Savory Winter Squash Muffins

My old friend Christine turned me on to this wonderful recipe for Pumpkin and Feta Muffins over at 101 cookbooks that she made for her CSA potluck.  I had some time today so I thought I would give them a try.  My only problem was I didn’t have any feta, parmesan or sunflower seeds so I made…

Apple Pie with a Kick – My Curry Apple Pie Recipe

The results of the pie contest at my CSA are in and I …… did not win.  I was close though.  There were 27 great looking pies there and I ended up being very close, fourth place.  Even though I didn’t win I had a great time creating the recipe for my curry apple pie…

Pie Day!

Today is the day I’ve been waiting for, preparing for and practicing for!  Today I’m entering my Curry Apple Pie recipe in  a pie baking competition at our CSA’s harvest festival sponsored by Greener Partners.  I have made many test pies and tired various things to perfect the type of pie that I was going to make….

Frightening Friday Finds

This week I have seen tons of great crafting and cooking ideas for Halloween, here are a few of my favorites. This time of year everyone needs a recipe for edible fake blood and there’s a great tutorial for it over at Clockwork Lemon.  If you’re looking for a non blood related treat then check…

The Vegetable Garden – Year Two

[ad name=”Amazon Patio Lawn and Garden”] Last year we fenced off a portion of our yard to put in a garden but only de-sodded half of it. We planted tomatoes, peppers, chard and kale and it produced amazingly well for being neglected and weedy. This year I’ve decided to get serious about our garden and…

Last Farm Pickup

Our last trip to the farm yesterday was uneventful and unceremoniously quick which is unusual. It has been a slow summer for the crops with the unseasonal heat, deer and lack of rain our share has been meek. The food is most certainly not the only reason we have joined our CSA though. Helping to…

mmmm Cloned Cows.

Image via Wikipedia So when is too far in screwing with the natural order of things. Is it really necessary to clone animals so that we can eat them. It’s bad enough that we mess with their genes so that we can do things like grow chickens with breasts so big they can’t hold up…

Parents turn to organic food

Parents turn to organic food – Nov 8, 2005: Organic baby food sales jump 18 percent in a year WASHINGTON (AP) — Erin O’Neal has two daughters and a fridge stocked with organic cheese, milk, fruits and vegetables in her Annapolis, Maryland, home. Continue Reading ….

This weeks share and a great BBQ

We went to the farm on Friday, as usual. We got lots of great stuff; green peppers, eggplant, basil, potatoes, bunching onions, garlic, carrots, zucchini and of course cucumbers. There was not lettuce this week because of the extreme heat we’ve been having. The latest crop got scorched so we won’t get lettuce for about…

Our CSA and weekly trip to the farm.

We decided this year to be part of a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture). What this means is that you purchase a share of a farm much like purchasing a share of a company. We go weekly to pick up our week’s share of produce, or half a share as the case may be. If the…