OPEN flags are like babies. They change you for life. Just as pregnancy hormones alone started unraveling the do-good school girl in me, causing me to suddenly challenge doctors, stare down speeding cars when I approached a cross walk or stand up to pushy people; so too did the mere knowledge that the OPEN flag […]
Archives for September 2016
Naked Short Ribs
I was all about efficiency this week. I lit my grill to sear a steak for lunch, then used the flames to sear the cuts I would braise later in the week. Feeling flush with short ribs, and remembering how delicious short ribs were off the grill while studying asado techniques down in Argentina, I decided to combine two traditions […]
Customer Service
There is no Pepsi in our cooler. We offer regionally-made kombucha. There are no Snickers bars on our counter. We bake fresh pie every morning from local fruit. We don’t fry eggs to order. We can’t grow enough eggs to supply our local customers’ demand for fresh eggs as it is. We don’t sell sandwiches. The […]
Link-Ta-Touille
My life these days centers around ratatouille. It’s easy, it tastes great hot or cold, leftovers are fabulous in a bone broth soup, and it’s easy to pull the flavors in any number of directions: let the veggies shine on their own with a little olive oil, salt and pepper, or pull it in a […]
Harvest Special: Cases of Long Way on a Little 30% off
The pigs are fat, the beef is marbled, the chickens are plump. It’s time to bring in the harvest, and we want to help all grassfed farmers celebrate! As a special thank you to all who continue to read and support my work, I am putting my favorite cookbook, Long Way on a Little, on special until […]
The Luxury of Necessity
I approached the start of this year’s homeschool season with reservation. Over the course of the summer, Bob and I seem to have each adopted yet another full-time job with the new cafe. Mondays and Tuesdays were supposed to be our days off, but they went toward receiving orders, bookkeeping, training, and catching up on […]
Moussaka
This recipe is taken from Shannon Hayes’ cookbook Long Way on a Little: An earth lover’s companion for enjoying meat, pinching pennies and living deliciously, available directly from the author here, as well as through all major booksellers. Moussaka I love going down to my local farm stand and taking in the piles of eggplants […]