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Being in an organic farm and garden, I feel nourished. And inspired to teach you how to cook from scratch. These days on Zoom, and I look forward to being in person post Covid.

Red bell peppers and red cabbage add color to this garden fresh salad, recalling memories of delicious lunches at my Grandma Charlotte’s, who also was quite colorful with a great sense of [...]

Like many chefs, I love to garden. Growing organic vegetables, berries, tasty herbs, & beautiful flowers nourishes me, and all that come for a Gourmet Getaway. Fresh cut from my garden, the [...]

Fresh picked, from my organic garden, arugula, chives, red Russian kale and lettuce garnished with raw sunflower seeds makes a great first course salad. You can make a composed salad with many [...]

Mediterranean Summer Feast features from my organic garden and community farm fresh organic eggplant, summer squash, kale, garlic, pesto, onions, with French lentils, goat cheese, and edible [...]

Last steps of making vegetarian risotto, adding fresh organic herbs from the garden. Garnish with grated local, grass raised, organic cheese, if you want it. Stock made with some of my winter CSA [...]

This is the first year I grew many of my own organic seedlings. With Covid 19, I was not sure there would be a Farmers Market, where I usually go to buy my plant starts. I learned a lot and [...]

This is a delicious elegant dish. At its heart are sautéed broccoli and onions with Mediterranean herbs. Baked slowly with eggs and feta for a perfect main course. Delightful served hot for [...]

Is it possible to spend hours in the sun protected without using sunscreen. Leslie Cerier, The Organic Gourmet offers cooking and eating tips for thriving in the sun. It has been about 10 years [...]

It’s an experience. Immersed in nature. Come into Leslie’s beautiful natural home, and she will share all that she has gleaned from her lifelong pursuit of health and happiness. Leslie will teach [...]

Warm day, sunny day! Yippeeee! Grateful for all the organic farmers growing great greens this time of year. And of course there is plenty of wild dandelion greens and chives right out the door to [...]

Clusters of puff mushrooms are growing on the wood chips around my organic raspberry patch. Thank you very much mother nature for this free delicious food. Puff mushrooms are like tofu, taking on [...]

Here’s some harvesting tips for fresh herbs with Leslie Cerier, The Organic Gourmet. See Leslie sitting in the organic garden harvesting fresh dill and offering ways to regenerate the plant [...]

Autumn Greetings! Thanks to everyone that took private cooking classes and came out to experience living the super luscious life with me this summer. Stay at my Gourmet Getaway,. I enjoyed [...]

Amherst based cooking instructor, Leslie Cerier shares the art of the 15- minute feast By ANDY CASTILLO Hampshire Gazette, Amherst, MA