Monthly Archives: July 2011

Doin’ the Can Can: Pickled Dill Cukes

Posted on July 31, 2011 by

Due to potential health hazards while canning, you gotta use real recipes.  At least until you are a true expert, and not just flying by the seat of one’s pants. I figure for a first go-round with water bath canning, … Continue reading →

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Eggplant Pizzas

Posted on July 31, 2011 by

It’s now the season of the tomato!  I can eat them now!  They’re not cardboard!  And this year, I will be canning tomato sauce, stewed tomatoes, and other things, since I now have a water bath canner going.  More on … Continue reading →

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Farmers’ Marketing

Posted on July 23, 2011 by

I hit up two of these today:  I would have preferred to have visited my favorite, the one in Litchfield, but I had to go into work this morning and that’s the wrong direction.  So… I visited both the Danbury … Continue reading →

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Beef Short Ribs

Posted on July 21, 2011 by

I don’t usually purchase beef, as I can get it from the farm in Virginia, and I don’t eat as much of it as I do things like lamb or seafood, because beef definitely needs to be grass-finished, but as … Continue reading →

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Got Crabs? Almond Meal Battered Soft Shell Crabs

Posted on July 20, 2011 by

It’s soft shell crab season.   I had some almond meal left over from those grain-free and gluten-free muffins I made a while back, and decided to use it up. Soft shelled crabs Almond meal, enough to coat 1 egg (optional) … Continue reading →

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Dijon Lamb Patties

Posted on July 20, 2011 by

1 pound ground lamb, preferably pastured 2 tablespoons quality Dijon mustard 1 heaping teaspoon quality capers 1 “late spring/early summer” onion (see next photo), diced small Ground pepper Red pepper flakes (optional) Lettuce Mix everything together except the lettuce, using … Continue reading →

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Wild Raspberry Season

Posted on July 17, 2011 by

For breakfast: Raspberries, ad libitum. Simple recipe:  Go out into the back yard, where wild raspberries have taken over segments, and look for brilliantly-red fruits.  Pluck and eat. If you don’t bring them into the house, you don’t have to … Continue reading →

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Lettuce and Wild Smoked Salmon Rollups

Posted on July 16, 2011 by

I do have some catching-up to do.  At any rate, I took this appetizer to a BBQ party a couple weeks ago.  It was simple, and well-appreciated. Lettuce, small leaf Wild smoked salmon — I believe sockeye Cream cheese/soft goat … Continue reading →

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