Sustainable Eats

We’re in the homestretch now – only a few short weeks to go before the rhubarb and asparagus are up. Things are growing like crazy in my garden and I can imagine the farmer’s markets are starting to fill with some new early spring greens.
My chives are up which is nice since [...]

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You know I just realized I don’t even know when this Dark Days challenge is over. I’ll probably still be doing this come summer wondering why there is no pingback. So I’m still sick but I really think I’m on the mend this time. I’m on my second round of antibiotics and [...]

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I’m convinced I have the bubonic plague. How else could I still be sick going on SIX WEEKS? And people, I’m not sickly. I’m finally trying to get in to see a doctor this week so hopefully the menu here will pick up soon beyond Met Market chicken noodle soup and homemade [...]

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Week 13 of dark days and the end of week 4 of being sick. I’m beginning to think I may try to find a doctor but I’m still stubbornly resisting.
As a result of that and my preoccupation with starting and sorting seeds we’ve eaten a lot of breakfasts for dinner, more take out but [...]

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It’s always good to log in to your wordpress account and see you are still the only administrator.
Here we are moving into the second week of February and in Seattle the dark days are feeling not so dark any more. My condolences if you happen to be back east and are under snow right [...]

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Week 11 of Dark Days and the end of week 2 of my bronchitis. I’m sure hoping it lets up in week 3 because it’s really slowing me down! My kids think it’s great that I’m lying on the floor playing with them but in actuality, I’m just lying on the floor. [...]

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Things are getting sparse at the farmer’s market as everyone is now feeling the effects of that deep freeze in December and the subsequent near constant rain we’ve had. It’s ironic that food is disappearing in the face of some pretty mild-spring like temperatures. If you have been planning to make kraut and [...]

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I’ve so enjoyed reading everyone’s Tigress Can Jam citrus posts this week that I almost forgot to write my post about it!
Citrus from the store is not local in the Pacific NW but there are some citrus you can grow at home. Unfortunately only one can overwinter in your garden and I just planted [...]

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Dark days are clipping by faster than a picket fence out the window of a hot rod Chevy. Despite my distraction with California citrus this week I’ve been busy cooking up some local grub as well.
I’ve had 100 pounds of apples sitting in my garage waiting for some attention all fall. Last week I juiced a gallon and a [...]

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Week 8 and here is the lineup this week:

Homemade beef jerky. I’ve been planning this one since I got the cow but finally managed to make it happen. I used a package labeled “bottom round” which I *think* is a pretty tough cut and it came out awesome! I partially thawed it then sliced it [...]

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