Living local in Eugene, OR
Posted in Dark Days Challenge, Salads on Dec 10th, 2008
Unlike our President Elect, I love beets. And this is my all-time favorite beet recipe. I have tried others and always wish that I had just made this one. If you haven’t tried beets in years or only know beets from salad bars - this is your recipe.
The beets are roasted, which is the easiest, [...]
Posted in Markets & farms, Misc on Dec 9th, 2008
We picked up our second order from Eugene Local Foods and we couldn’t be more pleased with our box o’ loot. For those unfamiliar with Eugene Local Foods, it is an online source for local fruits, vegetables, dairy, meat, etc. The farmers let them know what they have available each week and they put it [...]
Posted in Markets & farms on Dec 9th, 2008
We stopped by the mini-farmer’s market at Hideaway Bakery on Saturday. I was impressed with the number of vegetables available so late in the year - one farmer even had some cherry tomatoes. There were about 5-6 stands in total - Pleasant Hill Orchards/River Bend Farms selling apples, apple cider, and hazelnuts, Groundwork Organics with [...]
Posted in Dark Days Challenge, Holidays, Soups on Dec 7th, 2008
This week marked the start of dungeness crab season. Growing up on the east coast, I had many a crab cake made with the Maryland blue crab. I had no idea what I was missing. This rendition of dungeness crab was no exception.
This recipe really lets the crab steal the show. Although it is a [...]
Posted in Ramblings on Dec 6th, 2008
I got an unexpected email from our CSA farmers (Groundwork Organics) this afternoon. We received our last box of the year on Wednesday so I was a little surprised to hear from them already. They let us know that they would be setting up a mini-stand at Hideaway Bakery on Saturday for a few hours [...]
Posted in Ramblings on Dec 5th, 2008
One of the many, many things I’ve learned from my mom is the value of making a weekly meal plan. As a single mom with four busy kids and two jobs, she didn’t have time to go to the grocery store several times a week, let alone make fussy meals. But we never ate fast [...]
