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Welcome to Seasons in Vermont.  I’m Lisa- a cook, recipe developer and photographer with a passion for food, wine and the bounty of my beloved state. This site is a place where I share all things food and drink, including recipes and travel experiences from Vermont and well beyond. I love developing new recipes, experimenting with flavors and new ingredients and then photographing it all.  All photographs on this site are taken by me. My online portfolio includes food, garden and travel photography and you can see it here: lisacassellarms.com

Vermont is a food and wine lovers’ paradise and a destination for the best in culinary experience.  From its verdant and fertile farmland, regional food specialties are emerging. We have an abundant selection of locally raised meats, poultry, produce, and fruits, as well as world-class artisanal cheeses, award-winning spirits, ciders, beers and wine.

I’ve been cooking for friends and family for years- having discovered my joy of cooking in a tiny New York City apartment while in college at NYU.  With a career background in marketing, advertising and design, I’ve expanded my passion for food, wine, cooking and travel with experience in catering, recipe development with a variety of cooking education sprinkled throughout.

For 8 years I was part of the team at Shelburne Vineyard, a beautiful, lush, boutique winery on the shores of Lake Champlain. The folks there are a dedicated and talented bunch who have a passion for excellence and a love of Vermont, it’s land and community. There I’ve had the opportunity to learn more about all aspects of wine, winemaking, and the natural affinity of food and wine produced from the same northern terroir.  I’ve also become a bit of a grape evangelist- taking every opportunity to extoll the virtues of a new generation of cold hardy grapes that are revolutionizing winemaking in cold climates like Vermont.

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I’ve written a cookbook, Seasons in A Vermont Vineyard: The Shelburne Vineyard Cookbook, which won an Independent Publisher’s Award and is now in it’s second edition, published by Arcadia Publishing, The History Press. It’s available online, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Costco, and in bookstores and gift shops in and around Vermont.  It’s a celebration of northern varietal wine and the bold flavors that pair well with it.  I invite you to take a look, try some recipes and get a taste of our little slice of heaven that is VT.  Thanks for visiting.

~ Lisa Cassell-Arms

PRESS and EVENTS:

This is What the World’s Great Winemakers are Cooking ~ FORBES

Burlington Free Press Summer Reading Picks

Fresh New England – Interview

Shelburne News Cookbook Award

WCAX Books Over Breakfast

Valley News

Seven Days

Slow Food Vermont

Business People Vermont

June 22, 2017 – Phoenix Books, Burlington – Book Launch!  7pm

July 8, 2017 – Northshire Books, Manchester VT – Book talk and tasting! 5pm

July 15, 2017 – Bear Pond Books, Stowe – Book signing! 1pm

July 28-30, 2017 – Bookstock, Woodstock VT – Book fair signing and sale

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The ups and downs of life 😆 . . #stilllife #nar The ups and downs of life 😆
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This is the beautiful #villabalbianello on Lake Co This is the beautiful #villabalbianello on Lake Como. I took this photo in 2019 which seems like ages ago. 
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#lakecomo #italia #beautifulitaly #monochromatic #armchairtravel #landscapelovers #moviestills
It’s monochromatic outside but inside the colors It’s monochromatic outside but inside the colors are rosy. Pears always make such a pretty still life. These will be made into a pear and beet salad with Gorgonzola and hazelnuts 🍐
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Kitchen still life with olive oil and pomegranate Kitchen still life with olive oil and pomegranate
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I like to have pomegranates around this time of ye I like to have pomegranates around this time of year, mostly to sprinkle their jewel-like seeds on everything from couscous to salads, but also just to just sit around looking gorgeous so I can take pictures of them 🙌🏼
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Like most of us, I’m looking forward to putting Like most of us, I’m looking forward to putting 2020 in the rear view mirror. To usher out this heinous year, here are some of my favorite landscapes from the past 12 months, places that have been a quiet refuge during challenging times. I wish you all a healthy and happy 2021! Xo
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Duck blind . . . Duck blind
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Excited to have my triptych “Aide Memoire” in Excited to have my triptych “Aide Memoire” in the @griffinmuseum Winter Solstice Members Show. Check out all the artists and their work on the website
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Aide Memoire, archival pigment print 2020, $250. Contact the museum for purchase. Proceeds to benefit the Griffin Museum, with the artist making an additional $100 donation to the Garden Conservancy
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Entrance to the beautiful (and kind of eerie) Rave Entrance to the beautiful (and kind of eerie) Raven Ridge natural preserve.  A diverse habitat with caves, vernal pools, marshes and forest. What an unbelievable place. How could I have lived in Vermont for so long and not have been here!? Swipe to see beaver lodge and bat cave 🦇
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