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Knish-ish
Full disclosure: I grew up in a big Irish/Welsh/Catholic/Protestant family, emphasis on Irish and Catholic. These four descriptors—and ensuing emphasis—mean that, growing up, I (almost) never received a nutritionally-sound, much less delicious, meal. I include the parentheses because sometimes a … Continue reading
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Tagged knish, lamb, Mike Doughty, pastrami
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Chasing Pear-fection
I’m subtitling this post: I’m Not Pear-fect. So sue me. In a recent, not-regular-enough review of the contents of my freezer, I discovered six white-wine-poached pears, with some poaching liquid included. I think I remember making these as a back-up … Continue reading
Eating Out of the Box: Last Hurrah
The final CSA box weighed a ton. Seriously: I needed a Gatorade after I lugged that thing into the house. The combined heft of a ginormous squash, a healthy noggin of cauliflower, apples, peppers, delightful baby turnips, potatoes, and lettuce challenged … Continue reading
New Playlist: Scotland on My Mind
I intended for the music in this morning’s spin class to pay homage to the incredibly kick-ass happenings in Scotland (“yes” or “no,” it was just thrilling to watch the process; this is how grown-ups do government). I’ve got cuts … Continue reading
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Eating Out of the Box: The Penultimate Edition
The Farmer’s Almanac predicts an early fall and a cold winter for us in New England. Already, chilly mornings mean that I pull out the long sleeves for running. Apples have arrived at the farmer’s markets. Darkness falls earlier and earlier. … Continue reading
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Tagged beets, Brill Bruisers, CSA, food, green beans, kale, kimchi, plums, The New Pornographers, Ugly but Delicious
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Putting By
It is best to prepare for the days of necessity. –Aesop Do you know the fable of the ant and the grasshopper? Aesop told it as a cautionary tale against frivolity and laziness. In Aesop’s rendering, the grasshopper spends all … Continue reading
Eating Out of the Box: A Non-Meh Tartine
There comes a time each season, generally quite close to the end, where I lose focus and motivation—where “meh” becomes my modus operandi. It stems, I am sure, from my own disappointment that I haven’t worked hard enough or smart enough … Continue reading
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Next Year’s Words Await Another Voice
“For last year’s words belong to last year’s language And next year’s words await another voice.” ― T.S. Eliot, Four Quartets* The spousal unit had a birthday this week. A big one, if you know what I mean. One with a zero. … Continue reading
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Eating Out of the Box: The Plight of the Flavorless Melon
More squash, more beets (I like beets, but MORE BEETS? Seriously?). Also tomatoes, a cucumber, a bunch of dill, a tease of a melon, three zucchini, and a study in purple: eggplant, basil, and potatoes. The melon I had planned … Continue reading
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Eating Out of the Box: Vacation Scramble
The box arrived while I was on vacation and sat unattended in the fridge at work for four days, giving me much less time to take advantage of the bounty. The original haul included four ears of local corn which I … Continue reading
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Tagged CSA, food, green beans, peppers, pickles, tomatoes, Ugly but Delicious, zucchini
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