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Archive for September, 2008

Money Matters

Posted in Food Politics, Thoughts, Uncategorized on September 23, 2008 | 12 Comments »

Seems that we’ve gotten ourselves into a bit of a rough spot these days when it comes to the nation’s purse strings.
Unless you’ve been under a rock for the last week or so, chances are you’re wondering how much cash you can stow in the mattress, and whether or not you should fill the extra [...]

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On Why you Should go to Camden, ME in November

Posted in Food Adventures, Food Politics, For Fun, News, Travel on September 22, 2008 | 2 Comments »

If I weren’t already going to be in NYC this same November weekend, in order to take in a little show, I might be persuaded to take off to Camden, ME for:
The Maine Literary Festival, “For This Earth: Visions in Literature, ” November  7—9.
Part of the program will bring together chefs and food writers for [...]

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(Almost) Food Free Friday: My Food Comes From Here…

Posted in CSA, FFF, Local Food, New Hampshire, eat local on September 19, 2008 | 3 Comments »

…how could it NOT taste good?

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Steamboat Week

Posted in Around the Lakes Region, For Fun, New Hampshire, moultonborough on September 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Every year, just as the Big Lake finally calms down and arguably the best boating season is upon us, the “World’s Largest Steamboat Meet” takes place just a mile from our house.  We keep our boat just a few hundred feet from the meet site, so every year we enjoy their company for the week [...]

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Only for you, John Stewart, only for you…

Posted in Food Politics, News, Thoughts on September 9, 2008 | 8 Comments »

Between the political advertisements and these people, I’m almost ready to become a freaky hippie non-tv owner (said with all due love and affection for families who actually read and talk to each other – I was, after all, an English teacher!).
Have you seen these ads?

Seriously.  If [...]

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‘Maters

Posted in Canning, Food Adventures, Local Food, Preserving, eat local on September 7, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Moulton Farm had a special on plum tomatoes this weekend: 1/2 bushel for $17.
I bought a whole bushel (53 pounds!).
Guess what I did this weekend?

10 qts of whole canned tomatoes
11 pts. of chopped tomatoes
10 pts. of salsa

Spaghetti with tomato sauce tonight.
Tomatoes: $34, two boxes of lids: $5.00 (I already had the jars).  Each jar of [...]

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OLS ‘08: Goodbye, summer!

Posted in Around the Lakes Region, Local Food, One Local Summer, eat local, seasonal eating on September 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Kim, where are you?
I have been hard to find lately here at Yankee Food.  My posts have only been weekly for the past several weeks.  And, once again, I’m late with my final OLS entry.
For some reason, I’m feeling the need for some new inspiration right now.  The food around here right now is, frankly, [...]

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