The first of the apples arrived in the weekly CSA bag. Two to be exact. I love the that the leaf is still attached to this one. Wont be long until we have enough and can enjoy apple and sausage pie.
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A BLT
A as in avocado. Thanks to Lynn at The Actor’s Diet for her suggestion on a new way to put my basil oil to use. I had some purple onion bulbs to use up; I mixed them with avocado, and the basil oil and smashed it all together. It was a delicious replacement for the…
Taking Stock {Basil Oil}
I hate to see good food go bad. I saved a bunch of basil from a sad death via the garbage disposal. We have either been out of town or eating out and have lots of vegetable eating to catch up. I took inventory of the vegetable crisper and made a plan in an effort…
Proactive Cooking
In an attempt to keep up with the vegetable supply, I did some cooking tonight. I still have most of last weeks CSA bag, some of the week before, and we’ll be getting another this week. Then there is the stuff from the garden. I needed to make room and more importantly avoid good food…
Laugh it Off {Pickled Summer Squash}
Were the hell did June go? We have been so busy it seems to have passed me by. Weekends have been jam packed, our next free weekend is Labor Day. Our plans always involve fun, but it still wears me down. Busy weekends also mean less cooking and eating at home. This makes it hard…
Farmer’s Market with a CSA Chaser
I finally got to a farmer’s market this season! I was in search of radishes and possibly some garlic scapes. There was not a ton of produce, most of the market was herbs, vegetable plants for the garden, and flowers. Oh and of course baked goods. What is it about farmer’s markets that they must…
Sunday Supper
With the college boy home this past week, we made a huge dent in the abundance of food in the freezer. We are heading on vacation this week so I didn’t want to do too much grocery shopping since it would all go bad before we returned. This recipe was perfect for using up some…
Gardening on My Mind
Me in My Mom’s Garden With the weather warming up a bit, well expect for last weekend snow storm, I have gardening on my mind. I want to get an early start on planting my garden this year, I got a late start last year. I have tried various spots in the yard over the…
My Fifteen Seconds
Last year about this time I was picking up my first CSA share of meat from Cedar Valley Farms. I was very excited to get started with this, but I wish I had been better prepared to be on film. When I arrived a TV crew was there recording 190 North. They interviewed and filmed…
In Defense of My Food Budget
Reading In Defense of Food gave me a new perspective on the food portion of my budget. Well it gave me a new perspective on a lot of things, the politics behind the food we eat, the real cost of cheap food, eating healthy. In general I battle with the grocery portion of our budget…