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• Bialas Farms CSA: Week 9

  

  This week was one of the more fun weeks to cook – not only because I got a fabulous box full of vegetables from our friends at Bialas Farms, but also because I... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2014 FOOD & DRINK

• Yellow Doll Watermelon

  

  I was so thrilled to find a Yellow Doll watermelon at the farmer’s market a few weeks ago. I hauled it around the market as I picked up a few more items,... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2014 FOOD & DRINK

• The Wheels on the Bus

  

  Can it be that our endless summer is actually coming to an end? Time to get my head back in a New York frame of mind. Although we’re leaving so much stillness... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2014 FOOD & DRINK

• Bialas Farms CSA: Week 8

  

  We were supposed to entertain a few families at the lake last weekend, but after an emergency call to 911 to report smoke billowing from the house, we... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2014 FOOD & DRINK

• Ghost Pepper

  

  Before you report me to CPS, please know that this mystery food was not intentional. Ghost peppers are nearly 500,000 Scoville Heat Units, which is twice as... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2014 FOOD & DRINK

• All in a Day’s Work

  

  “The best way to keep children at home is to make the home atmosphere pleasant, and let the air out of the tires.” – Dorothy Parker “Mom, can we borrow somethin... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2014 FOOD & DRINK

• Bialas Farms CSA: Week 7

  

  Our CSA box #7 arrived, all to be cooked, photographed, documented, and presented in a post that I almost considered calling “scenes from a family table”…or “th... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2014 FOOD & DRINK

• Yellow Squash

  

  The kids have had zucchini before and while they don’t love it cubed, the girls love zucchini spiralized noodles. I thought that yellow squash would be a hit bu... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2014 FOOD & DRINK

• Sweet Home Alabama

  

  I hinted last week that I’d come with lots of fun pics from our trip to Alabama, and I stuck to my word. Please forgive me for making this a long post, sometime... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2014 FOOD & DRINK

• Bialas Farms CSA: Week 6 + an Announcement

  

  Given our travel to Alabama last week, it was a short cooking week last week, and another short week for this one as well. But I managed to sneak in a few good... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2014 FOOD & DRINK

• Golden Beets

  

  Since I cooked the red beets last time (a mystery food failure), I thought I’d try the kids with golden beets. And this time, I’d be a little more strategic... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2014 FOOD & DRINK

• Skylands Botanical Garden

  

  We’re lucky enough to live in a lake community that offers a great summer camp for the kids. They’ve been doing archery, cooking, pioneering, and have been take... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2014 FOOD & DRINK

• Bialas Farms CSA: Week 5

  

  Although I only had a few days to cook before we left on our family trip to Alabama to see relatives, I felt like I had to make the most of this week’s box. Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2014 FOOD & DRINK

• Kohlrabi

  

  Once in a while we hit a homerun with our mystery food challenge. And who would have thunk that it would be with a vegetable that I’ve never tried before. Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2014 FOOD & DRINK

• The Beauty of Solitude

  

  We’ve had so many guests in recent weeks that it feels empty at the lake when they leave. But when I think about why we left the city for the summer, it’s for... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2014 FOOD & DRINK

• Bialas Farms CSA: Week 4

  

  Week 4 of our summer CSA has come and gone, this week bringing some of the usual staples (garlic scapes, herbs), but also some new vegetables (mariachi peppers! Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2014 FOOD & DRINK

• Sunflower Microgreens

  

  I bought some sunflower micro greens at the store recently and was impressed by how much the greens really do taste like sunflower seeds. Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2014 FOOD & DRINK

• A Weekend with Friends

  

  Our first week at the lake has come and gone, but it was an event-filled week with our good friends visiting from San Francisco for the 4th. Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2014 FOOD & DRINK

• Bialas Farms CSA: Week 3

  

  I’ll be honest, I was considering skipping a post altogether after last week. With all of our guests visiting Wednesday through Sunday, I cooked pretty much... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2014 FOOD & DRINK

• Okra

  

  There are times when I know that a vegetable isn’t going to go over well, and I employ brute force tactics. My kids’ have recently become obsessed with the movi... Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2014 FOOD & DRINK