Monthly Archives: July 2011
Recipe: buckwheat crepes
Who knew that I, a cook of few skills, could have success with crepes, of all things! Very exciting, this new breakfast development. I adapted this recipe from The Art of German Cooking, a very random old book I had … Continue reading
Filed under Cooking and baking, Practical
Garden update, late July
My garden is out of control. Huge behind-schedule work project + a handful of weekend getaways, and Adam has been busy with another project (you’ll find out about that soon enough). This is for posterity so I better be honest… … Continue reading
Garlic harvest 2011
We harvested our garlic today! A pretty decent haul; by far the most I’ve ever grown. How do you know when garlic is ready to harvest? My rule of thumb is when approximately 1/4-1/3 of the leaves are brown, but … Continue reading
High season
IT’S HERE! Raspberry Season 2011! Oh those first few pickings are always the best — huge berries, plumped up even bigger by a nice rainfall this morning. We’ve now arrived at the time of the year where if you go … Continue reading
Recipe: cheese popcorn
About a year ago, I was getting popcorn in the bulk section at Seward Co-op when an earnest young man with dreadlocks and carrying a sweet, sleepy baby in a front pack approached me. He said “I see you make … Continue reading
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July 4, 2011
Make no mistake about it: summer is here! Whoa Nellie is it hot; it’s supposed to be hot all week. My peppers are finally growing noticeably. Raspberries are almost there: Last year we picked our first raspberries on the 4th, … Continue reading
