So the Slow Food movement has been promoting a $5 challenge that is starting today, Sept 17th. Cook a meal for yourself, your family, your neighbors, a party, for $5 or less per person, using the slow food ideals: “food that is good for those who eat it, good for farmers and workers, and good [...]
Posts Tagged ‘vegetables’
Wilson Farm in Lexington MA
I’ve always wanted to visit the Wilson Farms store in Lexington MA. It’s not very far away, but it’s still a little bit of a drive. Well I was planning to be in the Lexington area yesterday, so I decided it was definitely time to check them out. The night before, I browsed their web [...]
Eating From the Freezer
I have decided to try to eat what’s in my freezer before purchasing any more meat or seafood. I have lovely scallops, shrimp, boneless chicken, whole chicken, ground beef, etc. and I think it’s important to save some money and just concentrate on eating what’s there first. So far so good! I roasted a chicken [...]
Roasting Tomatoes and Drying Celery Leaves
Went to a local farm in a neighboring town and picked up 6 lb gorgeous tomatoes ($1.75lb) along with a big celery with tons and tons of leaves ($1) and two small pickling cukes ($1). All for under $13.50! As soon as I returned home, I washed and chopped the tomatoes into halves/large chunks and [...]
Williams Sonoma Cooking from the Farmers’ Market Book Review
I borrowed the “Williams Sonoma Cooking from the Farmers Market” cookbook from the library. It’s a lovely hard cover book, with loads of colorful, high-qualtiy photographs. The book begins with tips for local seasonal eating and shopping at the farmers’ market. There is a 4 page “graph” listing each vegetable and fruit and its season. [...]
Big BIG Plan Ahead Cooking Weekend
My sweet niece is having her first baby within a couple of weeks. I know as new parents, they are not going to have a lot of time (and energy) to cook healthy meals for themselves, so I am taking this weekend to cook up big batches of food to freeze for them. Yesterday, I [...]
Potato Eggplant Pancakes Recipe – Meatless Monday
Yesterday, I made some fantastic yummy potato eggplant pancakes for dinner. I don’t always go meatless on Meatless Monday, but we do try to eat meatless one or two dinners per week. The main flavor in these pancakes was obviously potato, I purposely used less eggplant because DH isn’t a fan. I wanted to ease [...]
Skipping CSA Next Season
I think I’ll be skipping the CSA next season. We’ll see how it goes, buying directly from the farm and other farmer’s markets, and then I’ll decide if I want to go back the following season. There is absolutely nothing wrong with CSA, and I adore Farmer Dave’s and the staff, but I think I [...]
Picked My 1st Tomato
Yay, I picked my first “early girl” tomato this morning. It had turned red a couple of days ago but I kept it on the vine so it could ripen a little more. We planted 4 tomato plants along with basil and oregano in a small garden. We also tried planting 4 organic sprouted potatoes [...]
Swiss Chard Ricotta Egg Pie (Frittata) Recipe
I found an inspiring recipe over on Kalyn’s Kitchen for ; I had some yummy swiss chard greens from this week’s CSA share, and I knew it would be a great substitution for the kale. Recipe Ingredients 1 large bunch of swiss chard or other hearty greens (kale, spinach, arugula, turnip/radish greens, etc) 8 oz [...]
