{Eggs} Two Recipes: Three Ingredients

This Spring we were able to make arrangements again for an egg share. Every two weeks we get 2 dozen eggs from Soul Fire Farm. The eggs are priced on a sliding scale $4-6 per dozen.  This experience is the next best thing to having chickens. We have been fostering 3 baby chicks as we…

{FSC Time Machine} Backyard Chickens Part 1

Its ‘spring’ (although I have a foot of snow on my lawn) and its time to start thinking about finally making that jump into Backyard Chicken Land! Whether you hatch them yourself or buy from a local farmer you trust, we have insights from two contributors that have lots of experience: Liz and Jillian. We…

{Recipe Challenge} Food Allergy Muffin Therapy

As the parent of a child with several severe food allergies, I’ve learned a lot about ingredient substitution and have a few good baking tricks in my pocket. I’ve got six years of experience baking without dairy, eggs and nuts under my belt, and a few months ago I added corn to that list. I…

{Enjoying} Swiss Chard: Quiche

I love quiches. They are my go-to dish and since I am a total cheater and use store-bought pie crusts, they are really easy to make. It doesn’t matter what kind of veggies you have on hand, you can somehow turn them into a quiche filling. Although now that I think about it, carrots might…

{Dark Days} Week 13: Egg Frittata

Editor’s Note: This is the 13th 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. Honestly, these challenges are becoming harder & harder to pull off as we all get closer to finishing…

{weekend reading} national edition

LOCAL NEWS Although local news, it speaks to our industrial food system, Albany County Jail will now have a privatized kitchen. CT based Aramark, has won the 3-year contract to feed staff and inmates. Another local story on All Over Albany discusses Albany County’s plan to change the chicken coop laws. Lastly, there is an…

{weekend reading} LATE LOCAL EDITION

Wow- could I be later with this event listings for the weekend? Well, if I was later than Saturday afternoon I would have skipped publishing it in the first place. My apologies. In case you are reading this with a napping toddler (I am) and are in need of something to do this afternoon I…

Indulgent …… Chocolate & Peanut Butter Cookies

I had to really think about indulgences when it was brought up as a theme this week.  I’ve been trying so hard to eat healthier over the past 6 months or so to fuel my runs, so I’ve eliminated so many indulgences from my diet.  Anyone who knew me when I was pregnant could tell…

Apple Pancakes…Bittman’s Way

I have the recipe for Mark Bittman’s Light and Fluffy Pancakes from his How to Cook Everything cookbook memorized because I have been making them for many many years.  They require more of an effort than regular pancakes, but if you have the time and energy, I think they’re worth it!  The content of these…

{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…

Pasta!

This is guest blog by my husband.  Dan worked for several years in the kitchen at the Franklin Plaza Ballroom and attended culinary school at Schenectady County Community College.  He has a ton of kitchen knowledge and I’m constantly consulting him.  He is my sounding board for so many ideas and he helps me out…