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vanilla roasted carrots
Our CSA share has had lots of tasty carrots here lately. I tried to grow some at home, but they washed out early in the season from a little downspout/rain…
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costco shopping list for real food(ies): meat and seafood (part two)
See part one for our top ten buys at Costco. I’m focusing on meat and seafood for this week’s post. We don’t buy much in the way of meat at…
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wendell for wednesday
Preach, Wendell, preach! “People of religious faith know that the world is maintained every day by the same force that created it. It’s an article of my faith and belief…
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guide to buying happy meat and poultry
I’m working on my second post in the Costco series, but I realized as I was writing that I should maybe share the questions that I ask about the meat…
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Greek hummus dip
Dips are my downfall. I can mostly avoid sweets and typical junk food, but put a dip in my vicinity, and I’m stuffing my face within 30 seconds. My ideal…
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[g-rant] the easiest and most delicious cold brew coffee ever
My rant of the week: people, stop overpaying for cold brew coffee! There are a lot of different methods for brewing iced coffee, and I find this particular process to…
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wendell for wednesday
Wendell Berry talks often and emphatically about place. In his essay “Conservation and Local Economy,” Berry explains what he means when he uses the word “place:” I. Land that is…
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big batch cole slaw
I love cole slaw, especially with barbecue of any sort. It’s so easy to double or quadruple the batch, it stays tasty for days so it’s great to make ahead,…
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kitchen tip: keep a dinner diary
I love Dinner: A Love Story’s cookbook (and blog for that matter). I first read about the idea of a dinner diary in her cookbook and have been mostly keeping one…
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wendell for wednesday
It’s impossible to contemplate the life of soil very long without seeing its analogy to the life of the spirit. Wendell Berry, from the classic, The Unsettling of America: Culture…
