Monthly Archives: November 2011
Brassicas (broccoli + cauliflower) and the last bit of bitching about winter
A combination of Thanksgiving over-planning and continued concern over our vanishing seasonal vegetables recently deposited pounds of broccoli and golden cauliflower in our refrigerator. But thanks to Michelle (and of course, our voracious and demonstrably-upset-at-the-arrival-of-cold chickens), very little of our … Continue reading
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Curried winter squash soup: If it’s farm share, it’s still summer, right?
We are grimly staring down the onset of winter, scheming how to maximize the local and sustainable parts of our upcoming Thanksgiving dinner and dreading that time of year when we’re forced back into the produce section of Whole Foods. … Continue reading
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We just can’t quitaly: butternut squash & mushroom ravioli en brodo
Yeah, we wrote earlier about avoiding Italian. But Steve never meant for ravioli to be included in that resolution. He still looks for just about any excuse to make pasta, especially now he knows 00 flour is available locally in … Continue reading
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End-of-summer cilantro, carnitas and the end of corn tortillas
Several frosty mornings have shown that summer has passed in Gourmandistan. Despite the cold and dwindling daylight, we’ve had a sudden bloom of cilantro in our herb garden (in and outside the raised bed), and decided it was the perfect … Continue reading
