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What Eating Local Really Means

Posted on August 4, 2010 by susanmsink@gmail.com

It’s funny to me how used to variety in my eating I’ve become. Having a garden, I had this idea that I’d be making these complex dishes with all my produce all summer. But the fact is that the carrots … Continue reading →

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Cabbage Love

Posted on July 21, 2010 by susanmsink@gmail.com

On Sunday night I made a recipe using a cabbage from my garden. It remains to be seen if the other two plants will produce anything as good, but this was a solid, medium-sized head of green cabbage that shredded wonderfully and had … Continue reading →

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Chicken Korma

Posted on March 22, 2010 by susanmsink@gmail.com

My adventures in Indian cooking this winter have been pretty good, though I kind of got tired of making raita after awhile, and now have mint going bad in my fridge… I can make red lentils any time, any way, … Continue reading →

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The Best Dip of All Times

Posted on December 28, 2009 by susanmsink@gmail.com

This Christmas we tried a little experiment. Faced with another year of 35 people for a sit-down holiday meal at the farm, the three families here, only one of whom was willing to actually host, decided we would make the … Continue reading →

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Christmas Cookie Recipe (2)

Posted on December 23, 2009 by susanmsink@gmail.com

This year, I’ve been more workmanlike about my Christmas cookies. I’m bringing cookies to the family Christmas dinner for 30 people (down seven from last year), so that’s about 100 cookies right off the top. I’ve set up a few … Continue reading →

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Cranberry, Apple and Walnut Conserve

Posted on November 29, 2009 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Steve and I were with my family near Chicago over Thanksgiving. I still made my Cranberry, Apple and Walnut Conserve, my new favorite Thanksgiving dish. I did buy two bags of cranberries before leaving, and a turkey (69 cents a … Continue reading →

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Gourmet No More

Posted on October 9, 2009 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Back in May, in one of my periodic rants about the lack of “wake up and smell the coffee” change in response to the deepest recession since the Depression, I did a little commentary on Gourmet and bon apetit magazines. … Continue reading →

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Making the Gravy

Posted on September 13, 2009 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Yesterday was another day with tomatoes. This time it was the romas, that I left ripening all week on the nearly-dead vines. I made a big pot of tomato sauce yesterday and what I loved most was the ingredients. From … Continue reading →

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Ways to Eat Tomatoes

Posted on September 6, 2009 by susanmsink@gmail.com

I have to officially take my garden off the “failed” category and put it in the success category. Although some things did not work out, and although those tomato plants look totally dead, they’re still putting out a lot of … Continue reading →

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Canning Tomatoes

Posted on August 29, 2009 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Today I canned tomatoes. Five quarts and seven pints, to be exact. It was the perfect activity for a cool summer day at the end of August while watching/listening to the funeral of Ted Kennedy. I enjoyed it a lot … Continue reading →

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