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Comment on La Mariposa cheese by Pat Kight

Pat Kight — Sat, 07 May 2011 20:14:52 +0000

I’ve found that if I use my big whisk to stir polenta, and start stirring while pouring the cornmeal into the liquid in a *veeeery* slow stream, I get non-lumpy results.

Speaking of local cheeses, I picked up a hunk of Willamette Valley Cheese’s Brindisi, a semi-hard aged grating cheese, at the Albany Farmers’ Market this morning. It’s slightly salty, which I think would make it work really well in polenta. Hmmm … I think I may know what’s for dinner tonight!

Comment on Fresh Pumpkin Soup by Jen @ The Short Years

Jen @ The Short Years — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 19:50:29 +0000

I made a butternut squash soup and added a little curry to it at the suggestion of another recipe commenter, and it was fantastic! Just finished off the leftovers for lunch.

Comment on 1/4 Cow by Kate

Kate — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 12:40:42 +0000

Thanks, Loyan. I feel exactly the same way about having the ground beef from just ONE cow in the freezer!

Some places won’t let you ask for specific cuts if you get less than 1/2, but Bald Hill did say to ask them next time. We’re very happy with the Bald Hill beef, but are trying to decide if we will try out another farm this year. Where do you get yours?

Comment on 1/4 Cow by Loyan

Loyan — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:58:11 +0000

My family of 4 are on our 3 year of buying 1/2 cow annually. We get through it, but barely.

The health benefit I like the most is with the ground beef. Ground beef from a store may combine meat from dozens of cows. This increases the risk of that ground beef being a “problem”. I like worrying about just one cow and one beef source.

A tip: Ask for thicker steak cuts. This will get you through your meet faster.

I wish our butcher would cut my short-ribs cross-cut for Korean style kalbi.

Comment on Blackberry Cobbler by Jen @ The Short Years

Jen @ The Short Years — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:52:29 +0000

That is one of my favorite cobbler recipes–so easy and so delicious. You can make it with pretty much any type of berry, I think. I made one with blueberries yesterday, and one with gooseberries last summer. Both were great.

Comment on Hazelnuts by Sylke Neal-Finnegan

Sylke Neal-Finnegan — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 21:39:16 +0000

Also, when in northwestern Oregon, check out Oregon Orchards’store in Cornelius, Ore. They carry a great selection of shelled hazelnuts, flavored chocolate-covered hazelnuts, and other local products. http://www.oregonorchard.com/

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Tweets that mention Hazelnuts | MWV Local -- Topsy.com — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 19:20:11 +0000

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Comment on Recipe: Cherry Clafoutis by Stephanie and the gnomes

Stephanie and the gnomes — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:28:20 +0000

This reminds me of when I met my french hubby. He and his pop had a french bistro in Corvallis and he wooed me with clafoutis ~ and a tad bit of port to wash it down! This dessert is = love. The french know this well

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Comment on OSU videos teach gardeners to detect, manage fruit-damaging fly by Jen @ The Short Years

Jen @ The Short Years — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 20:01:13 +0000

Thanks for this good information! I have ripening apples and blueberries in my yard and I would SO sad to lose them.