Eating and living locally . . . mindfully . . . simply.
This took about a quart of strawberries, so between this and the strawberry salad, plus several that I used for quality control (you MUST taste your produce to make sure it’s good, after all) I used up the two quarts from the Farmer’s Market. Now I need to find some more!
I don’t know about yours, but my Dad is a great cook! I have fond memories of him making us buckwheat pancakes growing up, and he still is a grilling machine. If you have a foodie father, here are some gift ideas! Don’t forget, Father’s Day is June 20!
Spring has sprung! It seems like overnight the farmer’s market is suddenly bursting with lettuce, spinach, and strawberries. I can finally get started on the spring recipes from Simply in Season like this one.
There are endless variations to this salad listed in Simply in Season , and I chose the one that most appealed to me. The base is 4 C spinach (remove stems and tear into pieces) and 1 C strawberries. But you can use any kind of greens or sliced fruit.
You might have noticed I’ve been a bit lax in the recipe department this week. I’m just waiting for my CSA to start this coming week (woo hoo!) so I can dig into the spring recipes. I do have a few recipes from the “winter” and “anytime” sections of Simply in Season, but seriously, who [...]
“This is the kind of fast day I’m after: to break the chains of injustice, get rid of exploitation in the workplace, free the oppressed, cancel debts. What I’m interested in seeing you do is: sharing your food with the hungry, inviting the homeless poor into your homes, putting clothes on the shivering ill-clad, being [...]
If you’re ever wondered how to make fromage blanc, here’s your tutorial! If you have no idea what fromage blanc is, keep reading!This is what sealed the deal when I was considering a milk share. My friend Holly brought this to work on a few occasions and I couldn’t get enough. She told me it [...]
There are tons of “how to make yogurt” articles on the interweb, and one is included in Simply in Season . I have my “own” way of making yogurt, which I adapted from cheesemaking.com and with the advice of friends. It’s really not hard, so here are my instructions (which I hope aren’t more complicated [...]
Someone recently asked me if there were any recipes that I’d like to try but can’t because I’m busy with all the recipes in Simply in Season. Well, truthfully yes. But I didn’t let the 145 remaining recipes stop me from trying this recipe!
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