Posted in beans on Jan 11th, 2010
trendy bean soup photo by vsimon How many food trends can you fit into a bowl? Let’s count. Local. Organic. Backyard gardening. Low carbon. Heritage seeds. Naturally nutritious. Food is the new health insurance. Gluten free. Frugal. Make ahead meals. OK, that is enough for one abundant bowl of bean soup. We grew many beans [...]
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Posted in garden on Nov 23rd, 2009
Our larder is full. OK, that was fun to say, but we don’t really have one. But our pantry and freezers are full. With local produce. Really local produce, from our backyard garden. Those of us who grow our own truly appreciate our abundance. We feel secure knowing we have more than enough food to [...]
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Posted in potatoes on Oct 15th, 2009
cranberry potato and kidney bean salad photo by vsimon In our big backyard garden, we grew cranberry potatoes. They are red skinned with pinkish flesh. I thought, what could we do with potatoes? Potato salad! And since it’s chilly outside, warm potato salad! I had made Garlicky Green Bean and Potato Salad this summer and [...]
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