Seeing as we're about to get lots of wind and rain left over from Ernesto, the little hurricane that couldn't, I thought I'd pick the ripe tomatoes before they got blown off and splattered all over the yard. And while I was out there I got the beans that the slugs hadn't touched (not sure what kind of beans they are -- there are at least two kinds ( Read more... )

When I want to do serious food shopping (i.e., I need more than just the basics), I love my local options.
( There is linkage herein! )

Yesterday morning we turned on the TV in the bedroom before getting out of bed. Rachael Ray's 30 Minute Meals was on. It's my favourite cooking show, so I watched the whole episode. She was doing a Bistro special featuring fish. I'm not big on fish, but everything she made looked so good that I had to make it that night. We were going grocery ( Read more... )

So, yesterday I roasted a couple of pumpkins. Then last night I used a cup of the mashed pumpkin to make a loaf of pumpkin bread. Here's a little note to those of you who might want to make pumpkin bread. When the bread comes out of the oven, you will be sorely tempted to start cutting pieces off right away, while it's still warm. Because everybody ( Read more... )

( ... from the farmers' market )

I LOVE fresh figs! right now for lunch I'm having a handful of fresh figs, some slices of Brie, a baguette and a salad made of fresh tomatoes, basil and mozarella (mmmm! I'll probably have it for lunch again tomorrow...I'll have to bring in my camera so I can make some porn for you all ( Read more... )