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kanoodlin’

Though we continue to buy a quart of raw milk each week and use butter in (many) small doses we have generally been cutting out dairy, like most adults dairy doesn’t always agree as a diet fixture. So we’re exploring delicious dishes with dairy moderation or omission in mind. (Which, incidentally, saves on the [...]

a broken limb

We have been tending our tomato plants with great anticipation lately as they are laden with green fruit. I think one of the dogs got through one patch and broke of a particularly loaded branch. To not see this potential go to waste I thought to finally try fried green tomatoes.
I sliced them up, dipped [...]

Sauerkraut Update

Well- It’s a lesson in unsuccessful experimentation both with a homemade treat and fermentation. On this first try, I have failed at my attempt to make sauerkraut.
My first check up on my jar of not so briny cabbage (prepared using the Farmer John’s recipe) found a sweet and salty sort of dry mixture that tasted [...]

Getting to know your food and buying and cooking it wisely

The Art of Simple Food (by Alice Waters) and Farmer John’s Cookbook; the real dirt of vegetables and my two favorite cookbooks and here’s why.
For the most part the best food for you, whole foods (grains, beans, vegetables etc) are affordable. There is much discussion about this- clearly there are some highly processed, crappy food [...]

Cabbage!

I am growing to really love cabbage. Getting into winter greens has been pretty satisfying this season, using the gauge of what is available at the farmer’s markets to know if something is really ready to be eaten. But frankly, the flavor of cabbage is much sweeter and succulent than I had once thought.
Sauerkraut:
Two of [...]