It’s been a bountiful year for sour cherries hereabouts, and I couldn’t help but notice that my neighbor’s cherry tree was still bursting with them despite being picked at by me, another neighbor, the owner neighbors and countless birds. So I picked some more—almost 2 pounds—after the tree owners said to pick as many as [...]
Entries Tagged as 'local food'
On learning the joys of food preservation
June 30th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Food preparation, local food
I’ve been reading Jennifer McMullen’s blog, “Rolling in the Dough,” for a while, and although Jennifer calls herself Baklava Queen (maybe you’ve seen her comments here), she’s also a food preservation and local food queen. Reading her blog has inspired me to try a little food preservation myself. Food preservation doesn’t come naturally to me. [...]
Roundup: Beyond tainted tomatoes and floods
June 29th, 2008 · No Comments · Food in the news, Roundup, local food
Finally, here’s a roundup of some food news in the area, aside from the daily reports of tomato-borne salmonella and rising food cost forecasts due to the Iowa floods. Going against the grain. Gordon D. Fiedler Jr. over in Salina snags a bushel of wheat in this funny-serious take on eating locally. (Salina Journal) Pizza [...]
Tags:food safety·National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility·wheat
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 [...]
Return of the raspberries a joy to behold
June 25th, 2008 · 5 Comments · local food
There. Yes, there at the Rolling Prairie pickup site were raspberries. Beautiful, succulent, just-picked local early-summer raspberries. Oh, how I missed them last year! A few got a bit squished between the pickup site (the Community Mercantile) and home. I was forced to eat half of them right away. The sacrifice! I sigh with pleasure [...]
Tags:raspberries
Tuna, beans, fresh produce make savory salad
June 17th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Food preparation, local food
I was in a hurry for a quick (and delicious, of course) lunch. What to do? Combine some of the wonderful sugar snap peas (halved) from my CSA, green onions (chopped) and the first snips of parsley from my so-called herb garden with canned garbanzos (chickpeas), drained, and tuna packed in olive oil. Add a [...]
Tags:quick lunch·salads·tuna
