Today it’s cool out, and I’ve got some free time for cooking, though I’m also a bit scatterbrained. I was tired enough at lunchtime that I almost called for takeout instead of figuring out what to eat from our fridge – but then I came to my senses and remembered that a) I feel better [...]
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Meal components
Posted in improvisation, menu planning, tagged CSA, fennel, menu planning, veal on August 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Passover
Posted in my kitchen, you can make that at home?, tagged holidays, menu planning, traditions on April 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
On Passover, Jews have developed a complicated series of food practices that all stem from remembering the ancient Jews’ hurried exodus from Egypt by eating unleavened bread for a week. Our ancestors had to leave Egypt right away as soon as Pharaoh finally relented to free them from slavery (and in fact, he changed his [...]
Waste not, want not
Posted in waste not want not, tagged frugality, meat, menu planning, waste not want not on October 30, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I’ve been defrosting a chicken from Chestnut Farm – all of our meat from there comes frozen, and we defrost it when we need it. (Well, a few days ahead of when we think we’re going to need it… but sometimes this doesn’t work out as planned!) Unfortunately, this means that when it’s possible to [...]
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