What I witnessed yesterday was too extraordinary for description. An inspirational day that I will not forget for a long, long time. Sarah, Amanda and running partner, Ben, accomplished something that few individuals even attempt to do, let alone complete, including myself. Congratulations on such a significant achievement! Side note: We didn’t get to meet…
Curing Kitchen Boredom with Shrimp!
Purchasing the same foods each week can leave me feeling incredibly bored. My usual, figure-it-out-as-you-go cooking method is fun, but can get tiresome because if you’re always starting with the same ingredients, it’s challenging to end up with a different result. Even with the lovely variety of farmers market additions, the repetition of the same…
{10/10/10} is the day…for greatness
We are taking a break from our normal programming to wish From Scratch club members Sarah & Amanda the best run of their lives. Today is the day for strength, perseverance, determination, and willpower. You mamas all have those characteristics and more! You are doing something that very few people even attempt to do. You…
{Weekend} Reading: NATIONAL EDITION
Where to begin? I’m getting this post up & out early because (patting myself on the back here) I’ve found a bunch of great articles, essays and recipes to share. Enjoy your Saturday & Sunday morning coffee with a side of food-related reading. Enjoy! Hilarious and scary article in NYTimes “Would a Health Inspector Shut…
{WEEKEND} Reading: LOCAL EDITION
FESTIVALS, FAIRS, HARVEST DINNERS AND CONFERENCES In the I’m-embarrassed-I-can’t-believe-I’ve-left-this-off-the-weekly-event-listings department: Kilpatrick Family Farm will have their last farm tour of the season on Saturday at 3pm. It’s not too late to sign up, do it here. In addition, read about the club’s experience on the farm tour this past July here. On Saturday from noon-5:30pm,…
{How To} Squash…those darn ridges
{Hello Kilpatrick Family Farm Carnival Squash, Please to meet you Denison Farm Acorn Squash} I received a email from a friend who asked how to prepare an acorn squash that we had recieved in last week’s Denison Farm CSA share. Squashes with the deep ridges can be tricky to prepare. You don’t want to waste…
{Soup’s On!} Z is for Zucchini
Once the weather gets cool, all I want is to cook and eat soup. A bowl of soup with some homemade bread and butter, maybe a little salad…this is absolutely the perfect lunch. Or dinner. Or snack. 🙂 Soup just may be the perfect meal. This recipe (originally passed on to me from my sister,…
What’s New in My Kitchen Wednesday {Food Mill}
I have to admit. The food mill (I frequently forget its name) only comes out of the cupboard this time of year for “Rosie Applesauce” but it is a must for making this applesauce and the kids LOVE to use it. Talk about an upper arm workout. Three kids and one Mama and we all have…
{Be Adaptable} Coleslaw in a Pinch
So it was the day after pigging out on a dinner of take-out Chinese with weekend guests and we wanted to finish off the leftovers (even though we were still not feeling so good about how it had made us feel the night before). Unfortunately we didn’t have quite enough leftovers to feed us all…
{100th} Post Milestone…Part Two: Food Matters Giveaway
As stated in my previous post, Simon & Schuster has graciously sent us one copy of Mark Bittman’s Food Matters Cookbook to give to a lucky winner to celebrate our self-imposed milestone. What is there to say about Mark Bittman? I mentioned in my recent “What’s New in My Kitchen Wednesday” post that I received…
{100th} Post Milestone…Part One
I can’t believe we’ve made it to 100+ posts. In March, I started this blog as an off-shoot of our monthly meetings, purely a way to communicate with each other, in between meetings. My thought was “keep the energy and passion going, sharing recipes, local food events and food musings. No dead air.” We are…
{Weekend} Reading: NATIONAL EDITION
Enjoy your Sunday! NATIONAL Let’s start with exciting localish news: Cookbook author, Mark Bittman is in for the Hudson-Mohawk Marathon on 10/10/10. Whoot! Read about his last couple of runs and his dread of Albany-area hotels! Plus recipe. Lastly, follow him during his massive book tour for his new cookbook FOOD MATTERS. This week Pittsburgh….
{Weekend} Reading: LOCAL EDITION
FUNDRAISER Empty Bowls, Sunday October 3rd noon-3pm, Italian American Community Center, 5th Avenue, Troy. Admission $10. I want to start with this piece because its one of the most creative, and most affordable “everyman” fundraisers I’ve ever encountered. I hate to say “affordable” but sometime you want to attend fundraisers, but they are like $50-250…
{What’s New in Your Kitchen Wednesday} Milk on My Doorstep!
Okay, so I don’t actually have this yet, but I just signed up with King Brother’s Dairy to get milk DELIVERY! I am, some may say, unreasonably psyched about this. But getting milk is really a hassle for me. We don’t buy our milk at the grocery store, so it requires a special trip to…
