Csas :

this week's menu

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We picked up our CSA box last Saturday and then headed out of town for the 4th of July, so I just started cooking from our box of goodies yesterday. We had a lot of fun over the weekend, spending lots of time at the pool. Pickle was in heaven[...]

this week's menu

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Our CSA just started up and we are really looking forward to a change in our Saturday morning routine. Every other weekend we?ll be hitting the Mermaid Café for breakfast and our veggie pickup instead of hitting the market. This year we[...]

this week's menu

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Oh, wow. That's what Pickle has been saying a lot lately: hear that plane? oh, wow! I just unfolded an entire load of already folded laundry. Oh, wow! Or, check out this a hole in the sidewalk - I can stick my finger in it. Oh, wow! And, I'm not[...]

this week's menu

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Chris started his new job a few weeks ago, which means that he hasn?t been home until late most evenings. This has wrecked havoc on my nightly cooking routine since he would typically take Pickle on some sort of mini-adventure, providing me with[...]

beet lovers unite!

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I?ve have slowly come to the realization that there are two parties in this world: beet lovers and beet haters (no political affiliations here!). I am head-over-heels, a beet lover. Thankfully, Chris is too. Pickle is still on the fence. The beet[...]

recipe: my banh mi

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Anthony Bourdain visited Vietnam on a recent No Reservations and it got me hankering for a banh mi. I love the one at Mermaid Cafe, but they are not open for dinner (but should be!) so I had to come up with my own. It's definitely not what you[...]

red, white and berries

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Happy 4th of July. Pickle has been sicker than a dog (such a strange expression; what does that mean, exactly?) and this weekend has been all about taking care of him and his poor, afflicted GI track until today: today he is finally feeling[...]

potato and rosemary pizza

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Here's what we ate last Sunday ? a great use for all those potatoes we have from our CSA! Note: we added the red pepper flakes after baking so Pickle could eat it too. Potato and Rosemary Pizza Serves 2 adults, one hungry bambino,[...]

what we?re eating and a recipe

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Sorry, I?ve been MIA recently. With summer getaways and visitors, I?ve lost track of things. Let me catch you up! A couple of weekends ago, I went on a little mother-daughters? weekend with my two sisters and my mom. I?ve never been away from[...]

community supported agriculture

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I just received an email from our CSA farm, Driftless Organics , about this coming season. I know, I know, it's been below zero for days, there is snow on the ground ? how can I be thinking about summer? But, it will be here before you know[...]