Tag Archives: local produce

Beef, pepper, and cabbage stew!

Hello! We didn’t fall of the face of the earth, but we did get very busy and ended up mostly grilling steaks during the summer which wasn’t terribly thrilling to write about. By the time the fall came, we were … Continue reading

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A Matter of Trust

So, you’ve decided to buy some local meat in quantity. How do you find a good farmer? How do you know whether or not their food is any good without having any federal government inspection? Whether or not you’ve found … Continue reading

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Betsy’s First Liver Attempt

The past few days have been a whirlwind of activity! I suppose holiday weekends usually are 🙂 Anyhow, we had a lovely time with friends and family and we ate some wonderful beef along the way! This past weekend we … Continue reading

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A Few Words Concerning Squash and CSAs

Squash is both intimidating and versatile. In fact, it’s the most intimidating food I’ve ever gotten in my CSA box. During the first two years that we were CSA members, I wasted countless squashes. This is saying quite a bit … Continue reading

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Food for the Week:

I hope all the mothers out there had a lovely Mother’s Day yesterday! Mine went pretty well and I have a wonderful family ❤ Anyhow, that's partly why there was (yet another) delay in getting this post written. I will … Continue reading

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Chicken-fried (cube) Steak, biscuits, roast potatoes, collard greens, and gravy!

Ahh, chicken-fried steak, a positive delight of Southern cooking!  For those of you who have not been anywhere near a Cracker Barrel in your life or, like me, you were raised a Yankee, bless your hearts; you just don’t know … Continue reading

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Cube Steak, Veggies & Polenta — Good combination, execution needs improvement

OK, here’s a recipe that didn’t turn out well; I’ll run through the ingredients and procedure and then postulate about what went wrong. Continue reading

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Produce for the Week:

Once again the best laid plans of parents must fall to the wayside when there are sick children and broken cars involved! If you remember, our 2-year old daughter was sick in the middle of last week, and then today … Continue reading

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