Sorry for skipping my meal plan the past few weeks. I had a couple of weeks of throwing meal-planning caution to the wind and then my mama was in town (more on the food we cooked up coming soon) and then the dishwasher went on a downward spiral. Ay, ay, ay! Needless to say, that … Continue reading »
My neighbor’s tree gave us some of the best loquats that I’ve ever tasted last year and I have been anxiously awaiting for the fruit to turn its perfect golden color. Yesterday was the day! First picking yielded about 5 lbs of fruit. We usually eat through the fruit stash but I am considering putting … Continue reading »
Strangely enough, it is on the quiet weeks that I find my cooking discipline wavering. I seem to want to cozy into the free hours that the calendar holds with a book and some tea and maybe a stash of yarn. So… this week is going to need a little more structure if there is … Continue reading »
Stoked for the large stash that was waiting for us at the market today: Mixed Lettuce Fennel Spinach Beets (and greens) Carrots Bok Choi Grapefruit Oranges Eggs Parsley Kohlrabi Radishes Green Onions Beets and their greens have already been juiced. Spinach went into a quick mid-day batch of spaghetti with pepper and lemon and am … Continue reading »
I suppose it was only a matter of time before the sick from the outside world crept into the house, but this is not how we were hoping to kick off our spring break! Friday night’s aches, led to Saturday fevers and headaches for the 9yo. Ick. I am hoping that the worst of it … Continue reading »
I’m really digging my new approach to the fridge. It’s given me the structure I need to get what we have on hand eaten and enough freedom to take it a day or two at a time. Some of last week’s raw veggies have taken on cooked forms in this week’s Cooked/Prepared List – peppers … Continue reading »
I’ve been reading An Everlasting Meal by Tamara E. Adler the past couple of weeks and it was really nice to spend the weekend thinking about process instead of recipes. I focused on the veggies that came home from the market and went about washing, cooking and storing them right away. I cleared the fridge … Continue reading »
I know that I have absolutely no business posting twice in a day and at nearly 5:00 in the afternoon, but seriously… if the sight of these strawberries in January doesn’t inspire me to post something, than I may not be paying enough attention to the now. They are delicious by the way. If you … Continue reading »
Remember when I processed all those tomatoes back in June? Well… I have 4 pints of crushed tomatoes and an open, half-pint of ketchup left. That is it. I have a long time to go before I can process in large quantities so umm… doing my best not to freak out. Thankfully, there are some tomatoes … Continue reading »
I love that our Saturday morning trips to the farmers’ market have become so engrained that we now bump into folks, recognize faces and notice when someone is missing. This morning was a little quiet because of the grey and rain, but no less lovely. Came home with our CSA stash from Johnson’s Backyard Garden … Continue reading »
