Eating Like A Peasant – Onion Soup

November 4, 2009

I’ve not really been in the mood to cook the last two days. When I feel this way, I turn to the old stand-bys and onion soup is certainly one of the easiest, cheapest, tastiest dinners around. Here’s an quick, incredibly easy, dinner using one of those 6c bags of stock in your freezer. I [...]

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Talking Turkey at Smith Meadows Farm

November 3, 2009

Just a few days ago, I spent a wonderful morning with the Pritchard family at Smith Meadows Farm in Berryville, Virginia. The farm has been in the family, and producing, since the early 19th century. A few years back, Betsy and Forrest made the decision to focus full time on running the farm. It’s a [...]

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Sunday Roast Chicken Dinner

November 2, 2009

We’re still cleaning up around here. The house has been in a complete uproar since the basement was drywalled. Today, with the clocks falling back, rain steadily falling, and no need to go anywhere, we took on the clean up. First we had breakfast to fortify us. Buttermilk pancakes and Sauteed Spiced Apples. Served up [...]

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Dinner in a Hurry

October 27, 2009

It’s been busy around the house the last few days. We finally had the basement drywalled and painted, after ten years of talking about it, and everything that was stuffed in that hideous, dark, dusty room is now spread throughout the house and garage. It’s going to take the rest of the week to get [...]

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Four Ducks, Three Days and One Recipe (Charcuterie Part One)

October 21, 2009

Perhaps I’m late to the table on this one, but in the last month, I’ve been pondering meat consumption in America. Dependence on choice cuts of meat for our dinner table, with a casual disregard for the rest of the animal, has proven to be totally irresponsible. I switched to the farmers market and grass [...]

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Lemons, Pickles and Ducks

October 12, 2009

A recipe in pictures or pictures with a couple of recipes. Limoncello and Lemon Curd. Click here Flickr for the details. And here’s a quick recipe for pickled peppers, with a nod to Michael Ruhlman’s Ratio. When you’re at the farmer’s market, grab a container of super fresh pretty peppers.Find a jar that will fit [...]

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Meet the Farmer: Bending Bridge Farm

October 7, 2009

It’s a beautiful fall day, and I am heading north to Mercersburg, PA and Bending Bridge Farm. I’ve been buying gorgeous produce from Farmer Audrey Fisher all summer. This visit is what I hope will be the first in a series about the farmers supplying all the lovely, local, sustainable, seasonal foods in my kitchen [...]

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Sauerkraut – Because Its Time Has Come

October 6, 2009

This is a quickie post, while I spend time working on the next one. It’s time to get your kraut fermenting, folks! If Oktoberfest is calling your name. If you like to enjoy wintery stews, sausages, charcroute. And especially if you’re from Baltimore, and Thanksgiving meant sauerkraut on the table, hon, get chopping! And for [...]

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What’s for Breakfast

September 30, 2009

Every week I make granola for Dennis. I like granola, too, but only in small doses. I sprinkle it on yogurt or grab a handful as I run out the door for a quick pick-me-up. Dennis eats granola happily for breakfast, and often after dinner, as dessert. Me? For breakfast I want toast; for dessert [...]

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