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Last week was our first full week with a farm share.  We are splitting with our next door neighbors, but I was still a bit worried about my ability to iron chef a random assortment of vegetables every week.  I am therefore pleased to report that we managed to cook and eat everything in exactly seven days, and that it was all tasty.

One item made me ( Read more... )

Day 7 was just breakfast and lunch--omelet and leftovers, respectively.

The Challenge was worth it for the things discovered alone--same-day corn, farmers' market potatoes and garlic, etc.  It's also left a distinct impression on my eating habits in the week since I supposedly finished.  Some of this is good, and much of it is inconvenient.  I have ( Read more... )

Breakfast:  omelet with left-over mushroom duxelles

Lunch:  Cheater's cider donut.  I had cramps.  It helped.

Dinner:

Venison shoulder roast with roasted veggies, for certain definitions of veggies
Venison (last of the barter meat)
butter (back to the made-from-cream version)
red wine (Sunflower Market, at the beginning of the week)
Honey (Wisconsin ( Read more... )

Saturday
Breakfast and lunch: the usual, more or less.

Dinner:  Chestnut pancakes (These were supposed to be crepes, filled with delightful things.  But I fail at crepes.)
chestnut flour (Crepes/pancakes are one of the few things you can make with chestnut flour alone.)
butter
eggs
salt (exception)
maple syrup (Michigan)

Sunday
Breakfast:  omelets again, ( Read more... )

Breakfast: omelet--much like yesterday, but with dill, and chicken fat added to the butter.  Much tastier!

Lunch: leftover meatloaf, and the last of the chicken.  And a plum.  Nameseeker was on the road, and as she has to eat whatevers available when she has the time, her lunch was an exception.

Dinner
venison steaks (delicious!)
venison (more from the ( Read more... )