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. [...]
Entries Tagged as 'local food'
Plain, pan-fried burger amazingly good
May 22nd, 2008 · 2 Comments · Healthy eating, local food
Tags:beef·local food·meat
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, [...]
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, [...]
Tags:asparagus·broccoli·CSA·greens·lettuce·rice·Rolling Prairie Farmers Alliance·stir-fry
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 [...]
Tags:herbs
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 [...]
Tags:asparagus·eggs·quick dish