Iris and Honey is a food and lifestyle blog with an emphasis on local farms and businesses in Central PA.
Have you ever smelled the deliciousness of mushrooms cooking on the stovetop only to be disappointed by the taste and texture of how they turn out? Yeah, me, too. Pennsylvania is home to the Mushroom Capital of the World, Kennett Square, so of course I’ve got to show you some…
Last Friday I went to the PA Open Air Farmers Market with my dad. There are plenty of farmers and vendors selling produce, flowers, baked goods, sauces, ice cream, and other food. I bought wine, bbq sauce, shortcake, green beans, cucumbers, and mushrooms. Dad and I made sweet pickles with…
In honor of National Mushroom Day, which is today, October 15, I made Mushroom Swiss Burgers. Plot twist: the mushrooms are in the burger! Local ingredients in this burger are: the ground beef, which is from Valley Vista Acres, the Swiss cheese which is from Apple Valley Creamery, the buns,…
This week’s CSA was pretty light due to the weather. I received an acorn squash, tomatoes, apples, green peppers, and eggplants. I kept the acorn squash, tomatoes, apples, and one of the eggplants. I gave all the peppers and the bigger eggplant to my co-worker. Though the CSA was not…