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Weekly Round-Up August 27, 2010

August 27, 2010

Here are some of the best gardening, cooking and local food related blogs, stories, etc. that I’ve come across this week. Gardening: Simply AMAZING photos of flowers taken with X-ray photos. Water Use and Other Pointed Subjects from Ken Druse’s Real Dirt podcast. Real Dirt is a recent addition to my podcast listening. So far, [...]

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Preserving Green Beans

August 18, 2010

I received my first preserving-share item last week: 21 pounds of organic green beans. Here’s a couple of pictures of the little beauties: -Sorry about the quality of the photos, I had to use my phone to take them, so they’re not so great. How I processed the green beans: I blanched and froze all [...]

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Win a Copy of Stocking Up

August 11, 2010

Since we are in preserving season, I think it is the perfect time to give away a copy of one of my favorite canning/preserving books: Stocking Up. I will select one random winner. There are several ways to enter this contest. The more you do, the greater your chances to win. Between now and August [...]

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First CSA Preserving-Share Delivery This Week

August 9, 2010

Just a quick note to let you know that my first preserving share is going to be delivered this week. – I’ll be getting 20 to 25 pounds of green and/or wax beans. I’ll write a post about how I preserved them, hopefully with photos.

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Weekly Round-Up August 8, 2010

August 8, 2010

Here are some of the best gardening, cooking and local food related blogs, stories, etc. that I’ve come across this week. Gardening: How and When to Water Your Garden Confused about how much to water? Want to make sure you’re not wasting water? This article will help you to give your plants the right amount [...]

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Recipe: Summer Squash Sandwiches

August 1, 2010

I grilled some summer squash to have with dinner the other night, and was looking for something to do with the leftovers. This may sound a bit boring, but it actually is quite delicious. The key is a really flavorful bread. If you can’t find Rudi’s bread, (in Colorado Springs it is available at Sammy’s, [...]

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Garlic Salt from Garlic Scapes

August 1, 2010

Not sure what to do with those garlic scapes you got in your CSA share? Try garlic-scape garlic salt. I heard about this recipe on the Earth Eats podcast, and decided to give it a try. I took the suggestions from the recipe and tweaked it a little to make it more garlicky, and more [...]

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CSA Preserving Share: Drying, Freezing and Canning 2010-Part 2

July 20, 2010

Planning and Preparations If you read my recent post on preserving for 2010, you know that I’ve signed up for a preserving-share from Grant Family Farms. I really want this endeavor to be a success, so I am planning everything as much in advance as possible. I have canned before, so I have most of [...]

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What To Do With the Kohlrabi You Got in Your CSA Share

July 18, 2010

We got a small kohlrabi in our CSA share last week. It weighed about 6 oz. This can be the challenge of your CSA share – getting one lone vegetable, and an unusual one like kohlrabi. As I considered the options, I thought it might make a good cold salad, if it was shredded. As [...]

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CSA Preserving Share: Drying, Freezing and Canning 2010

July 8, 2010

I have signed up for a “canning share” from Grant Family Farms. I plan to dry, freeze and can a lot of food for the winter. The way it works is you sign up for a share that allows you to pick so many items off the canning-share list. I signed up for the 15-item [...]

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