Honey Caramelized Pear, Burrata, & Arugula Salad
The Perfect Salad to Eat During a Snowstorm
I love winter — I really do. For several years my family lived on the West Coast; from the Deserts of Southern California through the majestic redwoods, up into the great Pacific Northwest. Life was great in all those special places but what lacked was a truly snowy and wonderfully cold winter. So we traveled cross country to make Vermont our new home.
Vermont is a great state that has always occupied a very special place in my heart. I first came to Vermont in 1984 to attend the now-defunct New England Culinary Institute. It was a time of great growth and exploration in my life. I was consumed with becoming a chef. I spent as much time immersed in heady books like Le Répertoire de la Cuisine or Jacques Pepin’s classic ‘La Technique’ as I did swimming in the frigid deep pools of Bingham Falls. In my off time, I explored the back roads and fell in love with the old dairy farms that dot the Vermont landscape.
Fun Fact: There is 1 cow for every 3.8 people
There is much to love about the Green Mountain State; over 70% of the state is forested, the…
