Vermont Kitchen Supply

10/20/2026

This is fabulous news…
Dr. Bob is adored and respected by the entire community.

If only there was a way for Dr Bob and his family to get back all the time they were robbed of.

Praying that they all can find peace and heal…

Prosecutors dismissed all three misdemeanor counts with prejudice, barring the charges from being filed again.

10/20/2026

With Manchester Fire Department VT – I just made it onto their weekly engagement list by being one of their top engagers! 🎉

10/19/2026

The local leeks are luscious lately.

So many people don’t use them because they are afraid they won’t get the grit out. But it’s super simple to clean leeks.

I cut off the dark green tops, wash them and pop them into the freezer. Next time I make chicken stock, I’ll toss them in. I always have a bag of vegetable peels and rogue ends of carrots etc in a ziplock bag in the freezer. They’re easy to dump into the pot on stock-making day.

Grab some leeks!!! 😋

10/18/2026

Yesterday was about friends. Old and new.

Thanks to my new-ish friends at Canterbury Farm, I was able to get my garlic bed planted.

The seed garlic I planned on using was moldy. Ugh. SOS call to Bill Bazyk: Do you have any seed garlic left? Yes, ma’am. I’ll drop some off. Sigh.

I planted 93 cloves. Eight meandering rows of 15. And three random cloves tucked in. I clearly tamped down the Virgo in me. It felt very random to be so abstract. But it was weirdly okay at the same time.

A few more outdoor chores demanded my attention. I moved through them. Or they through me…

The second half of my day was all about an old friend. As in forever.

Someone asked me how I first met Carol. I replied that there wasn’t ever a time I didn’t know her.

Carol and I shared a birthday. September first. Back in the days of paper calendars, folks would flip to the next month and see our names in the first block and say “Oh, sh*t. It’s Carol’s (or Kerry’s) birthday!!” So Carol and I called ourselves The
Oh-Sh*tters Club. We cracked ourselves up. And never forgot each other’s birthday. Ever.

She was a healer.

Carol helped me through some of the most agonizing times of my life. I would be a puddle on the floor and somehow she would scrape me up. Carol was convinced that the most horrible situations could be handled after a crispy tuna melt, a soak in her hot tub and a strong hug.

She wasn’t wrong.

Yesterday we said see-ya-later to a woman who did so much for so many. To a sister who was generous of spirit. And to the cool Auntie who idolized her nieces and their spouses. To a friend who would drop everything to pull you out of darkness.

I still have so much to say to and learn from Carol.

The night before she passed, Carol advised her niece’s husband (who considered her a mentor and friend) to practice gratitude.

Wise words from Wise Hands.

10/17/2026

OHMYGOD!!! Look at this little nugget!!!

I always love and appreciate when you send me pics of how you use your VERMONT COOK STICK….but, this is my favorite of all time…

Etjen’s Nana is part of the VKS family. Naturally she gifted her son and daughter-in-law a .

Older brother Haris bakes with Nana all the time and is expert at using the VCS. Etjen is not quite ready to help in the kitchen but that didn’t stop him from finding yet another use for our favorite tool.

Please don’t stop showing us how you use your Vermont Cook Stick. But I don’t think anyone can get close to the cuteness factor of this beautiful baby using it for teething. 💗

10/16/2026

10/16/2026

We only have one left.
First person to come in or call with a CC takes it. No holds, please.

The Vitamix FOODCYCLER makes plant food out of kitchen waste in hours. The carbon filter keeps it odorless. Drop in your veggie scraps and fruit cores. The FoodCycler will pulverize them to less than half of their original volume.

As winter pushes in, wouldn’t it be nice to not have to empty the compost bucket every other day???

It’s genius. Really. And made by VITAMIX. Boom.

Was $599
Now $449 - final sale.

10/15/2026

We heard you!!

We were constantly getting asked for butcher’s paper. Year round but mostly during hunting season.

People were always surprised and disappointed that we didn’t carry butcher paper.

But we have it now!!

This medium thickness weight won’t fall apart from meat juices or oil. And it still allows the meat to breathe unlike cellophane and foil. Perfect for splitting apart bulk purchases. Or for butchering a deer.

I have friends who put butcher paper on the table when their kids are working on crafts projects. It’s hearty enough for the messiest artist.

10/14/2026

There’s a hundred variations of this recipe showing up on my social media.

While each poster has a slightly different take on it, all the Broccoli Cottage Cheese Bake recipes use the same basic ingredients:

Broccoli
Cottage cheese
Eggs
Shredded cheese

This high protein meal is super simple to make. But there’s one shortcut that I am going to warn you not to take.

DON’T BUY/USE PRE-SHREDDED CHEESE!!!!

Shredded cheese sold in plastic bags is coated with potato starch and powdered cellulose (wood pulp). Not wanting to ingest wood pulp should be reason enough to skip the shredded cheese section.

The other reason to grate it yourself is that bagged shredded cheese does not melt as well. It is dry and flat. It doesn’t get
ooey-gooey. It can’t.

So buy yourself a box grater and a block of cheese. You’ll wind up with a healthier, meltier and cheaper cheese.

My other piece of advice is a more expensive one. But an Emile Henry baking dish is a game changer. The burgundy clay coaxes the deliciousness out of everything you make. I know it sounds impossible but it’s entirely true. I promise. Ditch the cheap glass casserole dish and step up to Emile Henry. C’est fabuleux!!! 🇫🇷

10/13/2026

Nobody beats our beets!! 😂

This is the third (and final) harvest of these bodacious beauties.

We eat the greens all season long. I love them sautéed quickly with garlic and red pepper flakes and tossed in with baby potatoes. Beet greens taste earthy - not unlike their underground partners.

I didn’t get around to pickling anything this year. I’m not sure what happened to the summer but P**F, it’s gone.

Roasted beets are a fave in our house. A little EVOO, rice w**e vinegar and S&P and you’re done.

Goat cheese or feta and pistachios make it a hearty meal.

I’ll miss having a jar of pickled beets at the ready this winter. But I’m so happy to be eating beets for days…