Thanks to Kei‘s recent suggestion, I had an acceptable turnip experience this week. On a comment to my “Calling all turnip lovers” post, she suggested a method of preparing little turnips that she called pickling. I’m not sure her method (salt, cover, weight, wait) technically qualifies as pickling, and I’m sure the food safety folks [...]
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‘Pickled’ turnips a good option
October 18th, 2007 · 3 Comments · Food preparation, local food, recipes
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Soup uses the whole chicken
October 14th, 2007 · No Comments · Environment, Food preparation, Food selection, Healthy eating, local food, recipes
I splurged on the Kaw Valley Farm Tour recently and bought three whole, pasture-raised chickens. (Various studies report pastured chickens are better for the environment and better for people eating them (go to page 13 of the report on that link to find the health benefit information). Although these chickens costs less than others I’ve [...]
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Fitting butternut squash to a recipe
October 5th, 2007 · 4 Comments · Food preparation, local food, recipes
This post is about some delicious butternut squash ravioli, and the puzzles and pains of recipe interpretation that led to its being. It’s been a good year for butternut squash in my CSA, so I’ve been eating it before the cold weather arrives (when I typically would use it in soups). I ate the first [...]
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Pickled okra: Part 1
September 12th, 2007 · 2 Comments · Food preparation, recipes
In the prequel, I mentioned I thought I’d pickle the extra okra I had in my CSA bag. Well, today, I did it. Maybe. First I read recipes, none of which, you’ll be shocked to know, was designed to make one half-pint of pickled okra. The recipes also puzzled me a little. Some recommended celery [...]
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Okra and raspberries CSA delights
September 11th, 2007 · 3 Comments · local food, recipes
When I picked up my bag from the Rolling Prairie Farmers Alliance this week, I scored a couple of real treats—okra and raspberries—along with the unsurprising (and always welcome) tomatoes and green peppers and “salad mix” (mesclun), a sign of the changing season. I was very excited about the raspberries. I didn’t expect to get [...]
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Tired of ratatouille talk? Try the recipe
August 15th, 2007 · 1 Comment · recipes
I guess I’ve talked to excess about ratatouille here and ratatouille here and ratoutille here. Oh, and ratatouille here. So I decided it’s time to post a ratatoutille recipe. Following is the one that I wrote for the Lawrence Farmers Market. Hope you enjoy it. Ratatouille is a perfect dish for August in that it [...]
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