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4.1.13 Garden Beginnings, Part 2

Posted on April 1, 2013 by diary of a tomato

Part 2: About our first vegetable garden in 2008, with which we discover what two raised beds can produce… Late August: We’d read about Roger Doiron of Kitchen Gardeners International and how he kept track of his first garden’s production to see … Continue reading →

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A Moveable Feast

Posted on March 31, 2013 by diary of a tomato

It’s been a whirlwind couple of months, stuffing my brain full of things I’ve learned from workshops I’ve either attended or given. Above, a decorated five-grain loaf from a week-long class on bread baking with Jeffrey Hamelman. Looking forward to … Continue reading →

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Local Food: Bangers and Mash

Posted on March 29, 2013 by diary of a tomato

A busy week + a visit to Seacoast Eat Local’s Winter Farmers’ Market = Bangers and Mash for a quick supper, the kind that doesn’t require a recipe. We somehow missed Saint Patrick’s Day, and made up for it with Irish … Continue reading →

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Baking Interlude: Silver Moon Bakery

Posted on March 15, 2013 by diary of a tomato

For a time, I had the early shift while cooking on the Upper West Side in New York. I wasn’t a morning person then, but still took pleasure in the daily walk to work. The sidewalks were quiet, though you … Continue reading →

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3.13.13 Tulip Magnolia + 5 links

Posted on March 13, 2013 by diary of a tomato

• Anticipating Spring with Fig & Quince’s Sabzeh • Finding Found, via The Improvised Life • Waiting for Michael Pollan’s new book, while reading Taste, Memory • Heading off to learn to bake like this • And, looking forward to Winter Greens Field Day

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3.11.13 Garden Beginnings, Part 1

Posted on March 11, 2013 by diary of a tomato

It didn’t seem insane at the time. The way we figured it, you have to start someplace. It was 2008, and, with inspiration from Skippy’s Vegetable Garden, we set up two raised beds and began a vegetable garden of our own.  … Continue reading →

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Local Food: Shrimp and Cabbage Fritters + Winter Salad

Posted on March 9, 2013 by diary of a tomato

I was going to call this post, “Not just potatoes.” This is for one of my cooking students who asked what could there possibly be to eat during winter that’s local. When I described what farmers were bringing to our … Continue reading →

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