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JAN: Unusually warm (a 60-degree day), very little snow for the month. FEB: No measurable snow for the year. Spotted in bloom: crocus, snowdrops, winter jasmine, aconite, daffodil, periwinkle, squill. Near 60 at month end. MAR: Temps near 80 mid-month. Side Porch cafe opened 3/13. Plums, magnolias in full bloom. Dogwood and lilac gorgeous at month end. APR: 80 degrees on 4/2, then a cold snap mid-month. Harvested arugula, lettuce. May: String of rainy Saturdays; a hot/cool temp pattern. Planted all annuals/veggies on May 4. 90+ Memorial Day wknd.
Category Archives: Recipes
French picnic salad in a jar.
This beautiful layered salad in a jar is perfectly portable for a picnic or lunch at the office. Continue reading
Posted in Eating local, Farmers' market, Lunchbox, Recipes, Salads, Sauces & dressings
Tagged beans, chicken, food, healthy, potatoes, tomatoes
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Salad of strawberries and fresh burrata cheese.
I recognize that I’m on a strawberry kick. It’s all part of the sensual pleasure of eating seasonally: Gobbling as much of the best fruit and vegetables—NOW!—while they’re at their delicious peak. Once June wanes, I’ll be done with strawberries … Continue reading
Posted in Farmers' market, Salads, Recipes, Eating local, Fun ingredient
Tagged basil, berries, burrata, cheese, food, seasonal, strawberries
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Strawberries with sugared cream.
Make this simple recipe for strawberries with sugared cream now while berries are in season; the cream is also wonderful on other fresh fruit like peaches or blueberries. Continue reading
Posted in Desserts, Eating local, Farmers' market, Recipes
Tagged cream, food, Greek yogurt, seasonal, simple, strawberries
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Strawberry right-side-up cake.
It’s strawberry season, folks, and around here we’re pretty much eating our weight in these glorious, scarlet beauties. So this recipe kicks off a series of strawberry-centric sides and desserts. When Rob sampled a taste of this simple strawberry cake, … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Desserts, Farmers' market, Recipes
Tagged berries, cake, local, seasonal
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Better than store-bought: Homemade cheese-peanut butter crackers.
This recipe for homemade cheese-peanut butter crackers uses whole ingredients and is just as tasty as the store-bought kind. Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Inspired by, Recipes, Snacketizers, Travel
Tagged cheese, cracker, food, homemade, peanut butter
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Join me for a local food event.
Join me and the community of neighbors, gardeners and volunteers from Gabriel’s Place in a celebration of seasonal food on Saturday, May 19. Continue reading
Posted in Eating local, Farmers' market, Food 4 thought, Recipes
Tagged events, food, healthy, local, seasonal
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Food Revolution Day: are you in?
Have you heard that Saturday, May 19, is Food Revolution Day? It was news to me, too. Instigated by the Jamie Oliver Foundation, it’s a worldwide event designed to celebrate healthy eating and bring people together at dinner tables and … Continue reading
Posted in Eating local, Food 4 thought, Meatless Monday, Recipes
Tagged food, healthy, homemade
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Almond-oat-buttermilk scones.
These not-too-sweet almond-oat scones would be perfect (along with a bit of butter and jam) for Mother’s Day breakfast or brunch. Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Breakfast/brunch, Recipes
Tagged almonds, butter, food, homemade, scones, whole grain
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Top 10 recipes: year 1.
Homemade chocolate pudding. Perfect roasted potatoes. The best granola. Orange chocolate-chip muffins. Here’s my list of Top 10 Recipes from the past year. Continue reading
Lighter classic cheesecake.
Recently, my editor for the fitness and weight-loss website SparkPeople.com challenged me with a rather difficult assignment: Develop a feature story about sensible alternatives for desserts and sweet snacks. Now, this particular subject was hard to write about for a couple … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Desserts, Recipes
Tagged cheesecake, food, healthy, homemade, lowcal, lowfat
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