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summer pests

I don’t know about you but those pesky fruit flies are all over my kitchen. Don’t get me wrong I am not underestimating their keen sense to tell you when that cantaloupe on the counter has just passed its prime. Having my kitchen over run by these obnoxious pests is maddening. You can go out [...]

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eating my way through one crazy summer

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A PLACE Back to school, with bitter-sweet feelings, we set our alarm for 6am. Could summer break really be over? It seems like just a couple weeks ago when school let out. In reality something like 12 weeks have passed. Really? I love the fresh farm markets on the side of the road all over [...]

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this week’s veggie adventures & treasures

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young onions, so many uses, these babies will be gone fast Fava Beans, this is the first time this year and the first time ever receiving them from the CSA, I am so excited. I cannot decide if I want to blanch slightly then saute with a little garlic or onion from above or grill [...]

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Cooking Away My CSA

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I’ve joined a group of food bloggers who have taken the CSA challenge to not let anything go to waste from their CSA share. CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture, it is a system where someone in your community has a garden and sells shares of their garden to people who would like one. Our [...]

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Hair Removal on a Food Blog, why not?

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The great people at Fuel My Blog have asked if I would be interested in reviewing a product. I said yes without really thinking about it. I did not know what the product was when I took on the challenge. They sent me a free product and in return they would like me to report [...]

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Frozen Peppers?

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This may have been the smartest thing I did all last year. I know, that sounds pretty extreme but true. Here is the story, it was late summer, just when all the peppers and tomatoes are coming off the vines. We have a short growing season and these precious fruits of summer are only ripe [...]

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Happy New Year!

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Greetings 2009, I look forward to making the best of you. I am also wishing each and everyone of you the best year ever. I made donuts, seriously. I am having trouble believing it myself, good thing I took a photo. I will write a post about it later. I am tired, but just wanted [...]

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Quillisascut Cheese

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A few Sundays ago we had the pleasure of tasting the cheeses made by Quillisascut Farm from Rice in Northeast Washington State. They were promoting their new book Chefs on the Farm at Auntie’s Bookstore in Spokane with a tasting afterward at the adjoining Restaurant & Charcuterie Santé. photo courtesy of Lora Lea Misterly Some [...]

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Truffle Field Trip

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Still at a loss as to what to do with that truffle? Behind the Burner has done the work for you, now you can take an armchair tour. Here is a video of a chef making magic out of his truffles with a risotto. There is also a good deal attached if, you too, want [...]

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Helping People Feed Themselves with Free Vegetables

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This is such a heartwarming story that I just had to share. It is a cool story about helping those who wanted to help themselves in these trying times. Yes, it was free, but you had to do the work yourself. That just might be the greatest gift of all. This is the story that [...]

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