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Entries from August 2009

Birthday Shenanigans and Crazy Canning

August 15th, 2009 · No Comments

I just wanted to give you a glimpse into my world right now before I crash into bed in preparation for Chicken Little’s sixth birthday party tomorrow.
The garden is swooning right now, birthing an incredible amount of food for us. Busy ant that I am I’m working hard to preserve it all for the [...]

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Tags: Growing Groceries - Plants, Seeds and Growing Tips

Putting By

August 10th, 2009 · 12 Comments

I am spent! I spent a majority of the weekend in the kitchen (despite the fact that it’s tiny & crummy since we hope to one day remodel and don’t want to spend any money replacing the original 1940’s fixtures it’s still my favorite place.)
The garden is really producing right now and this turn in [...]

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Tags: Growing Groceries - Plants, Seeds and Growing Tips · Preserving Food

Zucchini Morning Glory Muffins

August 7th, 2009 · 5 Comments

I never seem to be able to get a picture of these because they disappear so quickly around here. I’ll try again this weekend. I make these year round, using carrots, apples or winter or summer squash depending on what’s in season. This is the best recipe for morning glory muffins that [...]

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Tags: Breakfast · Local Grains - Where to Get Them and What to do with Them · Snacks · Zucchini

Spelt Bean Salad

August 7th, 2009 · 3 Comments

This is a great cold salad to make during the summer when your garden is full of produce. It’s based on PCC’s Perfect Protein Salad and you can get quantities from there.
I made this using chana dal garbanzo beans from Azure Standard, spelt from Lentz Spelt Farm, mayonnaise I made from Bio Cento eggs, [...]

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Tags: Local Grains - Where to Get Them and What to do with Them · Meatless Entrees

Pasta with Preserved Lemons, Basil and Lemon Chicken

August 7th, 2009 · 2 Comments

This is one of my family’s favorite summer meals. The recipe is very loose, open for your customization. The only two necessary ingredients are the lemon chicken and the preserved lemons.
I make this using penne from Azure Standard since they grow their own organic durum wheat just across the border in Durham, Oregon [...]

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Tags: Recipes for Seasonal and Local Foods

Lemon Chicken on the Grill

August 7th, 2009 · No Comments

Last week when it was so hot I couldn’t bring myself to cooking indoors so I made an old standby – lemon chicken on the grill. The best part about this chicken (other then the fact that I use Pastured Sensations soy-free and free-range chicken) is that it’s quick and easy and the next [...]

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Tags: Pastured Poultry · Recipes for Seasonal and Local Foods

Preserved Lemons

August 7th, 2009 · 10 Comments

This post is from February, 2009 from the old blog.

There aren’t too many things you can put up in the middle of winter. One thing we don’t grow here in the northwest but I cannot do without are lemons. This time of year, though, I can purchase organic meyer lemons for $3.99 a pound.
Earlier in [...]

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Tags: Preserving Food · Recipes for Seasonal and Local Foods

Moral Options for Can’t Live Without Items

August 6th, 2009 · 3 Comments

By now you all know that my New Year’s resolution this year is to eat only local, organic items or find the closest, most sustainable options.
For the most part we are on track but I’ve been keeping a list of the items that I’ve been buying. I’d like to share my “must have” list [...]

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Tags: Growing Groceries - Plants, Seeds and Growing Tips

Return Home to a Neglected Garden

August 1st, 2009 · 18 Comments

We just got back tonight from a week and a half out of town and the whole time I was on pins & needles about the garden. Seattle had record breaking temps while we were gone but I was thrilled to arrive home to a lush garden bursting at the seams with bounty! [...]

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