goodbye kale and chard, hellllllllllo summer!
With this weekend’s heat (finally!), I knew I’d have to harvest the rest of my spring greens and snowpeas, plus …
Monthly Archives: June 2008
billy mac’s — better than a sharp stick in the eye
They should take away my restaurant reviewing privileges. Luckily, no one is paying me, so they can’t, muwahahaha! But I …
of bicycle tour maps and new potatoes with mint
Retrogrouch has been in training for a long bike trip, and we’ve been discussing the particulars. He’s adamant about being …
manning the food safety and preservation hotline
Today was Day 2 of my hotline training for the statewide Family Food Education and Master Food Preserver Program. I …
strawberry comparison
Preparatory to anything else, I put up six half-pints and five mini-jars of strawberry-elderflower jam yesterday. I couldn’t resist a …
little green potstickers
One of my very first good friends in college was a Japanese guy, an exchange student who met with me …
strawberries for jam
Someone asked me a question today, and I thought I’d repost my response as a blog entry, since, well, it’s …
if you’re tired of greens
If you’re tired of greens and you know it, salad-spin, salad-spin! If you’re tired of greens and you know it, …
licking letters: meadowfoam honey
A certain famous architect tells a story about his childhood in a traditional Jewish family, a story that sits so …
seascape strawberry fields forever
Always, no, sometimes think it’s me, But, you know, I know when it’s a dream. I think, er, no, I …
