Dirt: it’s what’s for dinner
I have a new favorite documentary. After spending last spring and summer starting a garden in the backyard homestead, I have a new appreciation for dirt. No longer is dirt “that icky stuff that has bugs in it and gets …
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Last CSA pickup
The Colchester Community Shared Agriculture season has ended! Week 26 Here’s a video snapshot of the past 26 pick-up weeks. I missed a few weeks, due to vacation or travel season (for work), but we managed to participate 21 weeks! …
Sweet Potato Fries
A quick, yummy, easy treat that’s sure to satisfy! Sweet potato fries Start with 2 ginormous sweet potatoes (these are from my Colchester CSA!) Cut them into wedges, or for fun, into narrow sticks Would you like fries with that? …
Where does your food come from?
Through this blog, I’ve documented learning more about local living and finding local food sources. On my journey, I’ve been able to enjoy local, nutritious food and develop relationships with the people who grow my food. I’ve even started a …
Thanksgiving re-cap
This year, we enjoyed Thanksgiving with Shane’s family. Check it out! 2010 has been a year of growth and thankfulness. Prior to Thanksgiving dinner, I created a few dishes to share: Roasted pumpkin soup Pumpkin roll with cream cheese filling …
Spaghetti Squash
Have you ever cooked a spaghetti squash? It’s very simple. I was excited to see these beauties included in a recent CSA pick-up. Shane loves plain spaghetti squash. I like to add a few flavors. Like…basil, garlic, and butter! Spaghetti …
A Thanksgiving Story
Feast your eyes on our delicious Thanksgiving feast! Shane’s mom cooked everything! A large turkey (which I did not eat — maybe next year!) and yummy side dishes yummy roasted vegetables more side dishes Waldorf salad green bean casserole yummy …
Thanksgiving prep
Since we’re dining with Shane’s family for Thanksgiving, I thought it would be nice to bring a few of my favorite things to share… Pumpkin roll (my favorite thing to bake!) Roasted pumpkin and potato soup – a new recipe …
On being thankful
I have so very much to be thankful for this year, including starting a (successful!) garden, rekindling friendships of yore, starting to write again, growing through various home improvement projects, learning to embrace and cherish local living, not sweating the …
Pumpkin roll
I know it’s definitely Thanksgiving when I get the urge to make this beauty: Pumpkin roll with cream cheese filling Miss Libby gets the credit for this recipe! Ingredient line-up (see below for full recipe) Let’s get started! Add flour, …