August 2008

In trying to plan for today’s tomato party, I came to a realization: I can’t play favorites when it comes to the love apple. I have never turned up my nose at a tomato, save a really mealy, really big-agriculture-mass-market tasteless and sad specimen decorating a salad at a bad restaurant. Anything farm [...]

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I made it to the pickup yesterday, after missing two weeks in a row, the first due to absentmindedness, and second due to a detour to Maine. But we’re back, and so’s the glory of the farm. Romaine lettuce, eggplant, cucumbers, bell peppers, garlic, carrots and ah, tomatoes. The carrots were well-timed, [...]

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I’m a little late in joining up with Deb and Margaret, but that won’t keep me from posting. I am one of the people who loves, loves, loves green beans. My kids gag at the sight of them, and my husband pushes them around his plate, except when I serve him this warm [...]

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No one has much of a reason to leave the Hudson Valley in the summertime. And yet, many of us do just that. We find ourselves drawn towards even bigger waters: the Cape, an Island or three, or in my case, Maine. In a few days, we depart for a brief visit with [...]

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My friend Cupcake Show (she has a real name, but I so like her nom de blog) spent part of her weekend doing something I’ve never done and cannot wait to do–making her own fresh mozzarella. Check out her experiences here, and let me know if you’ve ever done this–my husband is somewhat horrified [...]

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While I may have forgotten my pickup this week (and I’m still a little mystified as to just how that happened) I have been cooking and writing up a storm. Check out my new recipe (and new gig) over at Rural Intelligence. And, if you’ve found the blog via that story, welcome, and [...]

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