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What Do You Think?

Dear readers, I am proposing an idea in order to gauge general interest.  Call this a focus group of sorts. As you know, I am steadily acquiring a number of fun kitchen machines–grain mill, cream separator (more on that later)–as … Continue reading

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A Garden of Good Eats

Yesterday was one of those days when all of the pieces fell into place in our kitchen, making it a day of eating very good food.  For breakfast, we had pancakes with buckwheat-oat-wheat flour ground in my mill, eggs from … Continue reading

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A Middle Path?

Americans are not known for temperance and that is certainly true in the professional world.  We work more hours than Europeans and definitely more than Latin Americans, taking fewer vacations and far fewer maternity leaves of absence.  As a woman, … Continue reading

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Seasonal Eating: Winter Menu

In answer to requests from one blog reader, here is our meal plan for the last week, to give you an idea of how local seasonal food  affects what we eat. Monday–Roast chicken, baked beans (a la Ina Garten), rice … Continue reading

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A Walk to Beautiful

Devin and I were in the mood for a good documentary this evening and just finished watching this gem.  It is, pardon the redundancy, very very beautiful.  We give it 5-stars. And, now, we want to become lobbyists who work … Continue reading

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