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There are two ingredients that I’ve been meaning to use more of. Thing #1 = jars of food in the basement. Before the 2011 canning season started, I promised myself (and Erik) that I would do a better job of preserving useful things than I did last year. Those fancy jams just call to me, but two responsible adults can only eat or give away so much. So, I did that. But now we . . . → Read More: Dark Days Challenge Week 5: Fish and Pickled Asparagus  One comment - (Comments are closed)  Canning/Preserving, Dark Days, Fast Meals, Recipes  asparagus, Canning, fish, how to eat locally, local food Our Dark Days meal for the week was something that we have already posted, so we decided to post a strategy instead. Eating locally sometimes means having limited options and learning how to deal with what you can get. In our case, we can’t find (or afford when we find it!) user-friendly, pre-wrapped packages of local chicken breasts. So, we buy a whole chicken and do some work ourselves. Yep, it’s kind of gross. But . . . → Read More: Dark Days Challenge Week 4: How to Cut Up a Whole Chicken 5 comments - (Comments are closed) Techniques, Why Buy? D-I-Y! chicken, Dark Days Challenge, how to, how to eat locally, local food, Why Buy? D-I-Y! Happy Sunday to you all! My parents are visiting for the weekend, so we had a lazy morning. After a huge feast last night of braised chicken and parsnips, a riff on this macaroni and cheese, and a kale salad with toasted almonds and dried cherries, we only needed a nibble for breakfast. Muffins! About two weeks ago, we ordered a five-pound box of fresh cranberries from Cape Cod Select. Take a look at that . . . → Read More: Dark Days Challenge Week 3: Cranberry-Carrot Muffins 2 comments - (Comments are closed) Breakfast, Dark Days, Recipes All-Natural Breakfast, brunch, carrots, cranberries, Dark Days Challenge, eggs, how to eat locally, local flour, local food, Recipe, Root Vegetables It’s a bold statement. I’m not shy about it. It could be the best salad salad ever. I’ll leave it up to you, dear reader, to decide for yourself. There’s a great restaurant near where we used to live in NYC called Northern Spy. Definitely give it a try if you’re in the area – it was one of our favorites. They make a kale salad for dinner that’s really simple, but almost perfect. . . . → Read More: Is this the best kale salad ever? 3 comments - (Comments are closed) Salads All-Natural Breakfast, brunch, cheese, dark leafy greens, egg, farmers' market, how to, how to eat locally, kale, leftovers, local food, nuts, pumpkin, Recipe, Root Vegetables, salad To motivate ourselves through the winter, we have joined the Dark Days Challenge, which asks that we cook one meal a week focused on SOLE ingredients (sustainable, organic, local, and ethical). Right up our alley! Each blogger gets to set their own parameters within these guidelines. We’ll be sticking to the following rules for our Dark Days recipes: Our primary sources for ingredients will be our CSA through Red Fire Farm, the Somerville Winter . . . → Read More: Dark Days Challenge Week 1: How to Make Potato Gnocchi 5 comments - (Comments are closed) Dark Days, Recipes Canning, celeriac, Dark Days Challenge, eggs, farmers' market, how to, how to eat locally, local flour, local food, pasta, potatoes, Recipe, Root Vegetables, salad, tomatoes, Union Square greenmarket |
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