Seared Halibut, Mussels, Slow Cooked Onions & Normandy Cider

Matt Wright of Wrightfood creates a Northwest version of the classic Normandy cider and fish stew using halibut.

Watch the video for a prep to plating view of creating the dish, meet Matt’s dear friend, Normandy Cider, and then visit the Wrightfood blog for recipe details. Enjoy the lovely photos (courtesy of Matt himself), and explore the site for other recipes that would pair extremely well with cider, the seafood and home cured charcuterie sections are good places to start.

Pomological Art: Rhode Island Greening 1916

United States of Cider is featuring images from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection.

Beautiful images, and interesting details regarding variety, location collected, and artist who created. More images posted on tumblr.

Attribution: “U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705”

Rhode Island Greening

Malus domestica: Rhode Island Greening

Artist: Steadman, Royal Charles, b. 1875
Scientific name: Malus domestica
Common name: apples
Variety: Rhode Island Greening
Physical description: 1 art original : col. ; 17 x 25 cm.
Specimen: 88085
Year: 1916
Notes on original: Apple purchased in market
Date created: 1916-03-30

CIder52: A Cider A Week

Part of our 2013 Year of Cider campaign here at United States of Cider is

Cider52, or A Cider A Week.

One new cider featured each week. Tasting, profile, or pairing.

Cider52.

A Cider A Week.

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Daily Cider, or Cider365

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United States of Cider is campaigning to make 2013 The Year of Cider.

We intended to bring you one cider post or tweet, each day, everyday, throughout 2013.

Daily Cider.

Cider365.

 

2013 Declared The Year of Cider !

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United States of Cider Declares 2013 The Year of Cider !

Our Goals for 2013:

Drink More Cider.

Endeavour to Spread the Word of Cider.

Do our part to Explore, Evangelize, Advocate, Educate, and Imbibe – All in the Name of CIder.

Favorite ciders of 2012 ?

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Just a few of the ciders we liked in 2012:

  • Bad Seed Cider Company’s ciders with beer inspired profiles – (sampled at The New Amsterdam Market Hard Cider Revival).
  • West County’s Belle de Boskoop – a bright, tart, cider featuring its namesake – an heirloom Dutch apple.
  • Breezy Hill Orchard’s Hudson Valley Farmhouse Cider – THE perfect candidate for Breakfast Cider, fresh, unfiltered and lively.

United States of Cider wants to know what your cider discoveries were in 2012 ?

Hello Cider!

We Like Cider.

We blog about cider here at United States of Cider. We tweet about cider @HelloCider! You can find us on tumblr now and again, and frequently at a cider tap somewhere in the greater New York City area.

If you have cider intel please feel free to leave a comment, a tweet, or email us at unitedstatesofcider @ gmail dot com.