanilla in a bowl until well blended and slightly frothy. Fold in the grated cantaloupe. Add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture and fold until just blended; don't overmix or your tea cakes will be tough.

Divide the batter between the loaf pans and bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out dry, about 1 hour.

Let cool on a rack, then invert. Serve just slightly warm or at room temperature.

Now go forth and cook/eat some amazing food!!

Beth Fuller is a Boston based Food, Product and Lifestyle Photographer. One of the best ways to support the podcast and Beth is to write a review wherever you listen, like the podcast on your favorite platform and please keep Beth in mind for any photography projects as a gal has got to pay her bills!

If you have a question and want it to be featured on the podcast please email either the question or a voice memo to letsgoonafoodadventure@gmail.com. Are you on instagram? Tag me in your food adventures, @letsgoonafoodadventure. Do you want to work together with food and product photography, drop me a line here!

xoxo

Beth

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A Trip to Cameroon

Episode 37: I took notes so you didn’t have to….today we are talking a little about Cameroon with LaFortune from Mola Foods!

LaFortune is an incredible entrepreneur who has a VERY tasty business with her homemade sauce, spice blends and snacks! And you should pick up her Cameroon Spice blend to kick up your grilled meats, fish and veggies! If you live in Southern New Hampshire pop into her store in Nashua, NH and say hi! She is just a wonderful person and someone I love spending time with.

During our interview we chat about a lot of things. One being Red Palm Oil to cook with, here’s a link to a more in depth explanation of it and here’s where you can pick some up. We also chat about what spices you will need to pick up in order to make some dishes from Cameroon, you can buy them at Mola Foods or your local spice shop. Speaking of spices, Cameroon is known of SPICY food. If you like spicy foods, then this cuisine is so for you! I mean not everything is knock your socks off spicy but the way the dishes are structured the spice really enhances it. So I recommend trying a little of the African pepper sauce below in every dish you make! So grab some habaneros and ghost peppers!

Recipe Ideas

P.s. Here’s the eggplant dish, YOU SHOULD MAKE THIS!!!

Now go forth and cook/eat some amazing food!!

Looking forward to our next chat together! New episodes of the podcast are released every Friday. Just a reminder: The best way to support the podcast is telling all your friends about the podcast, write a review where you listen to your podcasts and keep me in mind for any food or product photography as this is what I do professionally and a gal has to pay her bills! If you have a question and want it to be featured on the podcast please email either the question or a voice memo to letsgoonafoodadventure@gmail.com. Are you on instagram? Tag me in your food adventures, @letsgoonafoodadventure. Do you want to work together with food and product photography, drop me a line here!

xoxo

Beth

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Turkish Food Adventure

Episode 35: I took notes so you didn’t have to….today we are going to Turkey and our tour guide is the amazing Lisa Flores!

Today on the podcast our guest is the incredible Lisa Flores from the Columbus Restaurant Group in Boston, check out their incredible restaurants! And make sure to reach out to her directly if you want to host any private events at any of their restaurants in Boston. Again, they are all incredible!

Lisa has been to Turkey many, many, many times! Below are some of her recommendations of places to check out while visiting Turkey!

A few things to check out in Turkey

Turkish Recipes

If you’d like to help the people of Turkey regarding the wild fires and floods, feel free to go here and donate if you can. Now go forth and cook/eat some amazing food!!

Beth Fuller is a Boston based Food, Product and Lifestyle Photographer. One of the best ways to support the podcast and Beth is to write a review wherever you listen, like the podcast on your favorite platform and please keep Beth in mind for any photography projects as a gal has got to pay her bills!

If you have a question and want it to be featured on the podcast please email either the question or a voice memo to letsgoonafoodadventure@gmail.com. Are you on instagram? Tag me in your food adventures, @letsgoonafoodadventure. Do you want to work together with food and product photography, drop me a line here!

xoxo

Beth

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