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Week 3 Roundup: June 8-14

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Our recipe from last week, for old-fashioned strawberry preserves, has been a popular post… did anyone try it? We’d welcome comments on how it turned out. On to the roundup! Pat at Cooking from the Market was out of town at the beginning of week three and missed the farmers’ market, so she turned to her pantry and freezer for inspiration. Utilizing local, canned crab meat, Pat made some TASTY looking crab cakes… and she is oh, so kind to share her recipe. A side dish of Kohlrabi slaw rounded out the meal. Eugenia at Culinaria Eugenius has some great ideas for fava beans and provides a recipe for Couscous Topped with Favas and Caramelized Fennel and Onion. (Yum.) Over at Greenscraps, they took some inspiration from Michael Pollan and are enjoying the community. Jen at Jen’s Page reminds me that she’s been breastfeeding… and it doesn’t get much...

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Week 2 Roundup: June 1-7

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What lovely things did the first week of June bring us? Eugenia at Culinaria Eugenius started to see some signs of life in her garden, despite the slow start to warm weather we’ve had here. She also had a bbq in week two that was quite rich in local products. (And congratulations, Eugenia, on graduating from your Master Food Preservation class! Woot!) Over at Greenscraps there is talk of local fish… in a can. It went into a casserole, complimented by farmers’ market zucchini and herbs from the garden. Rich MOMents made a spring quiche trio. Writing this post makes me hungry. I adore quiche, and am definitely going to try that recipe. The Lucky Ruggieros had some fabulous local chicken (from Afton Field Farm — I’ve sent them an e-mail to ask when the farm stand is open… this link doesn’t list the schedule. I’ll post when I...

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Just got linked on ORBlogs

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Welcome new visitors! We just got linked on OR Blogs last night (thanks PB!), which is a really great source of blog traffic. If you’re wondering what this is all about, please see the first post here: The Challenge. In the next couple of weeks, I’ll outline a few more details and give more ideas about how to participate. The rest of the site is all being built up, too. Meanwhile, take a look around and if you have any suggestions for the site, or resources and recipes to share, please leave comments!

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