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Also locavore paprika available seasonally from Falls Brook Organic farm, Lyme, CT 860 434 4324.

Thanks! Gonna try the kale chips tomorrow..many suggestions a tad too wintery for this finally nice weather but I'll take them all under advisement, esp. the risotto, cabbage salad and lentil combo.

In the Northeast at least, you better get ready to use roasted red peppers, rather than 'maters, in your caprese. With farmers (esp. organic farmers) loosing nearly half their crops to the blight, it'll be hard to find and afford the Big Reds we all wait all year for. I'm glad I have a variety of cherry tomatoes coming now in my deck pots.

For a way local Valencay, try Rainbeau Ridge Mont Vivant ( www.rainbeauridge.com), made in Bedford Hills, NY. Bloomy rind, creamy pate, deep flavor. All of Lisa Schwartz' cheeses capture the freshness of milk in an extraordinary way. No acidulated tang...no goatiness at all. Amazing on a homemade pizza, with spring salads or the June crop of berries.