Category Archives: Eating seasonally/CSA

August 22, 2009

Freezing Vegetables

Freezing veggies is a bit more of a process than freezing fruit, but it’s still not hard and is definitely …Read More

August 21, 2009

Freezing Fruit

Freezing fresh fruit in season is the very best way to hold on to the taste of summer. It’s surprisingly …Read More

July 29, 2009

Grilled Vegetables

It’s the taste of another perfect summer meal: grilled veggies. They’re so easy, it’d be silly not to at least …Read More

July 22, 2009

Greek Salad

I’m bringing this post out of semi-retirement. This recipe is just too good not to share again. My mother-in-law gave …Read More

Leah’s Pasta Salad
July 10, 2009

Leah’s Pasta Salad

My friend Leah Facebooked me today to tell me she had made my Secret Weapon Vinaigrette and used it on …Read More

Herbed Chicken Wheatberry Salad
July 9, 2009

Herbed Chicken Wheatberry Salad

In the quest to use up last week’s CSA veggies, I started this evening’s dinner prep this afternoon by cooking …Read More

How we’re using our CSA Veggies
June 20, 2009

How we’re using our CSA Veggies

I posted at the beginning of the season that we had signed up for a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) program.  …Read More

Asian Sloppy Joes
June 19, 2009

Asian Sloppy Joes

This invention was a happy serendipity that resulted from a)too much ground turkey for the turkey burgers I made one …Read More

Fruit Pizza
June 8, 2009

Fruit Pizza

I’m bringing this post out of semi-retirement. The other day I fixed this fabulous dessert for my oldest son’s 21st …Read More

May 15, 2009

Chicken Stir-Fry with Sunchokes and Black Radishes

One of my goals in signing up for a CSA vegetable share was to venture into uncharted territory and try …Read More

May 14, 2009

Chicken soup with burdock and greens

The other night, I was needing to use several things in my fridge, so I made large pot of soup …Read More

May 8, 2009

Oven Roasted Parsnips

Night #2 of the Great Local and Seasonal Vegetable Adventure.  On the menu for dinner:  BBQ pork loin, spinach & …Read More

In which Laura & co. begin a new adventure with CSA
May 7, 2009

In which Laura & co. begin a new adventure with CSA

I have been researching CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) for years, and we finally decided to try it out this year.  …Read More

Some pictures to make you drool:
August 19, 2007

Some pictures to make you drool:

I took a little trip to the St. Paul Farmer’s Market yesterday morning, (deliciously wrapped in a sweatshirt and Goretex …Read More

September 6, 2006

The sordid truth about zucchini….

Recently sighted. This zucchini, part of the Witness Protection Plan, lives incognito somewhere in the midwest with an unsuspecting family. …Read More

September 3, 2006

Making Sauerkraut at Home – time tested methods

Dave and I decided to try making homemade sauerkraut this year. Okay, Dave did all the heavy lifting but I …Read More

August 11, 2006

What to do with too much pesto????

I saw the above question in the list of search terms that had brought people to our site, and was …Read More

July 29, 2006

Homemade Pesto anyone?

This morning we made our weekly pilgrimage to the local farmers market….ah, the sounds and smells and colors make me …Read More

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