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Status report: 3 weeks of Family Dinner

Kate — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 18:59:22 +0000

So here we are, a few weeks in to our new system. Overall, I’d say I’m about 1000% less stressed by feeding Tuck than I was before. I’m much less concerned about buying special foods or worrying what he’ll eat if we go out, and I’ve enjoyed the new rhythm of our evenings, with Tuck’s … Continue reading Status report: 3 weeks of Family Dinner →

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Feeding a toddler: I refuse to be beaten

Kate — Mon, 21 May 2012 19:32:36 +0000

How can this face be such a troublemaker? I’ve been thinking a lot about what I should be doing with this blog. (Obviously more than nothing, which has been the status for far too long.) Honestly, this pregnancy has been much harder than the first–chasing a very active toddler is incredibly draining, and I’ve been … Continue reading Feeding a toddler: I refuse to be beaten →

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Well, hello!

Kate — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:58:15 +0000

I thought I’d log in to make sure I still had a blog out there somewhere. Turns out it’s still here! Shocking. I can’t promise thrice-weekly updates but I would like to get back to something more frequent than every three months. It feels like forever since the holidays–a lot has changed around here, about … Continue reading Well, hello! →

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Aarti’s Kheema

Kate — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 23:31:57 +0000

Among my guilty pleasures is “The Next Food Network Star,” which I have found to be a fairly interesting look at what makes someone a good TV host (not simply a good cook, like on Top Chef). I like the judges and find their discussions of the business of TV fascinating. And last season I … Continue reading Aarti’s Kheema →

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Oh look, summer

Kate — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 14:10:49 +0000

Maybe if I take the pressure off and post Instagram pictures from my phone I’ll update more often? Worth a try. Last night we ate a delicious (and deliciously-local) simple summer dinner. Beautiful baby new potatoes from the farm: I brought them to a boil with a couple halved cloves of garlic, then simmered until … Continue reading Oh look, summer →

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Creative reuse

Kate — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 16:07:44 +0000

Despite the reduction in major food projects around these parts, we ate pretty well over the holidays. The part I was a bit smug about, actually, was how I used up the many leftovers that were packing the fridge after Tom left. For Christmas Eve we recreated the dinner from two years ago: steak, celeriac … Continue reading Creative reuse →

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CSA Weeks 16-20: The wind-down

Kate — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 23:03:43 +0000

Oh, hello. I have a blog? Hmm. We’ve come to the end of the regular CSA season, though I’m signed on for a winter share again and will get vegetables every other week until Christmas. Week 16, 9/21: Week 17, 9/28: Week 18, 10/5: Week 19, 10/12: Week 20, 10/19 (Note the Freak Beet that … Continue reading CSA Weeks 16-20: The wind-down →

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CSA Weeks 11-15: Summer to Fall

Kate — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 16:04:06 +0000

Wow, newborns are really time-consuming. I think Tucker can sense when I’m thinking of getting back to blogging, because that’s inevitably when the previously-silent monitor lights up with a ravenous scream. He’s a great baby, a solid night-time sleeper, and awfully cute, but during the day he doesn’t take well to naps in his bassinet, … Continue reading CSA Weeks 11-15: Summer to Fall →

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CSA Weeks 9 and 10: Full-on summer

Kate — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 19:32:36 +0000

No baby yet! Week 9: -Corn -New potatoes -Purple cabbage (a frilly, pretty one) -Tomatoes -Summer squash -Thyme -Green peppers -Cavolo nero! Oh, August. You make dinner so easy. I steamed the corn and cut it off the cob, and mixed it with some of the basil compound butter I made a few weeks ago … Continue reading CSA Weeks 9 and 10: Full-on summer →

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CSA Week 7: Compound butter and fabulous corn

Kate — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:49:06 +0000

The disaster of the previous week’s corn was forgiven once we ate this duo. Oh man, was it good! The haul: -Beets! -Corn! -Kale! -Basil! -Beans! -Zucchini/summer squash. I wasn’t going to get to the basil before it turned black and sad, so I decided to make a compound butter that I could freeze. I … Continue reading CSA Week 7: Compound butter and fabulous corn →

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