Lucky me. I found myself in possession of a selection of succulent local pears. Even though these are quite lovely eaten raw, I decided to use nearly all of them as the basis for my local-food contribution to yesterday’s local wine-local food dinner. At first, I thought I’d make a pear tart of some kind, [...]
Entries Tagged as 'local food'
Roasted pears make simple work of local dessert
September 21st, 2008 · 4 Comments · local food, potlucks, recipes
Milk and beer come locally grown, too
September 19th, 2008 · 2 Comments · local food
As long as I’m talking about local wine, I might as well mention some other locally grown beverages. Milk We’ve had something of an embarrassment of riches in the local milk department here, what with Iwig and Green Hills Harvest available. Iwig is available at the supermarkets and the Community Mercantile; I’ve only seen GHH [...]
Tags:Green Hills Harvest·Iwig Family Dairy·local beer·local milk·raw milk·rBGH
Kansas wine tour leaves pleasant taste in mouth
September 16th, 2008 · 1 Comment · local food
Norton grapes at BlueJacket Crossing winery A friend and I went on a wine tour Sunday—yes, right here in Kansas, within 25 miles of home. I have to admit my expectations were low. I’d tried some Kansas wines before and hadn’t been impressed. Sunday was different, even though the winemakers were short on dry wines [...]
Tags:Kansas wine·local wine
Roundup: Research, taxes, crops, wine
September 15th, 2008 · No Comments · Eating out, Food in the news, Roundup, local food
Despite appearances, I haven’t fallen off the edge of the earth. Here are some Kansas food items to get me back on the blog program. Defense and counter-defense. Kansas Bioscience Authority president Tom Thornton explains the authority’s support for the National Bio- and Agro-defense Facility (NBAF) in Kansas. (Cattle Network). Meanwhile, a group called No [...]
Tags:local food·local wine·National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility·Research·Roundup
Season is turning, and so is the produce
September 9th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Food selection, local food
The weather around here is strangely cool—Monday’s high was 65 degrees Fahrenheit at a time when 85 or 95 would be entirely unsurprising. Still, the produce in Monday’s bag from the Rolling Prairie Farmers Alliance reinforced the idea that the seasons, they are a-changing. As you can see, we still have top o’ the summer [...]
Tags:CSA·Kansas weather·local food
Teller’s getting the local food flavor
September 5th, 2008 · 4 Comments · Eating out, local food
As much as I like to cook, I do like to go out to eat, too. A friend and I went to Teller’s the other night, the first time in a while, and I was pleased to see such items on the menu as Baumans’ chicken and pork from Amy’s Meats, both nearby farms. Even [...]
