Remember the papalo? Today I ran into the farmer who grew mine, which reminded me I needed to update you. I guess we Anglos don’t immediately take to the stuff, as evidenced by one writer’s referring to it as the wet dog herb and another saying it smells like gasoline. I can’t say that either […]
Entries Tagged as 'Food selection'
Papalo at home among beans and hot peppers
August 2nd, 2008 · 2 Comments · Food preparation, Food selection
Papalo (pipicha/pepiche?) has powerful flavor
July 25th, 2008 · 30 Comments · Food selection, local food
So I said to the guy at the CSA pickup, “Got any cilantro?” and he says, “try this, papalo, it’s sort of like cilantro.” At least I think he said papalo. I wasn’t taking notes, and I should know by now always to take notes if I want to remember anything. He might have said […]
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Cherry pie is a group effort, and worth it
June 26th, 2008 · 4 Comments · Food selection, local food
When your busy neighbor’s cherry tree is flush with the brilliant sour fruits, the best solution is to pick them (with permission, of course) and share in the bounty. That’s what I did the other evening, and I’m glad I did. I was eager to get at those cherries, because I’ve lost out in the […]
Yard produces greens, mushrooms for the asking
June 15th, 2008 · 6 Comments · Food selection, local food
Lucky for me, Bob Bruce rang my doorbell this afternoon to ask if he could harvest the mushrooms in my yard. I recognized Bob from the Wakarusa Valley Farm and the Rolling Prairie Farmers Alliance. I readily agreed to his harvest, as I’m not much of a mushroom person. Besides, he offered to give me […]
Weeds are the stuff food is made from
April 19th, 2008 · 5 Comments · Environment, Food selection
(Note for feed subscribers: This corrects title of Nabhan and Kindscher’s paper.) I need to know more about weeds. All stars are pointing that direction. First, there were Ed‘s and Jennifer‘s blog posts about their foraging for food. Then, I looked into what Gary Nabhan is all about in advance of his upcoming talk Tuesday […]
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Getting groceries, making contact
April 17th, 2008 · Comments Off on Getting groceries, making contact · Food selection, local food
When I was at the Merc this morning for a few groceries, I reached into a freezer case and pulled out a pound of MJ Ranch‘s ground beef. A voice near my elbow said, “Thanks for buying our meat!” I turned and met the speaker, Joyce Williams, co-owner of MJ Ranch, a beef cattle operation […]
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