Dark Days Challenge – Week #2 Recap

I filled in for Laura this week, doing the Dark Days Week #2 Recap. You can view it here. Here’s hoping Laura had a great time in Italy!

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DDELC Second Entry

Although the days may be getting darker, summer sure isn’t fading. On Monday and Tuesday of this week, temperatures hit 70 degrees! But, by today, we were back to the fifties, so a warm meal seemed like a good way to finish off the week. We went with franks and beans local [...]

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But it was 70 degrees here yesterday!

Sign at Ledgewood Farm’s farmstand.  Boo hoo.

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DDELC First Entry

Okay, so I know it’s not super-creative, and it doesn’t even use up any of the squash on my dining room table, but this week’s entry for Dark Days is simply good. Classic burger, oven fries and fresh broccoli – why the heck not?

And, with the exception of the salt, pepper, Worcestershire Sauce and [...]

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Hi, my name is Kim and I’m a non-gardener.

Eating locally has really translated into eating a lot more vegetables this summer.  About three weeks into the new adventure, we realized we were throwing away a really great resource as we peeled and chopped and seeded those great veggies into the trash.  And, we had this pickle barrel.

So, the ever-supportive, patient husband that I [...]

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I see….squash…lots of squash in your future!

Nevermind the black cat, I don’t need a fortune teller to know that the weeks ahead are looking like our squash period.  I had to laugh when I read about Expat Chef’s dining table, because mine looks very similar right now, with my CSA keeper share covering the middle (she seems to have stocked up [...]

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Go with your gut…

Not the part of your gut that makes food choices.  The part of your gut that tells you things you know to be true.  The part of your gut that you ignore sometimes, only to kick yourself later for being so stubborn.  The part of your gut that says, “Slow down, there’s probably a speed [...]

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Dark Days…Warm Meals.

At the risk of completely freaking out Laura over at Urban Hennery, I’ve already posted her Dark Days Eat Local Challenge (heretofore known as DDELC) button over there on my sidebar (she told someone else they could have it, so I glommed on to the offer). In my previous post, I mentioned my commitment [...]

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Eat Local Challenge Wrap-up…Belated.

(Don’t look too closely at this picture, I’m pretty sure the crazy focus will induce epileptic seizures.)
Although the Eat Local Challenge came to an end seven days ago, I have found myself entrenched in dog crisis mode for the last few days, so I haven’t been able to complete my thoughts about September’s Eat [...]

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