A while back I picked up some pristine, perfectly-rounded small apples at the farmers market -- Ginger Gold, if memory serves. They shimmered with flecks of green and gold, and just a dab of pink blush.For some reason, I immediately thought of Nana's Sour Cream Apple Kuchen. I hadn't tasted it in years, but the sweet memory was still vivid - buttery apples, dusted with cinnamon and arranged in
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Braising Season Opens - Braised Red Cabbage, Apples and Smoked Sausage
Forget Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. For me, the most lyrical of the seasons is the braising season. Each year, I can’t wait to start using the Dutch oven. From the first hint of a chill in the air, until the summer temperature is absolutely unbearable, the fire engine red pot holds an honored place on top of my stove.This year, the opening of braising season is marked with brilliant color and
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Giving Thanks …
…for “Great Pumpkins” from Restoration Farm … … that roast into deep orange pulp …… and transform into Pumpkin Bread with Streusel Topping for Thanksgiving breakfast.Giving Thanks for an extra, Thanksgiving CSA share distribution from Restoration Farm for members who’ve already signed up for next year …There is red and green cabbage, onions, potatoes, beautiful carrots, sweet potatoes, still
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A State of Schnitzel
While I was off cavorting with the food carts of Portland, Mad Me-Shell and Zany got hungry. So, they hunted down the legendary Schnitzel & Things Truck without me. You think you know who your friends are, and then they go out and stuff their faces without you.Suffice it to say, I am highly offended. I am now in the unfortunate position of being a “schnitzel neophyte,” the only person left on the
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Garlic Planting at Restoration Farm and a Roasted Garlic Spread
No sooner have I pronounced “twilight” at Restoration Farm when I am reminded by Head Grower Caroline Fanning that there is plenty of activity still to come at the CSA. “With the exception of December and January, when we’re mostly hibernating, there is always something happening at the farm,” says Caroline.Indeed, for everything there is a season. While the harvest has concluded, planting has
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Drop In & Decorate – 10,000 Cookies and 10,000 Smiles
Wally Amos. Debbi Fields. Lydia Walshin.The names are all synonymous with cookies. But, Lydia’s cookies have some premium ingredients and a team of bakers across the country that you’d surely want to have as neighbors.Lydia, food writer and author of The Perfect Pantry, created Drop In & Decorate based on a simple idea: bake some cookies and gather a group of family, friends, neighbors,
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Twilight at Restoration Farm
The sun sets low in the sky on the 2009 growing season at Restoration Farm. The final distribution of shares has been harvested. It is Halloween morning, yet beneath the distribution tent, it looks like a Thanksgiving table. There is lots of talk about sustainable agriculture, but relatively few people get to experience its full rewards. It is really no surprise that tucked inside the word
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