A lot of fish products or dishes don’t really sound all that good, such as fish tacos or fish sauce. Sometimes, however, they are delicious. Fish soup or stew can be one of those surprisingly tasty dishes. Recently I decided to experiment with some fish I had purchased from the Saratoga Springs Farmers Market Fish…
Author: Alexis
{Event Recap} The Farmer and the Horse
“What creates a life when everything is not just bought or handed to you?” This was a question posed by journalist and filmmaker Jared Flesher during the panel discussion that followed the viewing of his film “The Farmer and the Horse” this past Wednesday night. Co-sponsored by Skidmore organizations The Environmental Action Club, SNAC, and…
{Dark Days} Week 16: Blissful Blintzes
Editor’s Note: This is the 16th week of a 19-week challenge, Dark Days, a pledge taken by 88 blogs spanning the country, to eat one meal a week as sustainable, organic, local and ethical possible. Alexis rocked her final meal- way to go! – Christina +++++ Although I have Jewish heritage, I’m not sure I…
Seafood back in my life: Part Two
Inspired by my adventure with squid a couple weeks ago, this time back at the farmers market I sought to repeat the adventure but found that the fishmonger, Pura-Vida Fisheries had sold out of squid. I bought scallops instead, which are more than twice the price of squid, but AMAZING. I didn’t follow a recipe…
{St. Patrick’s Day} in the spirit w/ guinness floats
Editor’s Note: For our last St. Patrick’s Day themed post, Alexis has a delicious way for the 21 & older crowd to get into the spirit of the holiday. – Christina No better way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with the thousands-year-old Irish tradition of Guinness Floats! Ok, so maybe the Irish haven’t been making…
{WNIMKW} seafood is back in my life again
Moving to northeastern New York a few years ago meant giving up easy access to the ocean. For almost my entire life up until this sacrifice was made, I had an easy 45 minute trip to the ocean from where-ever I lived. I love the ocean at any time of the year and treasure memories…
{Experiments with Grain} Kasha Three Ways
Last Spring I stopped eating wheat for a few months. During that time, to cope with the absence of ever-familiar wheat, I started broadening my grain repertoire. I’ve tried to keep it up since then and this week I challenged myself to figure out roasted buckwheat, also known as kasha. I was pleased to see…
{recipe} Easier is Healthier with Rice Crust Quiche
I have to credit my old landlady with this recipe idea (to clarify, she’s not old, but did used to be my landlady). She suggested making quiche with a rice crust instead of buying or making a flour crust and, considering this makes the quiche both more nutritious and much easier to make, I haven’t…
{Dark Days} Week 8: Soup by Trial & Error
Editor’s Note: This is the eighth week of a 4 1/2 month challenge, Dark Days, a pledge taken by 88 blogs spanning the country, to eat one meal a week as sustainable, organic, local and ethical possible. – Christina The more I have thought about possible meals for the Dark Days Challenge, the more I…
{WNIMK} Winter Summer Rolls
Editor’s Note: What’s New in My Kitchen Wednesdays, is a weekly post where we weave a personal story with a review of a beloved or new “item” in our kitchen, in our glass or on our plate. Alexis was inspired by the sight of rice paper spring roll wrappers in the grocery store. -Christina There…
{recipe} College Girl Black Bean Stir Fry
When I was a freshman in college I had the unusual privilege, at the age of 18, to move in to an apartment with some friends during my second semester (it was no easy battle to convince my parents of the necessity of this move at the time, let me tell you). It was in…
{New Year} Loco for Local
Just like everyone else who writes for this blog, I tend to avoid making New Years Resolutions. It seems like a loaded, sentimental effort that for most people tends to not pan out. This year, however, I have been considering my resolution for some time and feel ready to make a sincere commitment. As we…
{Dark Days} Week 1: Easy & Easily Local
Editor’s Note: This dish not only is our first meal in the Dark Days Challenge, but it’s also one of our quick, easy & delicious “Meals in Busytown”. -Christina Apparently I have fooled myself to believe that I buy mostly local and organic foods for my home, but when faced with having to restrict…
{edible gifts} Escaping Christmas-time Consumerism w/ Apple Chutney
I have tremendously mixed feelings about the gift-giving aspect of Christmas. Despite my outspoken criticism of the advertisement-driven culture of Christmas, I find myself purchasing gifts for family and friends every year. Making, rather than buying gifts in the past has made me feel better about myself and the holiday as a whole. So this…
Vichyssoise!!! Not Just for Potatoes Anymore.
I’d like to begin this post by saying that right now I am in love with this soup. Really though, I may just be in love with myself for making it. Or maybe I’m in love with Mark Bittman for giving me the ideas to create it. It is good soup. And so simple. Perfect…
