When we moved to this place almost five years ago, the whizened but still productive apple trees in the back yard really appealed to us. It took another year for us to discover the old grapevine, long since whacked back by lawnmowers that had no idea what they were hitting. Then my husband coaxed it [...]
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Grape Jam: abundance from an abandoned vine
Posted in canning, frugal living, fruit, organic food, organic gardening, wine, tagged canning, Food, gardening, health, recipes, wine on July 27, 2010 | 8 Comments »
Organic in my glass: the wine post
Posted in Food, frugal living, nature, organic food, wine, tagged environment, Food, health, healthy, organic food, wine on April 16, 2010 | 11 Comments »
Recently it occurred to me that while we generally do a good job of seeking organic, local food, we have a few major flaws in our consumption. One is real parmesan cheese, which we use judiciously. The other flaw has to do not with what we eat but what we drink. Bottles of wine, after [...]
Chicken Breasts stuffed with bleu cheese, figs, and walnuts
Posted in beets, cast iron, chicken, Community Supported Agriculture, CSA, dried fruit, Food, garlic, herbs, leeks, organic food, sweet things, walnut, wine, tagged chicken, cooking, dinner, family, Food, organic food, photography, recipe, recipes on April 14, 2010 | 6 Comments »
I guess if I had to explain this recipe inspiration, I’d say it’s the dried figs and bleu cheese sitting in my fridge and the chicken in my freezer. I’ve been getting a tangy, creamy bleu cheese (blue cheese) from a Minnesota creamery that rivals European bleus. The figs are organic but, sadly, all the [...]
