Local and Sustainable Eating

Recipes: 2 Easy Dishes with Leeks and Cauliflower

Recipes: 2 Easy Dishes with Leeks and Cauliflower

'Tis the Season  You can get both leeks and cauliflower any time of year because grocery stores source food from all over the country and world. But since they are cold-weather crops, they taste best--and are often more affordable--in the winter months. Here are a...

Creole Seasoned White Fish

Creole Seasoned White Fish

In a previous post, I shared my discovery of garlic granules which I used to make Honey Ginger White Fish. As promised, here's another spice blend using garlic granules: Super Simple Creole Seasoning Makes enough to season 2 servings--Get the Print Version 1 tsp....

Recipe: Cucumber Dill Soup

Recipe: Cucumber Dill Soup

This soup calls for cooking the cucumbers, which may seem odd, but once cooked they blend nicely for a velvety smooth soup. Also, if you have trouble eating raw cucumbers you may be able to enjoy them if they are cooked first. Can be served at room temperature or...

FREE Food: A Powerful Purslane Meal Idea

FREE Food: A Powerful Purslane Meal Idea

A few weeks ago I watched a fascinating series called The Healing Kitchen, which shared many traditional and ancestral healing herbs and plants. It reminded me about humble little purslane, a "weed" you see everywhere and walk right by (or on.) Not long after, I was...

Spring Planting–without getting your hands dirty!

Spring Planting–without getting your hands dirty!

There is a new podcast I've been listening to called Go Play in the Dirt. It shares information on health and nutrition topics you've probably heard about but don't quite understand e.g., metabolic health, intuitive eating and thyroid support. The "Dirt" part comes in...

Recipe: Warming Winter Kale Salad

Recipe: Warming Winter Kale Salad

Squashes and Roots Winter is the time for hard squashes as well as root vegetables like beets, carrots, rutabagas, potatoes, celery root, turnips and parsnips.  They are at their flavorful best in winter and are also more affordable. As part of my winter farm share...

Who’s Behind Those Vegetables in the Produce Aisle

Who’s Behind Those Vegetables in the Produce Aisle

I was humbled by appreciation today.  My CSA farm couldn't find enough workers to keep up with the harvest so a number of members volunteered to help pick cucumbers and garlic.  Kneel down, bend over, lift, squat, lift, then repeat, again and again.  We kept up with...

Turnips, Kohlrabi, Radishes and Other Odd Vegetables

Turnips, Kohlrabi, Radishes and Other Odd Vegetables

The Key to Survival:  Odd Vegetables? Last week, we got kohlrabi in our CSA boxes for a second time in a row. Chatting with a fellow CSA* member she complained, "Why did we get kohlrabi again? Can't they just give us vegetables we know?" Our personal vegetable...

CSAs:  Sign Up Now for Great Produce, Good Meat

CSAs: Sign Up Now for Great Produce, Good Meat

“Think Ahead” That’s the key to reaping the benefits of a CSA. You will be hungry this summer and autumn, just like you are every day. That won’t change. What can change is thinking ahead now and ordering a CSA. Each week, you’ll have a magnificent box of produce and clean meat. Then, when you’re hungry, you’ll fill yourself up with real food that nourishes and nurtures, i.e., what you really want to be eating.

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