It was a tough choice yesterday: Tour farms, or stain deck? Touring farms won. After all, the 2007 Kaw Valley Farm Tour was this weekend only, and my deck would still be there for a while (assuming I eventually get around to sealing it). You can read some highlights of the tour in my entry [...]
Entries from October 7th, 2007
Fitting butternut squash to a recipe
October 5th, 2007 · 4 Comments · Food preparation, local food, recipes
This post is about some delicious butternut squash ravioli, and the puzzles and pains of recipe interpretation that led to its being. It’s been a good year for butternut squash in my CSA, so I’ve been eating it before the cold weather arrives (when I typically would use it in soups). I ate the first [...]
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Food, environment activities plentiful
October 4th, 2007 · No Comments · Environment, local food
We’re on fall activity overload this month in Lawrence, Kansas, and a few events this weekend and next have to do with food and the environment. Besides the usual Saturday morning Lawrence Farmers Market, check out these events : The 2007 Kaw Valley Farm Tour on Saturday and Sunday, offering visitors (for $10 a carload) [...]
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Calling all turnip lovers
October 3rd, 2007 · 6 Comments · Food preparation, local food
I don’t hate turnips. I just think they’re useless. Unfortunately, and in a sure sign of cooler weather, the turnips are upon me again from the CSA bag. I don’t want to waste them, but they don’t seem worth the trouble to prepare. (Aren’t these turnips from the bag pretty? The bulbs are only about [...]
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