...in Florida.

Another reason to eat as locally as possible, and in season.

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The percentage of those consumers who are on a diet is lower than at any time since information on dieting was first collected in 1985. At the peak in 1990, 39 percent of the women and 29 percent of the men were dieting. Today, that number has dropped to 26 percent of women and 16 percent of men ( Read more... )

At last, there's a Green Market Report blog for the Greenmarket at Union Square. I'm involved, but I won't tell you how ;)

Check it out!

http://greenmarketreport.wordpress.com/

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The asparagus from the market the other day? It was AMAZING ( Read more... )

Spring is officially sprung. I got ramps today, pullet eggs, and tender thin asparagus. Tonight we have frittata!

I also bought a pot of sweetgrass for my garden plot. Last year, a woman gave me some strands for vodka, and it was fantastic. Now I have my own and can make as much as I like! WHEE! The flavor comes from coumarin so it's important ( Read more... )

Today I finished reading Wild Fermentation: The Flavor, Nutrition, and Craft of Live-Culture Foods, by Sandor Ellix Katz - AKA: Sandorkraut ( Read more... )

This week, I bought six quinces at the market ( Read more... )

Today's Market Haul:

Wine Sap apples - my latest favorite.
Quinces! I'm going to make quince sauce instead of apple sauce.
a small Hubbard sqush

For making a stew:
beef
oyster mushrooms
fingerling potatoes
leeks
garlic
cherry tomatoes
carrots
fresh sage

I have an open bottle of red wine in the 'fridge.

MMMMMMM.

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With my stomach being so weird, and not being able to eat gluten, dairy or eggs for several weeks, I'm having fun (more or less) trying to figure out what to eat. I'm in the first phase of being gluten free, and my nutritionist said not to worry about soysauce and other "hidden glutens" for now, until we figure out if it's really gluten. Lately, my ( Read more... )

Cranberry & Pecan Sourdough from "Our Daily Bread" in the greenmarket. Check for the chick with short hair and tons of tattoos. I like all their goods more than Bread Alone. Their scones, in particular, are massively good. But this bread is my absolute favorite of all breads ( Read more... )