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Harvest Monday May 21, 2012

noreply@blogger.com (Fred) — Mon, 21 May 2012 03:45:00 PDT

This week marks the first harvest of the season! Though we've harvested a few chives, a bit of sage, and one horseradish root already it was all harvested while we were in the process of cleaning and...

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Formaggio Kitchen Food Community programs

noreply@blogger.com (Fred) — Wed, 16 May 2012 06:40:00 PDT

So excited when both of these confirmations landed in my inbox Greater Boston area fans of cheese, charcuterie, and delicious prepared foods are surely no strangers to Formaggio Kitchen. For 30...

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The Gallows!

noreply@blogger.com (Fred) — Fri, 11 May 2012 06:45:00 PDT

The last few weeks have seen me eating out much more than usual, and nearly everything I've been eating has been fantastic. Great burgers at Grassfed, suckling pig at Citizen Public House, great...

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Fresh Asparagus!

noreply@blogger.com (Fred) — Wed, 09 May 2012 04:45:00 PDT

Nothing of great substance for this post. A few weeks ago Gail and I were at the final SoWa Winter Farmer's Market of the season standing at the Silverbrook Farm table, we were in love... with...

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Roast Suckling Pig from Citizen Public House & Oyster Bar

noreply@blogger.com (Fred) — Tue, 08 May 2012 06:40:00 PDT

WARNING: This post has a few photos of a whole roasted suckling pig and a roasted pig's head. If you aren't into that sort of thing you have been warned. Last week a group of former co-workers...

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Garden Update & New Plants

noreply@blogger.com (Fred) — Mon, 07 May 2012 04:20:00 PDT

After a few busy weeks of life with little to write about I'm back with a quick garden update and a few new seedlings. In the garden the garlic is looking really amazing! The shortest plants come...

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Grow Grow Grow!

noreply@blogger.com (Fred) — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 03:30:01 PDT

The garlic seems to have done very well with our mild Boston winter. I am keeping my fingers crossed for a great garlic harvest later this summer!! The garden is off and running, nearly 3 weeks...

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Красный Хрен - Red Horseradish

noreply@blogger.com (Fred) — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 03:25:00 PDT

Though the first few nights of passover have passed, I wanted to share my recipe for Красный Хрен (red horseradish), a traditional condiment for gefilte fish and a staple for many passover...

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Somerville Winter Market 4/7

noreply@blogger.com (Fred) — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 03:10:01 PDT

Though winter is over, some of the winter farmers markets are still in full swing which helps bridge the gap until the spring/summer markets start back up. Gail and I took a trip to the Somerville...

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2012 In Progress (April)

noreply@blogger.com (Fred) — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 11:25:12 PDT

reading: One Thousand and One Nights Rebel with a Cause: Foodie Elitism viewing: Mad Men Season 4 Game of Thrones Season 1 listening to: This American Life -Take the Money and Run for...

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No. 9 Park - Tasting Menu

noreply@blogger.com (Fred) — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 03:30:04 PDT

Gail and I, along with my family recently had the pleasure of enjoying the Chef's tasting menu at No. 9 Park. I will not give a breakdown of every dish on the menu, but at our table we had a...

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Dark Days Challenge - A look back and my favorite meals

noreply@blogger.com (Fred) — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 03:15:00 PDT

Last week I wrote about our 17th and final meal for this years Dark Days Challenge. From November 30 - March 30 I shared one meal per week that Gail and I were enjoying using SOLE (sustainable,...

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Opening Day & First Harvest

noreply@blogger.com (Fred) — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 12:37:52 PDT

I couldn't take it any longer! After an unreasonably warm winter I was finally ready to get back to the Garden. This past Sunday morning I brought most of my tools to the plot and opened up for the...

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2012 In Progress (March)

noreply@blogger.com (Fred) — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 06:45:00 PDT

reading: Mycelium Running - Paul Stammets One Thousand and One Nights Lexicon of Sustainability: Food Miles Amazon buys army of Robots - CNN viewing: Why we're storing billions of seeds...

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Dark Days Meal #17: Broccoli and Fontina Ravioli, Homemade Sauce, & Maple Sausage

noreply@blogger.com (Fred) — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 03:20:00 PDT

The Dark Days Challenge is on! Running until March 31, 2012 over 100 participants will be doing our best to cook and blog about one meal per week featuring SOLE (sustainable, organic, local, ethical)...

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re:char & The Black Revolution

noreply@blogger.com (Fred) — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 03:25:00 PDT

There are a number of food related Kickstarter campaign's out there from Wood-Fired Pizza Carts to Urban Farms and dozens of other projects in between. One such project I recently stumbled...

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SoWa Winter Market 3/25

noreply@blogger.com (Fred) — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 03:15:00 PDT

Gail visited the SoWa Winter Market yesterday for what is definitely one of our smallest trips of the season. We have a refrigerator full of leftovers and weren't in need of much but decided to make...

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2012 In Progress (March)

noreply@blogger.com (Fred) — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 05:30:00 PDT

reading: Mycelium Running - Paul Stamets Seeking a Sustainable Path for Coffee, and Coffe Farmers, in Haiti New York Times Dot Earth viewing: Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race- The...

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Dark Days Meal # 16: Braised Pork Rib, Roasted Potato & Relishes

noreply@blogger.com (Fred) — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 03:30:02 PDT

New Kitchen Utensils

noreply@blogger.com (Fred) — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 03:20:00 PDT

Gail and I picked up some handmade kitchen tools this past weekend at the Paradise City Arts Festival. Gail had previously bought a butter dish and spreader from Jonathan's Wild Cherry...

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Real Progress towards a year round Public Market in Boston.

noreply@blogger.com (Fred) — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 03:40:00 PDT

It was announced on Monday that the Boston Public Market Association has won the bid to operate a year-round market in downtown Boston that will sell produce, meats, dairy products and more all made...

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2012 Garden Plan

noreply@blogger.com (Fred) — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 03:15:00 PDT

I finally finished my Garden plan for 2012! Just in the knick of time... with the unusually warm winter I might be trying to get into my plot at the end of this month or early next month to get a...

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Another Mushroom Harvest

noreply@blogger.com (Fred) — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 03:15:00 PDT

No visits to any local Winter Markets this weekend as I was busy helping out my family and unable to plan a trip, so instead I am providing an update on the Back To The Roots mushroom kit. Though it...

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2012 In Progress (March)

noreply@blogger.com (Fred) — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 06:45:00 PDT

reading: The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins Lucky Peach #4 Why I am Leaving Goldman Sachs - Greg Smith New York Times 'Red Deer Cave people' may be new species of human - The Guardian Food hubs:...

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Dark Days Meal # 15: Smoked Pork Chops with Garlic Braised Carrots and Sweet Potato Fries

noreply@blogger.com (Fred) — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 09:05:00 PDT