salad in the springtime

We’re still adapting to the seasonal rhythms of Southern California. After a few decades of familiar weather patterns my body is expecting June thunderstorms and lush greenery. Instead we are preparing for “June Gloom” as the cloudiest month is called here and a monthly average of 0.09 inches of rain. Peonies and rhubarb stalks don’t […]

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homemade strawberry margaritas

My husband looked at me the other night and asked, “Do we need anything else from the grocery store?” Being unaware of needing anything at all from the grocery store, I was somewhat confused. “Umm…. no? What do we need from the grocery store?” “Oh, I was just going to run over and get some […]

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simple sesame peanut noodles

Sometimes it’s hard to post “everyday” dishes. It’s more fun to post grand culinary adventures or epic baking projects. Everyday dishes are what I toss together without measuring after realizing that I should have eaten an hour ago and my blood sugar level has dropped precipitously to the point where I am having trouble deciding […]

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csa share 6/2/10

One of the things I like best about having a CSA is that I barely have to grocery shop. Most of our starches and dairy I order monthly in bulk. The pantry items and vegetables I supplement with fruit and cheese from the natural food store and I’m pretty much good to go. Lots of […]

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garden update: june 1

How was your Memorial Day weekend? It was wonderful to spend it back in Minnesota where it was lush and green and full of friends and family. We crammed a lot of fun and a little sleep into our trip and now we’re back in time for “June Gloom” as they call the cloudiest month […]

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the kitchen reader: tender at the bone

This month’s selection for the Kitchen Reader was Tender at the Bone: Growing Up at the Table by Ruth Reichl, former restaurant critic for the New York Times and editor of Gourmet magazine. { Side note: If you like Ruth Reichl and Anthony Bourdain whose book we read for the Foodie Book Club last month, […]

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my favorite pizza ever

As I have alluded to previously, my Veggie-Hating Husband does not always get as excited about vegetables as I do. The biggest fight we have ever had was over artichokes, and I am not kidding. I could make a list of the vegetables he doesn’t like, but it’s shorter just to say he likes lima […]

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cake for an abundance of berries

One can never have too many organic, local strawberries, right? That’s what I thought until I was faced with nine pounds of them. How did we end up with nine pounds of strawberries? It was an accident. Sort of. You know how strawberries have been really cheap this year? Cold weather in Florida delayed their […]

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polenta lasagna with spinach, squash, and fennel

What’s your normal dinnertime? My husband’s schedule changes every week and our dinnertime revolves heavily around that — when he’s home for dinner at all. So when he called yesterday and said he would be home late, it occurred to me that it might not be a bad idea to figure something out for dinner […]

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absence makes the heart grow fonder

Sorry for the downtime everyone! There was a little server kerfuffle that needed to get straightened out. It took a little longer than anticipated, but we’re back in business. Did you miss me? I missed you. While I catch up on some posting, perhaps you could pop over to Facebook and “like” Little Blue Hen. […]

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