We’ve been enjoying the grassfed beef from Natural Local Food Express, particularly the flank steaks, which at approximately 1.5 lbs are plenty for 2 meals when used in a stirfry. If you can’t find flank steak or it’s too pricy, you can use another fairly large-grained cut of beef – because you cut it across [...]
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Wow – what a novel idea: a TV show that is trying to promote healthy snacking and reduce childhood obesity! I almost wish we watched television…. Kudos to Disney Playhouse for Tasty Time with ZeFronk - I checked out their snack recipes and found them pretty good, with a minimum of processed ingredients.
Still have time to fit in [...]
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Still coping with a surplus of summer squash…. This recipe can be made with any grilled vegetable and can be served warm or at room temperature.
ingredients:
approximately 1 lb zucchini or yellow crookneck squash
1 tsp sea salt
2 oz Sesame Ginger Vinaigrette, or to taste
1 T chopped cilantro
method:
Slice the squash 1/8″ thick: for smaller squash, I like [...]
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I’m happy to promote a SOLE food event in my neck of the woods, this one put on by Two Creeks Organics, a CSA in which I’ve purchased a share:
TWO CREEKS ORGANICS invites you to FEAST IN OUR FIELD
Saturday September 26th beginning at 4:30 pm
Clothed tables will be set in the field at our 20-acre [...]
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So now it’s finally summer in Ann Arbor – 90s and HUMID. Perfect weather for cold pickles on the side of any meal. Here is an adaptation of a recipe from my son’s godmother – I’ve changed a few ingredients to make it more Chinese. You can use just about any pickling vegetables you like, [...]
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Good news from the front: “Interest in organic food on the rise in China”
Some thoughts on why celiac disease is on the rise: “Why is celiac disease getting more common?”
And finally, a resource I’m determined to explore: National Center for Home Food Preservation (includes an online course!)
On the calendar this weekend: Chinese ratatouille?
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My children are starting to look suspiciously at any new dish that appears on the table: would that contain zucchini by any chance? We have purchased CSA shares from Two Creeks Organics and are drowning in killer summer squash (frittata, muffins, sauteed, grilled, …) among other delicious veggies and the most amazing pastured eggs I [...]
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Out this weekend – can’t wait to see it: Julie & Julia, starring one of my favorites, Meryl Streep (Our Lady of Foreign Accents) as the indomitable Julia Child. Of course, I can’t get the picture of SNL’s bloody spoof out of my mind….
Nutrition Data posts on a report on carbohydrate intake and obesity. I [...]
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I was thrilled to see chili peppers at the Westside Farmers’ Market last Thursday and to find a bell pepper in my CSA box as well. For this dish, choose your favorite chilies from among the larger, spicier varieties such as poblano, anaheim, etc. -or use a mix of green and red varieties. Can’t take [...]
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