August 30, 2012
by jenny
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Sometimes I’m watching my kids and I marvel at how easy some things have become for me. There are skills that, as I watch their hands struggle with which way to go, I’m suddenly back in their shoes remembering how … Continue reading
August 29, 2012
by jenny
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Have you tried making pickles? If you are like me and the kitchen is cleaned up with the sink empty and bowls and measuring spoons washed and put away before the cookies get out of the oven, you are … Continue reading
August 29, 2012
by jenny
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A couple weeks ago, we had a few cute patty pan squash, a giant patty pan from the previous week’s CSA box, and a few summer squash either from the CSA or our garden, I can’t remember. I grate and … Continue reading
August 27, 2012
by jenny
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I was staring in the crisper drawer at our growing collection of CSA carrots, and I vaguely remembered a carrot soup I had at Ana Sortun’s Oleana restaurant a few years ago. I remember not liking the idea of it, … Continue reading
August 27, 2012
by jenny
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We have belonged to a CSA for a handful of years. If you are reading this blog because you are interested in the same things that we are, then I probably don’t have to explain the ins and outs of … Continue reading
August 23, 2012
by sarah
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I am not a great house cleaner. There are always dishes in the sink, stinky bathrooms, and dog hair dust bunnies in my house. One thing I do enjoy and keep up with quite well is laundry. My mom enjoys … Continue reading
August 23, 2012
by sarah
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As you will soon realize I have inherited my mother’s tendency to make up words. I am a horrible speller so some might just be spell corrected wrong too. And like my mother I am sometimes oblivious to whether they … Continue reading
August 22, 2012
by sarah
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I planted mint in a corner of the yard two springs ago. I tried to plant it some where that when it spread (there is no if with mint) it wouldn’t take over too much. We have had fun finding … Continue reading
August 22, 2012
by sarah
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The Food Project made mapping of my garden beds easy this year. They suggest placing nails one foot apart on each side of the raised beds. After we did that we took yarn and connected the nails across from one … Continue reading
August 20, 2012
by sarah
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My true Yankee blood is always looking for a deal. I also have a nine month old baby. For these two reasons I go straight to the very ripe/discount produce cart at the super market. The fruit or veggies go … Continue reading