Colchester Farm CSA Week #3
My CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) share program has started for the year. Check out Week #1 and Week #2. Our season runs for 26 weeks from June – November. I purchased a small share which means I get to choose 5 …
Tag: food adventures
Cookie Decorating Party
This weekend, we were invited to a Cookie Decorating Party! I don’t know if we’ve met, but I’m the ultimate cookie monster. I love ’em: baking them, decorating them, eating them, all of it! Cookies are the one thing I …
Potluck Picnic
Last week (man, how summer is flying!), I attended this laid-back, summer fun community garden potluck picnic (say that five times fast…) The event was held at a local community garden by a school. Lots of little hands work in …
Zucchini Chips
Another zucchini recipe? Yes, please! Gardens are still overflowing with zucchini, even with the heat wave that seems to have swept the better part of the country. (It was kinda nice in Chicago…a breezy 84 degrees the entire time!) What …
Watermelon Popsicles (ice pops)
Happy Buy Local Challenge Week in Maryland! Today is the first day of the challenge. Have you signed up yet? (it’s free and easy!) All you have to do is pledge to “eat at least one thing from a local …
Peach Salsa
Oh yes I did. I made this delicious chunky peach salsa. And you should, too. This was delicious. And easy to make, too! After picking up some gorgeous white peaches from Lockbriar Farms at the Farmer’s Market, I knew I …
What’s the Deal with Agave?
If you have zucchini in the garden right now, you’re probably experiencing an onslaught of “ohmygoshwhatdoidowiththis” syndrome. Zucchini is prolific. yellow zucchini! Can I share a secret? As a first-time gardener (which was so last year), I planted zucchini knowing …
Visiting Polyface Farm
{get ready for an adventure!!} This time last week, I was in a car, somewhere in Virginia, on my way to this farm: Polyface Farm Made famous by The Omnivore’s Dilemma and Food, Inc., Polyface Farm is owned and …
Homemade Peppermint Patties
Oh yes, I went there. See, I have a bit of a weakness for the sweet, peppermint, chocolate goodness of a peppermint patty. Can you blame me? Drop what you’re doing and make these. Now. And then eat them. All …
Marathon Cooking
This weekend, I found myself with a fridge stocked with veggies, ready to be transformed into a meal creation. A couple of friends of ours had to leave unexpectedly on a mega road trip, and we were given the contents …