Tag: food

Organic or Local?

Well.  My answer is kinda neither.  And sorta both.  Let me explain. I think when it comes to making smart, healthy and sustainable food choices people should consider not only organic or local, but seasonal as well.  This explanation could get a little long, but bear with me – I swear you’ll look at how

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November 9, 2010 3 Comments Short URL, , , , , , Food Issues and Politics, Ingredients, Seasonality

Chard, Really?!?

When I realized that people other than my family were actually reading my posts, I thought, “crap…I need to start writing more.”  Then I remembered that I hadn’t really shared a Madison story yet.  I already had a pretty good idea of which of my dishes were her favorite, but I thought I would ask

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November 8, 2010 1 Comment Short URL, , , , , , Autumn, Dinner, In the Kitchen, Recipes, Seasonality

The Rule of Three: Protein, Starch and Veg

This post is for Courtney because I owe her several recipes and she can’t use her oven right now.  (True. Funny story.  And kinda my fault.) Menu planning is actually pretty simple if you follow what I like to call the Rule of Three.  Think of it as the Garanimals of menu planning.  A well-balanced

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November 5, 2010 2 Comments Short URL, , , , , In the Kitchen, Ingredients, Menu Planning, Recipes, Seasonality

The Butter Sisters

This is not a fat-free blog.  Let’s get that one thing straight.  I (mostly) blame that on the two lovely ladies pictures below: I have dubbed them The Butter Sisters. The one on the left is my mom Susan, the other is my “Auntie” Roxann.  Both used liberal amounts of butter in just about every

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November 3, 2010 8 Comments Short URL, , , Ingredients, Inspirations

Tonight We are Carving Pumpkins

About ten years ago I threw a party for a bunch of my twenty-something friends.  We met at my place for dinner, pumpkin carving and a pinata.  (Hey, who doesn’t love a pinata?)  Anyway, I cooked my first-ever Shepherd’s Pie and I was hooked.  I didn’t exactly follow the recipe, but it still turned out

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October 26, 2010 2 Comments Short URL, , , , , Autumn, Dinner, In the Kitchen, Recipes, Seasonality

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