Recipes
Holiday Date-Nut “Cake” with Cherries and Buckwheat
Do you have signature holiday dishes?
does anything say “Farm” like pie?
There is nothing that better represents how, with a little ingenuity and elbow grease, pleasure and love can come from the kitchen even when times are tough. Today, as we near October, Pennsylvania is thick into apple season, and my wild trees have been giving up their fruit. This year was a particularly good one for all the fruits here, for which we are all grateful.
Armadillo Eggs
Entertaining or Potlucking? Need a late summer dish for a lazy summer afternoon? Just got the first Auburn Meadow Farm beef back from the processor, and wowza, did I miss it. Rich, beefy, juicy, and so delicious, when a friend gifted me some beautiful jalapenos and...
Whole Grain Bulgur Salad
Use this recipe as a suggestion – it is very forgiving, and a good place to use what veg you have. It’s a summer kitchen workhorse, making a quick. cool, satisfying meal on a steamy summer day.
an inward kind of holiday
This is Second Lieutenant Richard Vandegeer. I think of him often, and for sure every Memorial Day. Here is a link to an unforgettable recording of him and others describing the last days of pulling out of Saigon, piloting the helicopters filled with desparate...
Ten simple things to do now to eat better and save money.
1. Simplify and organize your food hub (kitchen & pantry), and stock it with simple storage/freezer containers sized for your refrigerator size and usual meal size, masking tape, and sharpie for labeling placed within easy reach. Maybe add a radio or speaker so...
Snack attack strategy: Pickled Eggs. The good kind.
To be honest, I was very, very late to discover the joy that is pickled eggs. I worked in restaurants and bars and saw plenty of giant jars of rubbery, bouncy, sketchy ones, and was never tempted. And then I got chickens. Adapt to the fluctuating abundance of raising...
Irish as it gets…
Ireland has a lot to offer in the way of lessons about the intersection of food soveriegnty and empire-building, but she also has much magic, mirth, and devotion to the ingredients of home. While other peasant cultures are colorful and spicy, Ireland's unique gift was...
Solstice Rituals: Seed Cake
Solstice traditions and magical tales and rituals come from all corners of the world. I enjoy reading about all of them, but mimicking the rituals of peoples exotic to me feels strange, and does not really feel like a receptive mindset for the significance of an...
“Lucy Light; The Shortest Day & The Longest Night!”
St. Lucy’s Feast Day is celebrated December 13, though since Gregorian calendar reform, the feast day no longer lands on the eve of Winter Solstice as it once did, so the focus on light may feel a little puzzling at first. I find St. Lucy’s Feast to be a nice advent...
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