it's this weather. the colder and rainer it gets, the more i cook. it started with a little canning. tomato chutney, lemon chutney, and ketchup.
then it was eggs. what a difference a happy, healthy chicken makes.
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| can you tell which eggs are pastured? |
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| with local, organic mushrooms, onions, and fingerling potatoes, all from my CSA |
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| made a beautiful frittata |
hmm .. what else can i do with eggs ... oooh, i know ...
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| can't get over the color of those yolks |
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| fried rice |
which goes well with ...
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| slow cooked pork |
now ... what to do with all these apples in season now?
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| lots of butter |
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| a little brown sugar, ginger, and cinnamon |
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| delicious on top of pancakes |
and more eggs ...
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| scrambled with raw cream, and local, organic potatoes, onions and red peppers |
on cold, rainy days, the crock pot calls ...
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| chicken .... |
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| and dumplings - can you say comfort food? |
spaghetti sauce
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| with sweet italian sausage |
and, courtesy of all this cooking ....
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| 'food' for the compost bin - to return all that fertility to the soil. |
