Archive for November, 2008
Mmmmm…….Turkey Soup
If I accomplish nothing more today than filling the house with the fragrance of turkey soup simmering on the stove, I’ll be happy. I’m testing a new theory. I’m imagining that the smell alone of turkey or chicken broth may have healing powers. Not to mention, the actual consumption of a bowl of rich brothy [...]
Let trees be consulted . . .
Thanksgiving Day 2008. We may be coerced into simpler, also more complicated lives in the next few years, and this poem may be tongue-in-cheek, but sustainably speaking, on the money.
Let the trees be consulted . . .
Please Pass the Gravy
I don’t know about you but the one Thanksgiving leftover we always run out of is gravy. Maybe that is a good thing after dousing it on practically everything on my plate — turkey, stuffing, potatoes, you name it. I’ve tried some of the gravies that come in a jar or even some from the [...]
What to Know About Pie Dough
Not sure if it’s the turkey, the cranberries or the pumpkin pie that reigns supreme on Thanksgiving, but we know that pies close the show.
I found these two videos the other day that are succinct, two or three minutes each, and show exactly how to mix and then roll out pie dough. Though I watched [...]
‘Tis the Season for Roasted Cranberry Sauce
Slice peel into very thin strips about 1½ inches in length and place in a large bowl with 2 cups of fresh cranberries, the juice of one orange (set 1 tablespoon aside for later), 2 tablespoons olive oil, 1 cup sugar, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 cinnamon stick, 4 whole cloves, 4 cardamom seeds smashed, 1 teaspoon finely chopped jalapeno or ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes. … tname=foodspice&dbid=145 The World’s Healthiest Foods: A cousin of the blueberry, this very tart, bright red berry can still be found growing wild as a shrub, but when cultivated, is grown on low trailing vines in great sandy bogs.
This Lawn is Your Lawn
We’ve already mentioned Michael Pollan’s open letter to the soon-to-be Farmer in Chief, Barack Obama. Then there is Eat the View, a group urging Obama to plant a victory garden on the White House lawn. There are many priorities facing our new president but given our the country’s financial situation and the urgency for environmental [...]
Precious Dirt: PCC Farmland Trust
Whenever I can include a little dirt in the course of a conversation about local and seasonal I’m happy. This time it’s about preserving some land for growing food.
“The PCC Farmland Trust secures, preserves, and stewards threatened farmland in the Northwest, to ensure that generations of local farmers productively farm it using sustainable, organic growing [...]
Cabbage & Cauliflower – Country Cousins
Cabbage and cauliflower, not the most elegant and refined vegetables, but reliable members of the Brassica clan. If you are eating seasonally, this is a great time of year to renew your relationship with these nutrient-packed, often overlooked veggies. Don’t dismiss or judge them because of their bad reputation for stinking up the house while [...]
On Not Going Cold Turkey
If you have been listening to what Michael Pollan has been saying, you know that eating less meat and more plants is healthier for us and our planet. With the holidays quickly approaching, this may not be the easiest time to change steadfast traditions like a 24-hour-Thanksgiving-turkey-binge. I am starting to think about meat more [...]
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