Living local in Eugene, OR
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 21st, 2009
A short mountain of green beans were transformed tonight - with the aid of fresh dill, garlic and salt - into a friend-favorite known as Dilly Beans.
Beans were sourced from Thistledown Farm.
The stack netted 7 widemouth pints worth.
Posted in Appetizer - dips, Eugene/Southern Willamette Valley, Garden, Recipes, Specialty stores, Uncategorized on Aug 16th, 2009
Buying a plant start of an unknown vegetable variety can be risky business. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. This is a story about a winner.
Coming off of a successful tomatillo experience in 2008, we decided to expand our horizons this year. A few months ago we drove down to Territorial Seed Company in Cottage [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 10th, 2009
My co-author and I reached a major milestone in our partnership over the weekend. 10 years ago, we went on what we consider our first date. I am a nostalgia and tradition guy, so I proposed we repeat elements from that initial connection - the basics being a movie and dinner. The 1999 inaugural date [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 26th, 2009
Dena of Dena’s Recipe Exchange. Thank you to everyone who participated. It was fun for me to read your emails and spring dish ideas. And for those that didn’t win, I highly recommend that you get yourself a copy of Eating Close to Home. They can be purchased locally at Tsunami, Capellas, and Provisions or [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 24th, 2009
I am headed to Portland tomorrow afternoon for Organicology, which runs from Thursday through Saturday. Organicology, organized by Oregon Tilth, Organically Grown Company, Organic Seed Alliance, and Food Trade Sustainability Leadership Association, is billed as a high energy networking event for all aspects of the organics trade industry. The schedule is packed with incredible education [...]
