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Life as a give-a-shit-atarian: On loving peas, beets, and Tom Robbins

By • on November 1, 2010

Self-identification

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Learning to share: “Dinner at Your Door,” by Alex Davis, Diana Ellis, and Andy Remeis

By • on February 28, 2009

Not quite two years ago, as our local meat CSA was in the works, I gathered with a few people to discuss “The

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To my surprise, I support Rachael Ray, the toroid terrorist

By • on May 30, 2008

I've long had mixed feelings about Rachael Ray, the TV "chef" lately known as "the face of terrorism." I used to enjoy her travel shows, although I disagreed

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Catching up: Washington State locavoreanism

By • on August 21, 2007

The Butter Bitch and I have been on hiatus for the past few months, due to our day jobs and ongoing projects. The Seattle Times' Pacific Northwest Sunday

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Washington winter locavoreanism: Roast chicken with apple-hazelnut stuffing

By • on March 12, 2007

A while ago, I mentioned Food and Wine's feature on eating locally, and noted

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Waiting for spring with bee’s knees

By • on March 6, 2007

While Nosher of the North hunkers down under a blizzard that has been called brutal and pummeling, and while our California and Texas friends bask in warm

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Winter brunch

By • on January 29, 2007

Seattle is cold, clear, and dry today, the kind of weather that makes my thoughts turn to bicycling. Instead of venturing out, I cook a heavy brunch that

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Methow: Where our meat comes from

Cascadia Girl over at has a nice write-up of weekending in Methow Valley,

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Rosemary notes

Two weeks ago, during a rosemary-filled day of cooking, I picked and chopped more rosemary than was needed. The rosemary came from the smaller bush outside our back door. I like fresh herbs over dried

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Locavorean notes from all over

Last week I asked readers how they eat locally in winter. A few MidWesterners responded, and I decided to call Mom of La Muncha, who lives in

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Eclectic Oregon pinot noir: Medici

Over the past two Thanksgiving holidays, the Butter Bitch and I have found ourselves in the Oregon wine country, sampling a number of excellent

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Wine Blogging Wednesday #29: Biodynamic wines

The fine folks at Fork & Bottle are hosting this months' Wine Blogging Wednesday, in which people drink wine and blog about it. We can get behind that. This

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Ask the Reader: How do you cook locally in winter?

One of our readers piped up - imagine! - and suggested that even more interesting tales of locavorean cooking would

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Eat like a winter locavore, the Food & Wine way

Food and Wine Magazine has an article in the February 2007 issue about eating like a locavore,

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White bean experiments

The discovery that my grandparents raised beans as a cash crop gave me new interest in the "magical fruit," and I was pleased

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