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Patti (my CSA farmer) is on a zucchini roll lately. She made zucchini brownies (which I heard were fabulous) and went on to share this link to Zucchini Five Ways. Now is the time to ferret out the zucchini recipes since it’s just the beginning of what’s looking like a long and prosperous zucchini season. [...]

The Summer 2008 issue of Edible Nutmeg included an article on putting by written by Sherri Brooks Vinton. that’s the first I’d heard of her. I tried her Spiced Carrots Ice Box Pickles recipe and they were absolutely delicious and a big hit with friends and family. I’ve been making this recipe ever since, well [...]

In a Burlington Free Press article, The Price of Fresh: Author questions tradeoffs of ‘fresh’ food and localvore eating, Free Press correspondent Melissa Pasanen describes a talk by Dartmouth College professor and author Susanne Freidberg. Susanne Freidberg has written a book called Fresh, which, this article suggests, implies there are unintended consequences from the local [...]

Molten Java Coffee Roasters in Bethel, CT is hosting Meet the Author with David Gumpert, author of The Raw Milk Revolution. Wednesday, April 21, 2010 at 6 PM. Molten Java is at 102 Greenwood Avenue, Bethel, CT 203-791-9747 The event is co-sponsored by Relay Bookhouse (next door) and the Milkmen USA. There’s also a great [...]

Michael Pollan is going to be at the Cornwall Library on August 15. If you haven’t had the opportunity to see Michael Pollan speak, take it now! I saw him a while back and he was excellent.

I just got the Summer 2008 Edition of the Edible Nutmeg (at New Morning Natural Foods). It’s probably been out awhile…I need to subscribe already. Anyway, what caught my eye in this issue was an article called Putting By. I have to admit, I’m slowly warming up to the idea of food preservation, and not [...]

This post is a follow up to this post. With all due respect to the Jersey Boys: Oh what a night! The Station Square in Madison, CT. was packed! I had e-mailed for reservations but the author’s talk was already booked solid. My party was even too late to get on the waiting list. And [...]

I finally ordered and read the other locavore book, The Omnivore’s Dilemma, by Michael Pollan. Like Kingsolver, Pollan is an exceptional writer and his story is well-told. While he provides a plethora of research details, it is never boring; in fact, it’s fascinating. If you really want to know where your food comes from (mostly [...]

I am just about finished reading Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life by Barbara Kingsolver. This book inspired me to begin this blog. Barbara Kingsolver is a brilliant writer; you may be familiar with some of her other works, such as The Poisonwood Bible or Prodigal Summer. I’m not going to do a [...]