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In Simply Me, I will share my experiences as I cook through all the recipes in Simply in Season. Through this process I hope to discover simple ways of preparing local, healthy foods and learn more about nutrition, sustainability, and how our eating choices impact the world.
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Recent Posts Tagged With 'CSA'
Aug 10
I’ve decided that my garden is mostly for snacking. To recap: The herbs have dried up, from lack of watering, never having quite recovered from the long 4th of July weekend in intense heat with no water. The carrots and beets were eaten by rabb (read full article)
CSA, gardening
Jul 31
It’s time to call Elmer Fudd. Remember the bitten tomato I shared earlier this week? My cantaloupe vine was also chewed off at the stem. And more tomatoes are half eaten. I originally thought it must be squirrels, because we have a fence arou (read full article)
CSA
Jul 17
Look, we have color! And I can’t believe how many cherry tomatoes are on this plant. Lots of green tomatoes on the orange heirloom tomato plant too! As DH said, the tomatoes are not keeping to their "square." I must have forgot (read full article)
CSA, gardening
Jun 26
This week was a little slim as we wait for the summer veggies to come in. I ended up with lettuce, green onions, Swiss chard, kale, kohlrabi, bok choy, fava beans, and peas. I actually got a double portion of fava beans because my friend Cindy didn (read full article)
CSA, gardening
Jun 20
I was out of town Wednesday through Friday, so DH picked up this week’s share. Left to Right: Spring turnips, rhubarb, green onions, frisee, Napa cabbage (also called Chinese cabbage), kohlrabi, kale, and Swiss Chard. Not Shown: 2 heads of lett (read full article)
CSA, how to prep vegetables, what to do with csa
Jun 12
FINALLY! You can now expect lots more recipes. As I said before, it’s been pretty hot and chilis and stews were just not appealing. But now I have lots of glorious green to play with! So what was waiting for me when I arrived at pickup? Scallio (read full article)
CSA, essay, organizing, vegetables