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• Brown Butter Apple Cake with Scotch Caramel

  

  Before Siri, before GPS, before smart phones and even before flip phones, our adventure began with an idea and a map. Yet, like so many adventures with my oldes... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• A Grain of Good: Hanna Mosca, YMCA Garden Program Director

  

  This “A Grain of Good” post is sponsored by City of Bridges Chiropractic, who believes every Pittsburgher can be a champion in their health endeavors, through... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Peach Blueberry Crumble Tart with Fruit Sweetened Whipped Cream

  

  There are nights when the pending evening pushes bursts of fire just beyond the city and its sky-carving lines. On these nights, the steeples, the songs and eve... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Extracting Honey + Pancakes w/ Honey Roasted Bananas & Cinnamon Whipped Cream

  

  “My goal in life is to walk around like Pooh Bear, with my ‘paw’ deep in a large crock of honey, savoring the sweetness all day long. Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• A Farewell to Summer and A Recipe for Homemade Ketchup

  

  “You in?” he yelled while already launching me forward. “And this is how it ends,” I thought. “Death by homemade zip line!” As the very questionable swing... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• A Gathering of Beekeepers

  

  Every couple weeks or so, the Urban Farmer comes home smelling like a campfire in the best possible way. Occasionally, this aroma is coupled with a swollen eye... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• A Mint Themed Menu Recap

  

  “One must maintain a little bit of summer, even in the middle of winter.” ~ Henry David Thoreau In the middle of August, we gathered to celebrate the farmers,... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Sprouted Spelt Zucchini Beet Cake with Vodka Mint Glaze

  

  A cake can be a meditation, each slice a chance to savor the here-and-now. If made with care, each bite passes without judgment, eyes close, stresses escape, an... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Sprouted Spelt Peanut Butter Cookies for Ice Cream Sandwiches

  

  “If you could eat only one food for the rest of your life, what would it be?” “Sandwiches” he said with gumption, as if he had played the what-if game correctly. Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Whole Wheat Double Chocolate Zucchini Bread

  

  An alarming crunching sound interrupted our late-night dinner preparations. We ran to the window, half expecting to see ruby red slippers pinned under a house. Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Avocado Fudgesicles & @Boydandblair Semifreddo (Vegan)

  

  “You can do anything for 20 seconds,” he shouts while leaping up and down like a frog. His springiness is comical, but his ‘give your all’ approach... Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Beet & Beef Burgers w/ Blue Cheese and Roasted Peach & Mint Salsa

  

  Large, umbrella-like lights filled the space where waitstaff would normally scurry, the cords creating their fair share of death traps. Cooking wine filled... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Farm Scenes + Roasted Beet, Cucumber, Mint & Heirloom Tomato Salad

  

  The cashier withdrew the receipt he had been pushing towards me. He skimmed it with a puzzled look on his face, searching for an error. “I guess it’s right. I... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Farm Fresh Mint Pesto (Vegan & Gluten Free)

  

  I’m not one of those foodies who spends hours in front of The Food Network. My only bond with cooking shows was during my nannying stint in Paris, when I watche... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• A Mint Themed Dinner on the Farm

  

  “What do you do?” I used to dread this question. I wasn’t fulfilled with how I was spending 40+ hours of my week, nor was I really sure how I would rather be... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Egg Salad Sandwiches for a Picnic at a Vintage Car Show

  

  In addition to the many hats he wears- farmer, beekeeper, graphic designer, photographer, environmentalist– the Urban Farmer also wears a kilt from time to time. Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Wine-ing, Dining & Unwinding: Our Staycation at Choderwood

  

  We could have been in Bali. We could have been in Thailand. We could have been in Peru. We could have been anywhere, and that suited me just fine. Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Roasted & Raw Summer Salsa with Farm Fresh Ingredients

  

  There’s a lot of time to think when watering an acre of organic heirloom vegetables. I took a few turns with the hose while the farmer was busy with bees and... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Peach Ceviche for a South American Inspired Summer Picnic

  

  Much like a baby toddling on two legs for the very first time, the first steps toward a goal are often the heaviest, scariest, most daunting steps of all. Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• A Staycation at Choderwood, Part II

  

  I have been in Pennsylvania more than I have not been in Pennsylvania. This realization bewilders me. I’ve never really felt like a Pennsylvanian. I feel no... Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES