As you may know, I love beets. So I was pretty excited when my Rolling Prairie options last week (told you I was behind) included beets plus two more favorites, sugar snap peas and dill weed. I decided I had to have those beets pronto. Here are the beets beforehand: I cropped the stems about [...]
Entries Tagged as 'local food'
Beautiful beets highlight of spring salad
June 16th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Food preparation, local food
Tags:beets·salads·sugar snap peas
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 [...]
Organic wines highlight weekend of good eating
June 8th, 2008 · 1 Comment · local food, potlucks
Organic wines were the headliner at my friends’ house last night, and they provided the perfect accent to a weekend of good food. What a good deal, given that I haven’t cooked all weekend! I’ll talk about the food below, but here’s a bit about the wines. The wines we tasted, before I lost track: [...]
Tags:local food·organic wine·wine
Roundup: Wheat, corn, freegans
June 3rd, 2008 · No Comments · Food in the news, Roundup, local food
Got a lot of news items this week, and a lot of them are grainy. Kansas miller stands out. The Stafford County Flour Mills produces a premium (local) product. (Pratt Tribune) Local freegans. They’ve been spotted in Lawrence, according to the KC Star. Biosafety Research. K-State’s got it. (High Plains Journal) Peas, please. WIC finally [...]
Tags:corn·flour·fruits·Land Institute·sustainable agriculture·vegetables·wheat
Lost week still had time for good food
June 1st, 2008 · 2 Comments · local food, potlucks
All right. Back to business writing about food. During the week in software sludge, I still managed to eat, and sometimes very well. I even took some pictures. So as not to let them go to waste, here are some highlights from last week: CSA delivery Lettuce, spinach, kale, mesclun. Perhaps you see a pattern [...]
Salute to a great home cook
May 24th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Food preparation, local food, recipes
I’m extra lucky to include Angela among my friends—extra lucky because not only is she a reliable friend, but she also lives within a short walk and she’s a wonderful cook who enjoys sharing her cooking talents. She watches for interesting recipes in magazines, newspapers, packaging, and then, unlike me, she actually uses them. Angela’s [...]
