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Recently I stopped by Holbrook Farm and to my delight they had just received their first delivery of these beautiful, delicious, local mushrooms.
Got a ton of summer squash? This is delicious and a great way to combine the scores of fresh produce we have rolling in over here. It also is a wonderful way to use those fresh herbs we’ve got growing in large pots just outside the kitchen door. This dish is much more beautiful … Read more
As you’ve been hearing, our CSA is wonderful. This vegetable, received today, is an object of art!
I have made hard-boiled eggs for years and haven’t had trouble peeling them until recently. I then learned that eggs which aren’t as fresh peel easier and I realized that now that I’m buying organic and local eggs they are too fresh for pretty peeling. Are you also frustrated with lumps of egg clinging … Read more
Our 15 year old daughter works on this CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) at New Pond Farm, and we get a share. Above is one week’s worth, a couple weeks ago. Today, when I went to pick up my daughter, I took the photos below of the packing process. Below, you can see the 20 bins … Read more
We love sprouted pea shoots and splurge sometimes on yummy sunflower shoots. But these are expensive, so this spring we bought a bunch of seed and have been…
Today I studied the chart below which is actually old news, put out in 2009. You may think you are supporting smaller, whole foods corporations, but…
Here is some fodder for abstract paintings… Cut one in half and it is a completely different experience of pattern and shape. Inspiration and beauty are every where!
Today was the first time I’ve been to the Farmer’s Market all year since between our garden and our weekly CSA haul we have been inundated with seasonal produce. But there is nothing like a lovely Saturday morning at the farmer’s market, and it was good to be back. In the bottom photo you can … Read more
These facts are lifted right off one of the websites I shared with you yesterday. If you want to see backup sources for these facts, click here. Food for thought? Ninety percent of Americans make less in real dollars than they did in 1973 – on average $4,000 less. The wealthiest 400 Americans now control … Read more
Not particularly spicy but very interesting, this fascinating vegetable was grown in a pottery friend’s garden. After you peel off the paper, they look like a tomato. We roasted ours, making delicious salsa verde for some awesome nachos. Give them a try if you ever have the opportunity!
The Swiss chard has done really well in the garden this year. We’ve eaten so much of it! It is beautiful, as you can see here.
The tomatoes are coming in fast. They are so lovely and delicious. Here see them on the vine, picked in piles, in a salad with bermuda onion, cucumber and pesto, and being dried in the drier. Tomorrow we’ll try making “tomato leathers” (like fruit roll-ups) and will again make yummy roasted tomatoes (see here). What … Read more
We’ve got purple potatoes, purple beans, and purple cabbage. It’s quite fun after all the green we’ve eaten…
I don’t usually buy cookbooks, unless I find ones I want at library sales. Usually I check out cookbooks from the new books collections of libraries and find a couple recipes worth trying, which I copy into my ever-expanding collection. Similarly, I checked out this book, but before I had looked at one quarter of … Read more
Don’t you love fresh local & organic fruit when it’s in season? What did we do with this many strawberries? First, 4.5 quarts were sliced thin and put in our dryer overnight. These sumptuously delicious bits make great snacks on long car trips or on strenuous hikes. (See in the photo how compressed they become … Read more
