Market day in Paris: Marché Raspail, Marché aux Oiseaux, and Marché Parisien...
Champagne Our first full day in Paris, Suzy and I woke first, confirmed the rain had stopped and decided to get out and about, before the others were up. We were both eager to visit our first...
View ArticleMenu Plan Monday: French Tarragon
Tarragon This week’s CSA box from Two Small Farms contained a very interesting essay about French Tarragon. Apparently, true French Tarragon cannot be started from seed, but by dividing the plant’s...
View ArticleFrog Hollow Farms CSA – fresh fruit, to my doorstep
I have written often about our subscription to Two Small Farms, a vegetable Community Supported Agriculture program from two farms in Hollister and Watsonville, High Ground Organics and Mariquita...
View ArticleStrawberry Jam and Pomona Universal Pectin (recipe)
Strawberries Yes, I am jumping on the strawberry jam bandwagon, canning my own collection. Sean at Hedonia had an interesting looking recipe for Strawberry Jam with balsamic and black pepper. Carol at...
View ArticleClean Food Diet, Day Three: Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen
In California, eating organic and local is almost a birthright. Especially in the San Francisco Bay Area, which seems to be surrounded on all sides by farmers and ranchers eager to share their organic...
View ArticleCauliflower Curry (recipe)
Did you know I am participating in the Food Buzz Project Food Blog Challenge? Now would be a great time to vote. Tonight even. A couple times. No, that would be illegal. Once is enough. And then you...
View ArticleMonday Menu Plan: Goodness gracious, the cauliflower!
Our box from Two Small Farms had a ginormous head of cauliflower this week. So big, it is living in the garage fridge. Seriously massive. This picture does not do it justice. Clearly, whatever plan I...
View ArticleMonday Menu Plan: Soup, soup and more soup
First I think I need to make cauliflower soup. Then squash soup. And maybe a celery soup. And how about a lettuce soup. Does such a thing exist? I don’t know, but I have a ton of produce and it is...
View ArticleFarms, CSAs, local and organic food
Cathy asked me recently about CSAs and I thought it would be useful to share what I know. Here are the farms we work with regularly: Mariquita Farms – vegetables from March – November. This was our...
View ArticleFamily Dinner Plan: Mariquita Mystery Box
During the winter, when we don’t have our regular weekly CSA boxes, Mariquita Farms has a Mystery Box program to pick up the slack. Sort of like a CSA, but way more casual, interested folks signup for...
View ArticleLocal meat chickens – where to find the good stuff
Jamie, who spends most of her time on her two blogs, Best Kids Apps and Travel Saavy Mom, asked about local sources for pasture-raised, meat chickens. Since I find myself in the process of stocking...
View ArticleFamily Dinner Plan: Fresh roast ham, sausages and sauerkraut, Brussels sprout...
Welcome to the fourth menu plan for the Whole30 challenge – do us a favor and ignore the fact that I did not put up a week 3 menu. If you are curious about what we consumed, follow along on Facebook...
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