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Love and Information
The two best cultural events of this past winter/spring were two plays I saw by Caryl Churchill. The first was at the College of Saint Benedict, A Number, performed by two theater professors. I expected it to be somewhat difficult to … Continue reading
Posted in poetry, reviews, writing
Tagged Caryl Churchill, craft of playwriting, Love and Information, poetry, reading plays
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Lamb Kofta Feast
I made this lamb feast a week ago, as part of my ongoing exploration of Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi’s cookbook Jerusalem. The recipe is available on the London Telegraph’s website here. I was thinking about this feast because it’s Holy Thursday, traditionally for … Continue reading
Posted in recipe, reviews
Tagged cardamom rice, Jerusalem cookbook, kofta, lamb meatballs, Middle Eastern cooking
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Sewing the Potato Bags
We are in the grips of a winter storm today. When I drove home from work at 1 p.m. there were white-out conditions. This would mark the continuation of the waiting-for-spring anxiety, except that Steve and I have both retreated … Continue reading
Posted in garden
Tagged DIY grow bags, garden sewing project, growing potatoes, landscape fabric, landscape fabric grow bags, potato grow bags, sewing
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April Showers
Early yesterday morning I dozed as it rained outside. It was a lovely April shower that took out the last remnants of snow. It was a nice enough week that I got out on my bike six days out of seven, … Continue reading
Posted in garden, the Farm, Uncategorized
Tagged beets, gardening, heirloom potatoes, Minnesota vegetable gardening, planting, potatoes, seed potatoes, vegetable gardening
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Spring
There are certain things that make me wish I lived a little bit farther south. Not a lot farther, just, like, Iowa. Especially when recipes start coming into my inbox for things like: “asparagus, ramps and morel frittata.” When someone posts … Continue reading
Posted in garden, the Farm, Uncategorized
Tagged cold spring, sand hill cranes, Spring in Minnesota
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Props for Father Daniel
Father Daniel Durken died on Saturday, March 29, at the age of 85. For me, he will always be the model of what a priest should be and can be. Hard working, fully engaged with Scripture, prayer and with people, … Continue reading
Posted in Benedictine monastery, religion, writing
Tagged Catholic Church, Father Daniel Durken, good priests, Liturgical Press, meaning of the priesthood, Saint John's Abbey church
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Almanac
I’m thinking March might be the month when most blogs die. Of course, many blogs are begun as New Year’s Resolutions, on January 1, and those probably die by February 15, along with many diet and exercise plans. But March … Continue reading
Posted in garden, recipe
Tagged Gaia Cafe, gardening, New York City, vegetable gardening
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Sprouting
It’s been a while since I went to Youtube to learn to do something plant-oriented. I love Youtube because, even when I have good clear instructions and the process is simple, there is something about seeing someone do it. I … Continue reading
Posted in garden, recipe
Tagged bean sprouts, brussels sprouts, seed sprouts, sprouting
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Planting the First Seeds
It’s surprising to me how quickly I forget what happened the year before, especially in terms of weather and the garden. Today I spent a few minutes looking back to see what I was posting on the blog last year … Continue reading
Fermented Asparagus
Last week I made fresh mozzarella for a pizza, which left me with whey, the perfect opportunity to do a lacto-fermentation project with whey. Also last week, we chowed down on the single jar of pickled asparagus I made from … Continue reading
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Tagged asparagus, fermented asparagus, fermenting with whey, lacto-fermentation, pickling asparagus
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