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The Year of Ferment
I’m expanding the repertoire this year by joining the fermenting trend. It’s a bit of an odd choice for me because I don’t really like pickles or sauerkraut. But I’m just sure that, like beets, I will love all things … Continue reading
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Tagged fermenting, fermenting crocks, kimchi, kimchi recipe, making kimchi
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Seed Freak
It’s come to this. On January 1 I sat down with my remaining seed packets (in their shoebox labeled “Seeds”) and my lists from last year’s order, and my catalogues with new things marked, and placed two big vegetable seed … Continue reading
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Tagged heirloom seeds, Organic Gardening magazine, seeds, vegetable gardening
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Sweet 2013
Just before Christmas we received a great gift. A pint of light yellow honey. It is one of 24 pints that were harvested from the bee colony that survived the summer on our farm. We were landlords, and it … Continue reading
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Tagged cooked, harvest, honey, Michael Pollan
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What to Eat When It’s 10 Below
This photo was taken about three weeks ago, when the greens, even the hardy greens, had completely frozen. Before December even started, we had a string of days near zero, which makes for great ice skating but pretty much definitively … Continue reading
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Tagged canning, gratin, parsnips, turnip recipe, turnips, winter eating
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Best Cheddar Potato Soup
Would you like a break with a recipe? I know you would. This is not a Thanksgiving recipe, but since it’s so cold everywhere and we need something simple and delicious, let’s do a cheddar potato soup. I love this … Continue reading
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Tagged cheddar cheese, curry powder, potato soup
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Really Done
It snowed today, so maybe now I can really call it. Yesterday, just in time, I got the garlic in their bed and topped with 6 inches of straw. On Thursday, I vowed to be really done preserving. Really. I cut off … Continue reading
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Tagged apples, canning produce, homemade pizza, paprika oil, paprika peppers, pizza toppings
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Eating the Garden
I am not a big garden journal keeper. At the beginning of the year, I try to record the dates that I planted everything, inside the house and out. I draw up my garden plan so that I can rotate … Continue reading
Posted in garden, poetry, writing
Tagged garden poem, poems, vegetable gardening
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Moving On and Taking Stock
Today was the first of those misty mornings when steam is rising from the local lakes and ponds and everyone notices the sun’s low trajectory. There are tomatoes on the vine, a few final zucchini, and plenty of unripe peppers. … Continue reading
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Tagged garden vegetables, late summer vegetables, roasting vegetables, sandhill crane family, sandhill cranes
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Chicken Tikka Masala and garden veggie sides
I often have trouble thinking of side dishes to go with Indian food. I don’t know why, as it is all about the dals and vegetarian dishes. I guess I mostly go to it for the lamb and spicy sauces … Continue reading
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Tagged chicken tikka masala, cooking, cooking from the garden, Indian food, leek and red pepper relish, leek recipe, red pepper recipe
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