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Garden Update: On to the Herbs

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What shall stay, what shall go? You might have seen my backyard deck makeover last Friday. Now I’m hoping to make just as dramatic of a change to my front yard. I went to a class on herbs yesterday at my CSA farm. I was inspired,[...]

Saturday Road Trip Idea: Celebrate Local Foods with a Picnic

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Photo courtesy of http://picnicworld.net One of the things I’ve come to love about living in West Michigan is the proliferation of excellent artisan foods. We have award-winning goat cheese, several wineries, a bakery that uses[...]

Backyard Makeover with Kmart

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I was so excited when Collective Bias asked me to do a backyard makeover with Kmart. See, my deck is in pretty bad shape. My picnic table broke last summer, I forgot to bring my herb pots in last fall (resulting in some breakage of the[...]

Menu Planning in Season

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It’s spring! Hooray! Asparagus and rhubarb are showing up in the farmer’s markets. It makes me want to get in the kitchen again. Clean out the refrigerator. And (gulp) start menu planning again! Reposting this from last year with a[...]

Pork Chops with Rhubarb Compote

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The problem with finding recipes online is remembering where you found them later. A few years ago I made a fabulous savory rhubarb dish that used a lot of Indian spices. Unfortunately I can’t find it. But when searching around, I came[...]

Garden Update 5/9/11

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Over the past week, the little sprouts have really taken off! It’s fun to watch the little green shoots start to turn into something recognizable. Peas   Carrots Asian Mix More Asian Mix Lettuce[...]

On Gluten, Diets, and Opinions

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In case you’re wondering how my gluten-free experiment worked, I thought I’d provide an update. I really didn’t notice any difference after a week, so I decided that I wouldn’t worry too much about it. However, since I am[...]

Sauerkraut and Sausage Soup

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I had my doubts about this recipe. Sauerkraut? In soup? But I had all the ingredients, and Mark Bittman hasn’t steered me wrong yet. So I gave it a try. Source: Shop Indie Bookstores FOR PRINTABLE VERSION CLICK[...]

10 Ways to Cook Asparagus

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Asparagus season is tantalizingly close, so it’s time to dig out those asparagus recipes! Here are some of my favorite recipes with asparagus in them: Plain Old Asparagus : When I was young, this was the only way we ate[...]

Against the Grain Giveaway

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Yes, another giveaway! This time an ebook by a friend of mine who blogs over at Modern Alternative Mama. I have felt so much better now that I’ve cut down grains to once per day that I was super excited to get a review copy. And even[...]