• Archive for June, 2008

    Local Bites: Poached Egg on Mixed Greens with Maple-Roasted Bacon and Balsamic Sauteed Radishes

    by  • June 27, 2008 • Eating Locally, Homecooking, Gardening, Farm Fresh, Uncategorized • 1 Comment

    I’ve met the chicken that laid the egg I had for this lunch. I know the two farmers who grew the radishes and the lettuce too. That’s local. Shawn looked at me a little funny when I suggested a nice mixed green salad (red leaf lettuce from Shortt’s Farm and Garden Center in Sandy...

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    She Eats!

    by  • June 27, 2008 • Mama's baby, Photos • 5 Comments

    I should have known that Paige would be gung-ho about eating regular foods . . . after all, I am her mother. Paige has quickly gone from an immobile infant to a crawling baby. She’s sped from an 100 percent breastfed girl to a breastmilk, baby food and finger foods child. And she’s not...

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    On Why You Should Go to Your Local Farmer’s Market Regularly

    by  • June 26, 2008 • Eating Locally, Homecooking, Gardening, Farm Fresh • 0 Comments

    You know the saying “It takes a village.”? Well, folks, it takes a village to make the local farmer’s market successful. You might pay lip-service to liking the concept of eating locally. You might tout the availability of locally grown farm produce, fresh breads and the like. But unless you are actually going to...

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    Sauteed Spring Onions

    by  • June 19, 2008 • vegetables, vegetarian • 0 Comments

    Mmmm. The first fresh vegetables of late spring. These spring onions popped up at the farmer’s market a little over a week ago. They just looked so delicious (should have taken a pic!). Rather than try to use all in salads, salsas and other condiments, I decided to try something different: cooking them so...

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    My Barnard Is Now Their Barnard

    by  • June 17, 2008 • Barnard • 2 Comments

    Back in my college days at Barnard, my friends and I had a few good places where we loved eat. But as time has passed, more and more of those places have closed. The latest to see demise is Wrapp Factory. There was one semester where we had Wrapp Factory for dinner at least...

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    Five Reasons to Eat Local

    by  • June 13, 2008 • Uncategorized • 1 Comment

    This meal is 100% local from the Sandy Hook Village Farmer’s Market. I love going to the farmer’s market. Walking from vendor to vendor, inspecting the produce and choosing what to buy is a lot of fun . . . to me at least. In the summer, I try to go every weekend. It’s...

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