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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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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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Sonoma! (Or: The Drinking Portion of My Vacation)
Having left our hearts (or, in my case, half a heart) in San Francisco, Steve, Jay, and I drove north on the 101 to Healdsburg, an adorable town in the northern portion of Sonoma County, which would serve as our … Continue reading
Eating Out of the Box, More UBD Food
The latest CSA box arrived just days before I left for San Francisco (more on that to come), so I hustled to use or preserve the booty before I jetted (back) to the west coast. The results were even uglier … Continue reading
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Tagged CSA, food, Ugly but Delicious
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Je Ne Regrette Rien: Revisiting Portland, Part 2
Having already sipped my way through the Willamette Valley (more about that here), I turned my focus to clean water issues for (most of) my remaining time in Portland. I insert (most of) because I could not, you understand, pass … Continue reading
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Tagged Edith Piaf, lamb, Le Pigeon, Olympic Provisions, pork, Portland, wine
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A Good Year for the Roses: Revisiting Portland, Part 1
Apologies in advance for the length of this one. If you want to skip to the present, the history lesson ends about halfway through, right about the time we hit Echo and the Bunnymen. In 1992, new Brown PhD in hand, Jay received … Continue reading
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Tagged Elvis Costello, Portland, Willamette Valley, wine
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Eating Out of the Box, with Added Beauty
When this week’s CSA box arrived, I faced the challenge of emptying it without spousal help (Jay was out of town), so I enlisted three of the most delightful dinner companions I know to lend me a hand (or a belly, … Continue reading
Eating Out of the Box, UBD Edition
This season’s first CSA Box came last week, ushering in a new series of Chopped-like challenges. (Imagine my best Ted Allen impersonation here) “You must create an appetizer using BEET GREENS, PURSLANE, and a HALF-MOLDY pint of BLUEBERRIES!” I always feel … Continue reading
Flesh and Bone
I’ve gone through life white-knuckled in the moments that left me behind. I would love to take credit for this phrase, but praise goes to Brandon Flowers, lead singer of The Killers, who wrote it as the opening line of … Continue reading
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Tagged butchery, Charcutepalooza, David Chang. Momofuku, pig head facial, pork, The Killers, torchon
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