July 2008

When the author of a CSA-centric blog is so off-center that she completely, entirely forgets to go make her pick up? Nothing good, I’m certain. I’ll check in with the farmers via email to get the list, and I’ll do a jokers wild farmer’s market shop on Saturday instead. Meanwhile I’ll have [...]

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Is now The Bountiful Harvest. That’s the only change…for now. Watch for breaking news, and someday soon, a new platform. Open source, here we come….

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Seasonal Ingredient Map: “Epicurious has created a handy, interactive map of seasonal produce by state. Select a month, hover over a state, and a list of in-season ingredients is displayed with links to the ingredient descriptions and recipes….
Thanks to Brian the Food Geek (check him out!) I discovered this map of seasonal produce, across the [...]

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Sorry for my absence this week–I’ve had a busy week for everything but cooking, and, apparently, blogging. I worked my second required shift at the farm this week, and again, felt that my contribution was entirely inadequate given how hard the farmers work and how much they give their shareholders. Yes, we pay [...]

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I am swimming, happily, in dark leafy greens. Last night, I needed to make dinner quickly and easily, and had three bunches (2 kale, 1 red chard) threatening to wilt in the fridge. I made a red-cooked chicken using this recipe from Mark Bittman’s wonderful Bitten blog, some basmati rice in the rice [...]

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At the urging of my friend the fabulous foodie (and just about everyone else I know up here) I decided to (finally!) check out the Great Barrington Farmer’s Market this morning. Though there were fewer vendors than I expected, the quality was high–and so was the crowd level. The weekenders are here, folks, and [...]

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*But there’s always a catch. You have to like chili. But if you do like chili–you will likely like this one, even if your preference runs towards the con carne. And–you will use up zucchini, and not even notice you’re eating it. This is also a completely flexible recipe. No [...]

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Delays and disruption are the order of the week around here, with my partner out of town and my kids going full throttle. I did, however, make it to my pick up on Tuesday evening, and it was my turn to work, if you can call the few paltry tidy-up chores I did at [...]

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I think I forgot to sing the praises of those cucumbers (in the foreground) in the original Week 6 post. Haven’t tried them yet, but they look lovely.
On to the squash, which I think (and I have no evidence to support this) is the number one subject of complaint about summer (over)abundance.
Two thoughts, both [...]

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