I’m happy to report that the first installments of free food have arrived on my counter (not counting the cherries I picked). You could say I earned a little cucumber similar to the Lemon Cucumber (at Johnny’s Seeds) and a little tomato, both of which I harvested as agreed when watering neighbors’ gardens while they [...]
Entries from July 15th, 2009
What is most important to new cooks?
July 13th, 2009 · 15 Comments · General
I’ve signed on to teach two cooking classes this fall at the Community Mercantile, and I need your help. The first class, on September 22, will be Cooking 101. Here’s the current class description, which is subject to revision: Cooking 101. So you want to cook your own meals but you don’t know boil from [...]
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Roundup: Food Inc. hits area, soy update and more
July 10th, 2009 · No Comments · Farmers markets, Food in the news, Roundup
Food Inc. comes to KC. You’ve probably heard about the movie Food Inc. by now. You probably haven’t seen it, though, if you live in these parts. Farm country wasn’t at the top of the list of screening locations. The movie’s in the area now, though. You can see it at the Tivoli in Kansas [...]
This Fourth of July event is worth celebrating
July 6th, 2009 · 3 Comments · local food
Light a fire cracker for Constance Wolfe and the Lawrence Originals for a bang-up July 4 gathering in Watson Park here in Lawrence on Saturday. (LJ World story) Lawrence hasn’t quite been able to achieve a lasting community Fourth of July tradition, but I hope this event becomes one. It’s got a lot going for [...]
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Addendum: Postdate on Pioneers event
July 2nd, 2009 · No Comments · local food
In the giving-credit-where-credit-is-due department, allow me to note the following regarding last week’s Pioneers of Local & Organic Food event, courtesy Joshua Kendall (who gets much of the organizational and design credit) of the Community Mercantile: About 350 attended, including more than 280 paid admissions. Local Burger, The Casbah and the Merc staffs prepared the [...]
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Roasted potato salad wins diners’ approval
July 1st, 2009 · 3 Comments · potlucks, recipes
I’ve officially been writing this blog too long. Or, I’m officially lacking in creativity and originality. Why do I say that? Because, after writing about the Roasted New Potatoes Salad that you see above, I discovered I wrote about the exact same salad and only slightly differently almost exactly two years ago. However much that [...]
