Meating expectations
Sunday was our regular pick-up of meat from the Crown S CSA, as well as a lengthy planning meeting. We had new faces - people who joined after the initial deadline had passed - so we spent a couple of
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Pretty good pomegranate sauce
Pomegranates are not native to the Pacific Northwest, but here is a good sauce I made by once upon a time. The recipe comes from memory. The sauce goes
Brews blues in the Emerald City
Visitors to the Emerald City who read the Seattle P-I's Getaways section must think that Seattle hates itself more than an angst-ridden teenager. Once
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A tale of two chars
I planned to name this post "Char Times," but I realized that attentive readers might think that I'd recycled an old post about chard
Leeky dinner for leaky weather
On the odd chance that you haven't heard, I'll mention that Washington is experiencing record rainfall this November. Seattle has broken the November
Digest: Heritage turkeys, UK food fraud, carbon “indulgences”
Salon.com*: A moving great piece by Novella Carpenter about raising two
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Preparing for the season
It's never too early or too late to get into the "Bah, Humbug!" spirit of the season. Don't get me wrong - I enjoy the long weekends and the time to catch
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Orphans’ options: Thanksgiving tips for non-cooks and holiday orphans
Years ago, a group of friends would organize a potluck Thanksgiving for the "orphans" - people who would not spend the holiday with family for whatever
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Vote early, vote often
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