food 2.0 postcards

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I’m in one of those particularly antsy, can’t concentrate on anything, last day before the holiday, three days before moving kind of funks. Until Monday, all of my worldly possessions are scattered across various basements, garages, and vehicles on the Old West Side. Obviously, not much cooking has [...]

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Slow Down

You’re moving too fast, got to make the summer last now . . .
(To take some liberties with the original lyrics). Summer just really, finally, got here in a big, full-blown hot days and star-filled nights and endless supply of tomatoes sort of way and now it seems like it’s starting to drift away [...]

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Farm Share Fatigue and Revival

Tell-tale signs of farm-share fatigue include a) resenting dinner invitations from friends because of the lost opportunity to work through some more of the share and b) selecting friends to invite for dinner based on their preference in vegetables (“we can’t have Jane over, I don’t care if it’s her birthday, she doesn’t eat beets”). [...]

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Market Inspiration

I don’t know about you, but I’m feeling inspired by . . .
peaches on fire

blueblackred berries in tidy rows

dragon’s tongue beans

carrots, just dug up

unruly aliums, all tied up . . .

or loose in a basket

What’s inspiring you this weekend?
See you at the market!

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