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  • Pecan Picking in Mississippi (and recipes to go with them)
  • The Kennedy Bunker, a Cold War Monument in Palm Beach
  • Growing Cranberries in Cape Cod
  • The Sheep of Nashville: The Chew Crew
  • To Jump or Not to Jump in New Zealand

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Top Posts & Pages

  • Auntie's Italian Fried Cauliflower
  • What to Knit for a Baby: a Hat, a Sweater and a Blanket
  • Farming Equipment 101: Harvesting Winter Wheat
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  • Group Project: A Shibori Dyed Quilt
  • India
  • Oats, Sorghum, Ginger and Cranberry Cookies
  • Cookie Scoops as a Unit of Measure

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Tonight I made gremolata for the first time. Gremolta is a bright Italian seasoning made with garlic, parsley, and lemon zest. I sprinkled it over a bowl of blanched, hot green beans and added olive oil and parm. It was delicious! WIll definitely make again. Next, I cooked tagliatelle and added roasted chicken from last night, its pan juices, and the roasted garlic which I smushed out of its skin. I sprinkled the pasta with parm. Delicious. I tried a little gremolata on the pasta, but it was too overpowering. What was beautiful on the beans was harsh on the pasta. Recipes are from chapter one of Market Cooking by @david_tanis #newrecipes #chickenrecipes #stringbeans #gremolata #stringbean #roastedchicken #garlic
Farm in the City. I had an inspiring tour of this community garden located downtown at 1211 Jo Johnston Avenue with gardening maverick @nashvillegrows. Latha works year round as a volunteer to keep this garden going. Today she was laying down cardboard and covering it with newly dumped mulch to create a garden bed. It was 25 degrees out! The pictures: Latha sent me home with dried stalks from a sesame seed bush, sesame seed pods up close (as in ”Open Sesame”- what happens when a seed pod opens and seeds spray out), a cold-hardy olive tree (yes!), the tallest most robust rosemary plant I’ve ever seen (she gave me cuttings so I could root them), a bed of dried moringa stalks around which she’ll plant peas next month (it’s aka a drumstick tree), and moringo seeds. Anyone is welcome to grow vegetables in the raised beds in this fenced in space. I can't wait to plant the seeds she gave me. I have plenty to share. I discuss some of these plants in a post I wrote called ”A Cook’s Tour of a Farm in Southern India.” There is a link in my profile. #communitygarden #communitygardening #moringa #sesameseeds #drumsticktree #olivetree #rosemaryplant
Best roasted whole chicken I’ve ever made. I don’t get it -- It was so simple. Followed the instructions from @david_tanis cookbook Market Cooking recommended on Instagram by @madhungry . I sprinkled S&P liberally over the outside and inside of the bird. Stuffed the inside with sprigs of thyme and rosemary. I put every head of garlic I had in the pan and poured in a cup of white wine. A-freaking-amazing. I didn't use any oil. Sadly, I still can't tell the breast side from the backside. I'm thinking of cooking my way through this entire book. I love the author’s calm approach to writing about food. #newrecipes #chickenrecipes #roastedchicken #garlic
Cookie Scoops as a Unit of Measure! New post @judyschickens Link to post in profile.
The #hudsonhat by Lindsay Baker hot off the knitting needles. It’s a little on the big side (I made the toddler/young child size) compared to the hat I made a few months ago. Here’s what I love: my grandson knows his YaYa knit it for him. I used #leftoveryarn You can buy the pattern @hi.ravelry @lindsaybaker11
I’m happy to share this recipe from @thenashvillefoodproject for 18 quarts of Ranch Dressing. Start with three tubs of mayo and I tub of sour cream... #learnsomethingneweveryday #ranchdressing #growcookshare
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