Posts from ‘August, 2009’

I finally got to see Julie and Julia. Streep, as usual, was phenomenal. And now finally, I can conscientiously answer this post at Nutmeg Kitchen. I’m certain my opinions will not be as comprehensive as Michael Pollan’s. I understand that the real-life Julie is not quite as amiable or adorable as the movie Julie. In [...]

Sophie & Cecelia’s adventures on the CT Wine Trail will resume this weekend. Here’s a little something to tide you over while you wait.

There were several meals to choose for this week’s One Local Summer Challenge meal-I am trying to clear out the freezer so I can refill it (out with last year’s food and in with this year’s). But I chanced upon some hot peppers and decided to attempt Chicken Scarpata (which is like Chicken Scarpariella) once [...]

Summer is just zipping by!This week’s One Local Summer Challenge meal was brought to you courtesy of the grill again: beef tenderloin from Stuarts Family Farm (medium rare, because I can!) zucchini from…(I forgot, but definitely from a local farmers market. Could be Maple Bank Farm, could be Waldingfield Farm. I guess I need to [...]

There’s an interesting article over at The Ethicurean: “The Failure of Science”: New paper makes a damning case against genetically modified food crops. In [the paper] Don Lotter, a UC-Davis trained scientist, makes a persuasive case that the transgenic seed industry is built on fundamentally flawed science, and that companies like Monsanto have used their [...]

I’m sure no one could have seen this coming: …a large-scale California beef-packing plant owned by Cargill churned out, packaged up, and distributed widely some 830,000 pounds of ground beef tainted with antibiotic-resistant salmonella. All the vegans and vegetarians as well as the organic foodies, locavores/localvores, and slow food nationals can take this opportunity to [...]

I’m off from the day job this week and have had an opportunity to frequent some of the Farmers Markets I’d ordinarily miss. Tuesday’s Sandy Hook Organic market is still going strong. My favorite farms are still there: Waldingfield Farm, Shortts Farm, Middle Brook Farm, and Stoneledge among others. They are back at the location [...]

No, it’s not a typo! Seems strange to be making this and writing about it in what are supposed to be the dog days of summer, but it was pretty cool evening outside the other night and I was in the mood for something sweet and warm. I also got this bag of organic raw [...]

This week’s One Local Summer Challenge meal was: oven-roasted chicken: chicken from McEnroe, shallots from Don Taylor, fresh thyme, sage, rosemary, and garlic from my yard (hee hee), my chicken broth, and Coyote white wine from McLaughlin Vineyards pan-roasted cranberry potatoes, from Maple Bank Farm sautéed broccoli with garlic: broccoli from Holbrook Farm, garlic from [...]

I’ve been drinking raw milk for almost two years, predominantly from Stone Wall Dairy and Foxfire Farm. My natural foods store carries both of these brands and they are both consistently good, with excellent cream lines. I hadn’t been to either of the farms since they’re both a bit of a hike and the food [...]