Food and Wine

A Taste of St. Croix Introduces Online Ticket Sales

Gregory Norris — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 19:15:49 -0400

A Taste of St. Croix Inc. and the St. Croix Food and Wine Experience Committee announce online ticket sales are now available for the 13th annual A Taste of St. Croix for the USVI market.

Guest Chef Slow Down Dinner Features Chefs Kaza and O’Brien

Gregory Norris — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 17:18:15 -0400

Ridge to Reef Farm presents the next guest chef slow down dinner, featuring Chef Nugust Kaza and Chef Tamla O’Brien, will begin at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 23.

Guest Chef for the Slow Down at Ridge to Reef Farm Is Chef Tahirah Abu-Bakr

Gregory Norris — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 02:28:55 -0400

Chef Tahirah is known across the land and sea for her daring tastes and creativity deriving from her personal communication with fresh food. Master chef for over 30 years, she draws from her knowledge of fine southern, nouvelle-farm cuisine executed in a Caribbean style true to island style.

Ridge to Reef Farm Celebrates With Smokey's Farmland Band

Gregory Norris — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 12:02:03 -0400

Help welcome the 2013 season at Ridge to Reef Farm as Smokey's Farmland Band launches their third straight St. Croix New Year's Tour on the VISFI Community Center lawn.

Ridge to Reef Farm Offers Community Supported Agriculture Shares

Gregory Norris — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 21:34:21 -0400

Ridge to Reef Farm has announced the opening of shares for its 2013 Winter Season Community Supported Agriculture program (CSA). St. Croix, St Thomas and St. John are now open for registrations.

V.I. Sustainable Farm Institute Announces Community Supported Agriculture

Gregory Norris — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 20:13:48 -0400

For those who like a weekly delivery of fresh, lovingly grown certified organic food from right here in the Virgin Islands, now is their chance, by becoming a member in the territory’s original Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program.

Voracious Vegetarian: WTF And How I Prepared It -- CSA Part II

Shaun Pennington — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 21:15:22 -0400

Quite often the CSA bag that comes from Ridge to Reef Farm on St. Croix includes an item referred to as What’s That Food – WTF.

Voracious Vegetarian: How I Used My CSA, Part I

Shaun Pennington — Sun, 10 Jun 2012 20:45:39 -0400

I am accustomed to acquiring the ingredients I want to use for specific recipes, so being a new shareholder in Ridge to Reef Farm’s CSA (community supported agriculture) I found myself staring blankly at the eggplant and okra in this week’s CSA bag.

Guest Chef Slow Down Dinner Features Chef Keith Weitzman

Gregory Norris — Sun, 20 May 2012 16:48:30 -0400

Ridge to Reef Farm / Virgin Islands Sustainable Farm Institute’s long-time friend and extraordinaire Chef Keith Weitzman will be back on land for a special night of farm-to-tableculinary creativity.

Buy a Share of a Certified Organic Farm Through Community Supported Agriculture

Gregory Norris — Mon, 14 May 2012 14:40:01 -0400

Ridge to Reef Farm at VISFI offers its second Community Supported Agriculture season for 2012, starting May 30.Buy a share in the territory’s only certified organic farm and reap the benefits of investing in local food for family and the island community.

Tickets On Sale for St. Croix Food and Wine Experience Events

Gregory Norris — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 17:39:16 -0400

Ticket Sales for A Taste of St. Croix begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 31.

VISFI Offers Ridge to Reef Sustainable Farming Pathways Course

Gregory Norris — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 04:59:10 -0400

The Virgin Islands Sustainable Farm Institute’s Ridge to Reef Sustainable Farm offers a winter course, Empowering Community, which is meant to present to participants some of the physical and social skills needed for organic community empowerment and to help them realize and shape a nurturing place.

Voracious Vegetarian: Spicy Tofu Chickpea Curry

BillCurry — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 19:46:02 -0400

Spicy Tofu Chickpea Curry is an easy, filling dish that can change people’s minds about tofu, if it is prepared with love and care.

Voracious Vegetarian: Black Bean Dip

BillCurry — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 14:14:48 -0400

The black bean dip I have revised over the years from a recipe I originally found in "Moosewood Kitchen Cooks at Home," is a big favorite in our house.

Creque Dam Farm Taking Reservations for Slow Down Dinner Experiences

Gregory Norris — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:34:07 -0400

The Creque Dam Farm staff invites the public to its Slow Down Dinner Experience, featuring six courses of their certified organic produce and locally-sourced meat or fish. The next Slow Downs are Saturday, March 20 and Sunday, March 21.

Potato Stuffing Recipe for Carter Clan

David McCracken — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 09:15:35 -0400

Former President Jimmy Carter tried some Crucian style potato stuffing recently and was impressed, asking for a recipe. Here's one version.

Voracious Vegetarian’s Sweaty Vegetables With Goat Cheese

BillCurry — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:34:49 -0400

Perusing one of my many cookbooks a month or so ago when I was obsessing about opening a vegetarian restaurant, I came across a repeated reference to "sweating" vegetables. I had never heard of "sweating vegetables." So what do we do?

The Voracious Vegetarian’s Hummus

Shaun Pennington — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:13:23 -0400

Made with chick peas, also known as garbanzo beans, hummus is a versatile dish that is traditionally served with pita points, but is equally appetizing as a stand-alone side dish, or sandwich filler.

Changing Times, Changing Wines…

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 04:38:11 -0400

Well, the holidays are over, and the healing has begun. Here we are at the open door of 2009 looking in and wondering, "will this be a better year than 2008?" The truth is: who knows? These are certainly Interesting times.

Island Seasonings: Holiday Drink Recipes

Mon, 29 Dec 2008 00:32:07 -0400

Christmas time is upon the Virgin Islands until Three Kings Day and, as everywhere, food and drink traditions are a big part of what makes the holiday spirit. In the territory and on other Caribbean islands, Christmas is guavaberry time.