Archive for the 'farms and farming' Category
Dessert, (urban) homestead style
November 18th, 2008by Lisa Unlike Caroline, I don’t bake a lot. We were joking the other day about our families and how although we have many things in common, there are some major differences. The fact that we eat meat for one. The fact–as she joked–that I’m going “going urban homestead.” I demurred, but she’s not entirely [...]
Peppers, The Prequel
November 7th, 2008By Lisa The padrone-eating incident (now updated with pictures) was not without precedent. One of our family staples, especially when it’s high pepper season, is dish of roasted red peppers bathed in olive oil, with capers, garlic, and anchovies. Before you stop reading at “anchovy,” please consider this: a mysterious alchemy occurs when the peppers [...]
Some Like ‘em Hot, a Pepper Conundrum
November 6th, 2008By Lisa Most of the time, we want our kids to eat what we eat, right? And most of the time, we work really hard to get them to eat what we put on the table, right? It’s been our general philosophy that the kids eat what we eat. End of story. In our home, [...]
Berries
September 19th, 2008posted by Caroline At home, I am a miser with berries. I haven’t quite gotten over the sticker shock when I pick up a basket of organic berries. But I fork over the money, thinking of the farmers who will use the income to pay their employees a decent wage, feed their children, buy health [...]