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Plain, pan-fried burger amazingly good

May 22nd, 2008 · 2 Comments · Healthy eating, local food

I went to the kitchen last night thinking I’d make myself a big, spring salad of spinach and I forget what else. Instead, I saw that in addition to all the good green spring stuff in my refrigerator I had some freshly thawed local, grass-fed and grass-finished ground beef from MJ Ranch. My plans changed. [...]

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Roundup: Meat, meet and eat

May 20th, 2008 · No Comments · Farmers markets, Food in the news, Food preparation, Roundup, local food

Meaty treats. Join ranchers and Local Burger maven Hilary Brown 8 a.m.-10 a.m. this Saturday (May 24) at the Lawrence Farmers Market for Local Meat: It’s what’s for dinner! With Hilary at the grill (and doing some advance prep, too), market visitors can sample a variety of local meats. At a volunteer meeting last week, [...]

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Purple Passion highlight of CSA bag

May 15th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Food preparation, local food

There, amid this week’s CSA bag full of greenery, was Purple Passion, a deeply purple asparagus variety. Even though the Rolling Prairie farmers had green asparagus, too, and even though purple asparagus in my experience turns green just like the other stuff, I couldn’t resist choosing the purple. I always get excited by the deliveries, [...]

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Lemon balm maybe not for me

May 13th, 2008 · 2 Comments · local food

Perhaps you recall my getting lemon balm in my CSA bag a couple of weeks ago. I had no experience with lemon balm, which was one of the attractions, and it was so pretty! It had these pretty, crinkly leaves, and when you rub them they leave a nice lemony scent on your fingers. I [...]

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Eggs and asparagus make a meal

May 12th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Cooking for one, local food

I love convenience foods like asparagus and eggs—that is, convenience foods that Mother Nature makes. With asparagus and eggs, you can make a meal faster than the guy next door can pry open a box and the interior packaging of Hamburger Helper. For instance, I wanted a nice hot meal but didn’t want to spend [...]

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Rhubarb crisp, rhubarb compote and more

May 10th, 2008 · 2 Comments · local food, recipes

OK, I’m finally getting back to the rhubarb question. A friend asked whether there was anything to do with rhubarb besides make pie. Here are two rhubarb recipes in addition to the previously mentioned Rhubarb Fool. (Isn’t that brilliant red rhubarb beautiful?) Rhubarb Crisp 6 cups chopped rhubarb (about 2 1/2 pounds) 3/4 cup sugar [...]

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