Ahhhh, what a difference a week makes. I returned to the farmers market today, and Marie from Oakdale Farms was working in a short-sleeved shirt. It’s sunny, almost seventy degrees, and even the fruits and vegetables looked plumper, shinier, and more appetizing than last week. But then, everything looks better on a sunny day, doesn’t… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Recipes
A little beasty
Tuesday evening, I concocted a little monster. A sourdough starter, consisting of just water, yeast, sugar, and flour be the beast. The lone citizen review I saw on the recipe page for the starter said something about homeschooling and “at least it will be an interesting science project”, though she did say she’d only made… Continue Reading
For the love of agrodolce
I read somewhere, a while back, that Americans don’t love sweet and sour foods. In fact, I believe the wording was a bit more harsh, something along the lines of “Americans find sweet and sour foods unappealing”. This was particularly distressful to me because I had not only predicted the imminent rise in popularity on… Continue Reading
Hello, my name is Amy, and I have a problem
For all of you who know me well, please stop speculating as to which problem from all the possible problems on your mental list I could have finally become aware that I need to seek help to overcome. I do have a problem, and the demon’s name is apple crumble. Really, the demon comes in… Continue Reading
We seek a beefy meal and some cookies
JR and I are just back from our maiden voyage to our local farmers market. By local I mean the one that happens in our town, as there are quite a few markets that could be considered local to us, and I will be exploring those throughout the year, and even into the winter, about… Continue Reading