I finally caught up today with Laurel Iwig of Iwig Family Dairy, which, as you can see from the link, at last has a web site up and running, and a fine site it is too. If you have questions about the dairy, you can find most answers on their site, including information about how […]
Entries from February 27th, 2009
Iwig milk update: it’s local and good
February 27th, 2009 · Comments Off on Iwig milk update: it’s local and good · local food
Act now: dairy cow hormone battle under way again
February 25th, 2009 · 5 Comments · Food in the news
Criminy. Our esteemed Legislature is at it again, once more trying to make it hard for dairies that don’t use artificial bovine growth hormone (rBGH, also known as rBST) to tell consumers so. They tried last year. Tha state ag department has given it a shot (so to speak, although I’m not entirely sure how […]
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Lemon granita in winter? Why not!
February 23rd, 2009 · Comments Off on Lemon granita in winter? Why not! · Food preparation, recipes
You never know what a kid will want, and my nephew wanted lemon granita. Although the icy dessert doesn’t necessarily spring to my mind in winter, it makes a certain amount of sense. First, lemons are in season, more or less, and, second, freezers don’t have to work as hard in winter as they do […]
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Winter ‘harvest’ yields glorious dish
February 18th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Farmers markets, local food
Take a look at these simmering vegetable. Six or seven months from now, I will need to remember how gorgeous they look here in mid February. More important, I need to remember how wonderful they taste. I’ll need to remember, because when the market and CSA are overflowing with produce, it’s so easy to buy […]
Roundup: Local foods on upswing in area
February 16th, 2009 · Comments Off on Roundup: Local foods on upswing in area · local food, Roundup
Feeding on local food. Pitch blogger Owen Morris gives an update on local foods in the Kansas City area as discussed at a forum last week with headliner Marion Nestle. In brief: KC is rocking. (Fat City) ‘Natural’ Wonder bread. Interstate Bakeries, the KC-based maker of that all-American squishy bread, Wonder, emerges from bankruptcy and […]
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Sweet-potato soup lets me imagine greatness
February 13th, 2009 · 9 Comments · local food, recipes
My definition of a great cook is someone who can take what’s on hand and make something delicious. Case in point: When I was injured a couple of years ago and was convalescing on my sofa, Angela stopped by to visit. After we chatted for a while, she offered to make lunch for me. I […]
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