Skillet Baked Eggs with Blistered Tomatoes and Feta
One skillet, thirty minutes, and the best possible use of late-summer market tomatoes and farm eggs. Breakfast, lunch, or a very good…
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Recipes, seasonal guides and food business tips from Butter & Sage Market.
Where to Buy Local Food When the Farmers Market Closes for the Season
Your farmers market closes for the season, but the farmers do not. Seven practical ways to keep buying local food all winter,…
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Overnight Sourdough Cinnamon Rolls (Soft, Tangy, and Market-Ready)
Soft, tangy overnight sourdough cinnamon rolls. The cold rise does the work while you sleep — and they hold up beautifully on…
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How to Ship Your Cottage Food Products Without Anything Arriving Broken
Shipping is where cottage food margins quietly die. Here's how to pack jars and baked goods so they survive the mail, and…
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How to Keep Selling After the Farmers Market Season Ends
When the outdoor market closes, your income should not close with it. A practical plan for selling at winter farmers markets, holiday…
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The Market Weekend Prep Plan: How to Bake for Two Markets Without Burning Out
A four-day cottage food baking schedule for vendors doing two markets in one weekend — what to prep ahead, what to bake…
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Apple Cider Braised Chicken Thighs with Cabbage and Apples
One pan, an hour mostly unattended, and a whole fall market haul in it. Apple cider braised chicken thighs with cabbage and…
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Why Local Fruit Tastes Better Than Grocery Store Fruit
It is not nostalgia or marketing. Ripeness at picking, distance, cold storage and shipping-bred varieties explain why local fruit tastes better than…
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Cottage Food Bookkeeping: How to Know If You’re Actually Making Money
A busy market day is not the same as a profitable one. Here's the simple bookkeeping setup that tells you what your…
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The Farmers Market Pepper Guide: Which to Buy for Roasting, Stuffing, and Real Heat
Late summer is peak pepper season and the table is confusing. Here's which peppers to buy for roasting, stuffing, frying, and heat,…
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Fig, Prosciutto and Arugula Flatbread with Hot Honey
Fresh figs have a three-week window and this is the best thing to do with them. Fifteen minutes of work, one hot…
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How to Save Seeds from Your Best Tomatoes and Peppers
The best tomato in your garden this year can be next year's whole crop, for free. Here's how to save tomato and…
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