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Wednesday, February 11, 2009
New Addition
For those of you who might follow this blog I'd like to point out the newest addition: My Blog List. There you will find links to some of my favorite blogsites that might also interest you. Happy blogging!
Thursday, February 5, 2009
The Best Laid Plans
Okay, okay, so I said I'd be posting a monthly newsletter but January was such a blur! So here, finally, is a February edition! Simply click on the newsletter image below and it will magically grow to a readable size!
As always, I welcome your comments!
As always, I welcome your comments!
Friday, November 21, 2008
Rave Reviews
Thank you all so kindly for your compliments and support of my new venture. I hope that you will continue to visit and find useful information here! I also hope that you will share your wisdom, experience, questions and suggestions along the way.
Since we're entering into the "season of eating" it seemed appropriate to share some food thoughts with you. As you are planning and preparing all your wonderful holiday foods, consider sticking to food that is as local and organic as possible--and definitely in season! Most of us are so far removed from where and when our food is grown so this might prove to be a bit of a challenge. So...enter some resources to help you!
First of all, consider joining Slow Food USA (www.slowfoodusa.org), a national organization connected with the international organization, Slow Food, which started in Italy in response to the influx of "fast food." Once you join, they will ask you to join your local consortium where you can become really involved. My local consortium, Slow Food Skagit has a great guide to our northwest regional harvest calendar and you might find something similar for your area (www.slowfoodskagit.org).
Then, I just picked up what looks like a handy--and yummy--addition to my cookbook collection: "Simply Organic: A Cookbook for Sustainable, Seasonal, and Local Ingredients," by Jesse Ziff Cool. A cookbook like this one could be a good jumping off place and then you could learn to modify your own recipes to fit the season. As I learn more I realize how many recipes I have that use ingredients from several different seasons! Remember, if a food is out of season it is therefore most likely to: 1) have traveled from the other side of the world and 2) therefore not be terribly fresh and 3) have come from questionable growing regions that don't follow our hygiene standards and 4) of course required lots of fossil fuels to get here!
Want to learn more? Here's some great winter reading for in front of the fire:
1) "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle" by Barbara Kingsolver
2) "Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
3) "In Defense of Food" by Michael Pollan
Happy Eating!
Since we're entering into the "season of eating" it seemed appropriate to share some food thoughts with you. As you are planning and preparing all your wonderful holiday foods, consider sticking to food that is as local and organic as possible--and definitely in season! Most of us are so far removed from where and when our food is grown so this might prove to be a bit of a challenge. So...enter some resources to help you!
First of all, consider joining Slow Food USA (www.slowfoodusa.org), a national organization connected with the international organization, Slow Food, which started in Italy in response to the influx of "fast food." Once you join, they will ask you to join your local consortium where you can become really involved. My local consortium, Slow Food Skagit has a great guide to our northwest regional harvest calendar and you might find something similar for your area (www.slowfoodskagit.org).
Then, I just picked up what looks like a handy--and yummy--addition to my cookbook collection: "Simply Organic: A Cookbook for Sustainable, Seasonal, and Local Ingredients," by Jesse Ziff Cool. A cookbook like this one could be a good jumping off place and then you could learn to modify your own recipes to fit the season. As I learn more I realize how many recipes I have that use ingredients from several different seasons! Remember, if a food is out of season it is therefore most likely to: 1) have traveled from the other side of the world and 2) therefore not be terribly fresh and 3) have come from questionable growing regions that don't follow our hygiene standards and 4) of course required lots of fossil fuels to get here!
Want to learn more? Here's some great winter reading for in front of the fire:
1) "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle" by Barbara Kingsolver
2) "Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
3) "In Defense of Food" by Michael Pollan
Happy Eating!
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Welcome to the SeaGreen Cottage Community!
I'll be posting copies of my monthly newsletter and inviting you to share your comments, questions and suggestions. Thanks for joining the conversation!
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