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Interview with a bog-dweller
Conjure up an image of what, or who, resides in a marshy, murky, mucky bog, and well, I gotta say, it’s not looking too pretty. Unless of course you are referring to persons residing in the west of Ireland, and … Continue reading
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Hard to crack? Understatement
I have a new appreciation for the cost of shelled nuts. Walnuts in particular. The price of shelled English (aka Persian) is one thing, but go purchase shelled Black Walnuts and woosh, why so much more? Compare the shelling process and … Continue reading
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Tagged Asian Pear, Black Walnuts, Chicago Area farmers marekts, Chicago Farmer's Markets, English Walnuts, Evanston Farmer's Market, Farmers Markets, fresh organic, Glenwood Sunday Market, Green City Market, moira's blog, Oriana's Oriental Orchard, Persian Walnuts, sustainable, to market with mo
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La vie en Rose, stinkin’ that is (encore)
No, no, no, not accepting that Summer is over. Yes, confirmed by my favorite weatherman, Tom Skilling, it is now officially Fall. And indications of the season are confirming said season change — apples, pears, and pumpkins, yeah, pumpkins have … Continue reading
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Tagged Andersonville Farmers Market, Chicago Area farmers marekts, Chicago Farmer's Markets, Evanston Farmer's Market, Farmers Markets, fresh organic, fresh seasonal organic produce, garlic, Glenwood Sunday Market, Green City Market, moira's blog, Nichols Farm, roasted garlic, stinking rose, sustainable, to market with mo
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Pumpkin Love
About a month or so ago, a friend ‘teased’ on her Facebook status about enjoying a delicious pumpkin milkshake. Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE pumpkin, but I just can’t bring myself to even think about it until temps have … Continue reading
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Tagged Chicago Area farmers marekts, Chicago Farmer's Markets, Evanston Farmer's Market, Farmers Markets, fresh seasonal organic produce, Glenwood Sunday Market, Henry's Farm, moira's blog, Nichols Farm, pumkin, pumpkin smoothie, sustainable, to market with mo, winter squash
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Don’t judge by the cover
Celery Root. Celeriac. Hum, just don’t know where to begin with you. I just sit here staring at you and…..nothing. Awfully American of me I suppose. Not only do we want you to taste good, but gosh darn it, you … Continue reading
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Tagged Celeriac, Celeriac & Potato Soup, Celery Root, Chicago Area farmers marekts, Chicago Farmer's Markets, Evanston Farmer's Market, Farmers Markets, fresh organic, fresh seasonal organic produce, Glenwood Sunday Market, Green City Market, Henry's Farm, Jamie Olivier, moira's blog, Nichols Farm, sustainable, to market with mo
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Speaking of apples…
Red Delicious, Macoun, Northern Spy, Winesap, Swiss Gourmet, Braeburn, Gala, Mutsu, Sweet Sixteen, Liberty, whoa, stop me here. If I continue to list the approximately 7500 known varieties of apples in the world, I would far exceed my roughly 500 … Continue reading
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Not the off-spring of an apple or pear
Just to set the record straight, right off the bat, the Asian Pear (aka Harbian Pear, Chinese Pear, Korean Pear) is not a cross between an apple and a pear (aka Bartlett). Nope, it is it’s own breed of fruit, … Continue reading
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Tagged Andersonville Farmers Market, Asian Pear, Chicago Area farmers marekts, Chicago Farmer's Markets, Evanston Farmer's Market, Farmers Markets, fresh organic, fresh seasonal organic produce, Glenwood Sunday Market, Green City Market, moira's blog, Nichols Farm, Old Town Olive Oil, Oriana's Oriental Orchard, to market with mo
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In a Pickle (originally posted 16 Sept 09 on efete.net)
So the other evening my girlfriend calls sounding a bit panicked. The conversation played out something like this… My friend: “Mo, my husband, the romantic that he is, just came home with a bushel, yes a bushel of golden beets … Continue reading
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Tagged Andersonville Farmers Market, beets, Chicago Area farmers marekts, Chicago Farmer's Markets, cucumbers, Evanston Farmer's Market, Farmers Markets, fresh organic, Glenwood Sunday Market, Green City Market, Henry's Farm, moira's blog, pickles, pickling, to market with mo
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Chowda
So a couple things happened this week. Okay more than a couple but for the sake of this post, a couple. First, I decided that I needed to give it a go at giving up the ‘white stuff’ — that … Continue reading
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Tagged Andersonville Farmers Market, Bennison's Bakery, Chicago Area farmers marekts, Chicago Farmer's Markets, corn, corn chowder, Evanston Farmer's Market, fresh organic, fresh seasonal organic produce, Glenwood Sunday Market, Green City Market, moira's blog, sweet potatoes, to market with mo, Zullo's
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Another Nightshade (originally posted August 26, 2009 on efete.net)
Eggplant, really? What a name. Granted many older cultivars of this nightshade that ran in the white and yellow shades resembled a goose or chicken egg, but I much prefer the sexier sounding, aubergine or melanzana or brinjal. Wonder if … Continue reading
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