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Pickled Pineapple
Christmas is a time when I allow myself to get all “exotic” with the food. My favorite Depression-era story about Christmas tells of children receiving oranges in their stockings. As a child, it was probably the first time I ever considered where food came from … Continue reading
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like…
I am sure the Eskimos have a word for this kind of snow. I believe it can be translated as “January snow.” I went out for a little ski yesterday, my sister-in-law being kind enough to blaze the trail through … Continue reading
Posted in garden, recipe, the Farm
Tagged kale and pomegranate salad, kale salad, pomegranate, pomegranate salad, salad recipe
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Coming Inside
This morning there was ice on the pond. Not a good sign. I went out and, indeed, the rest of the Brussels sprouts are frozen. We’ll eat them anyway, but I wish I’d saved them from the freeze by harvesting … Continue reading
Posted in garden, recipe, Uncategorized
Tagged babka, chocolate babka, fall garden produce, garden kimchi, Jerusalem cookbook, kimchi
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Leeks
I think leeks might still be the most amazing plant in the garden. The seeds are so tiny, and I start them before anything else. And yet, the full-grown leek is one of the last things I harvest. When I … Continue reading
Something New
There is a feeling of something new around here. I can’t quite explain it, but I’m just feeling like something new is happening. It’s a strange feeling for fall! It has a lot to do with the arrival of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Central Minnesota prairie restoration, garlic, growing food, hyssop, hyssop flower, prairie, prairie restoration
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Squash and other October Prepping
Today was the day to deal with the Cool Old Squash.It’s been sitting in the basement like a porpoise letting me know that it wasn’t going anywhere. I got two, actually, but gave one away to a couple visiting from Switzerland. … Continue reading
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Tagged banana squash, cool old squash, fall freezing, freezing squash, hummus alternative, squash, squash dip, squash spread, tahini recipe
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Kraut
Every day I’m harvesting produce, and it’s still kind of alarming to see all of it in the pails on the counter or out on the ledge by the kitchen door. Every day I try to do something that counts … Continue reading
Posted in garden, recipe
Tagged cabbage, fall harvest, growing vegetables, homemade sauerkraut, organic gardening, red pepper sauce, sauerkraut, tomatillo salsa, vegetable gardening
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Daily Harvests
I’m thinking next year I might do a little photo project and during June-October take photos of what I harvest every day. Or, you know, maybe just for August and September. Because every day I fill as many pails as … Continue reading
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Tagged cabbage, fermenting, garden tomatoes, sauerkraut, vegetable gardening
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Simple Pleasures
I’m thinking about seriously curtailing my social media participation. It is making me anxious. It has always made me anxious, but I realize it feeds certain kinds of pressure… particularly my competitive nature when it comes to the garden and … Continue reading
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Tagged cooking from the garden, garden vegetables, summer garden vegetable salad
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Getting All Foodie
It is the year of beans. The wall o’ beans has been putting out copious amounts of purple, yellow, and striated beans, and there have been green bush beans, too. Even with the deer or rabbits nibbling the tops, I am … Continue reading
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Tagged beans, canning, canning beans, dilly beans, Emeril rosemary-lemon beans, green beans, hot sauce, nasturtium, nasturtium hot sauce
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