Editor’s Note: We are pleased to announce that we’re growing. We’ll be introducing new guest contributors throughout the weeks to come. First up, Brass Snuggles, aka Erika, blogger at Our DIY Life. I’m very excited to bring her aboard; I met her through my new job and I think her point of view and day-to-day…
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{Passover} remembering the slaves
Passover is my favorite holiday. For two nights in a row, you get to have big dinners and drink a bunch of wine while thinking about liberation from slavery. This is my cup of tea. Passover starts at sundown on April 18 this year. To commemorate the liberation of the biblical Jews from slavery there…
{Dark Days} Week 17: The Squash Challenge
Editor’s Note: This is the 17th 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. For Dianna’s last meal, she explains Kilpatrick Family Farm’s CSA process while expressing some rutabagas and squash “angst” and share…
{My} Locavore Roots
Editor’s Note: I don’t know about you but I find Dianna’s posts so fascinating. In My Local Roots, Dianna gives us a peek into her past and a little homesteading history. Test will be on Friday. -Christina The first cook book I ever bought was Frances Moore Lappe’s Diet for a Small Planet. I pretty…
{St. Patricks Day} boxty on the griddle
Editor’s Note: Welcome FOODPRESS readers! Our St. Patrick’s Day {theme week} continues with Dianna. I have NEVER heard of Boxy…bring it on Dianna! -Christina Boxty on the griddle, boxty on the pan, If you can’t bake boxty sure you’ll never get a man. Irish children’s rhyme (can’t you see the little girls jumping rope?) My…
{How To} Tap Your Own Maple Syrup
Editor’s Note: We’re back with a post not to be missed. Dianna and her family boil their own maple syrup from tapping trees around their urban neighborhood. Tapping time is now, so read the post and examine the pictures carefully and get out there and do it! There is a {photo diary} to accompany this…
{Dark Days} Week 11: All About Wheat
Editor’s Note: This is the 11th 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. This week we change it up a bit with Dianna, a FSC guest contributor, working an amazing Dark…
{how you do it} NOW is the Time to Plan Your Garden
Editor’s Note: Please enjoy Dianna’s third installment of her monthly {How You Do It} series. Don’t miss this extremely informative post on planning a ‘tomato sauce’ garden through the eyes of the “Community Share Cropping” system Dianna and her husband, Michael, created with their network of friends. Oh, and she shares a terrific tomato sauce…
{How You Do It} My New Found Love…
Editor’s Note: Erica, one of our two regular Guest Contributors won Mark Bittman’s Food Matters Cookbook back in October. We asked her for an update. Since this drawing, none of the ladies on our “Who Are We” page enter the giveaways, at the time of drawing Erica was not a club regular. -Christina I have…
{How You Do It} Chrismukkah Potluck
Editor’s Note: Please enjoy Dianna’s second installment in her monthly {How You Do It} series. Don’t miss this hilarious peak into the yearly holiday tradition in Dianna & Michael’s home and also her recipe for {fake} chicken mole. Happy Chrismukkah to all! – Christina I converted to Judaism six years ago. My husband is Jewish….
{HOW YOU DO IT} cooking with the terrible twos
Editor’s Note: To kick off “{1 food 1 week} apple week” guest contributor, Erica, gives us a glimpse into her kitchen by discussing farm-to-table with apples. This is the first post of a new series “How You Do It” where guests share a snapshot into their life with food. I am pleased to welcome Erica,…
