Category Archives: History

Happy Birthday Laura!

Posted on September 29, 2010 by

And how old is Lovely Locavore Lady Laura today?  To adopt a Jane Austen phrase, she very well might be on the wrong side of five and twenty!  No matter the age, Happy Birthday Laura! [Laura’s PostScript:  So, we went … Continue reading →

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Hoppin’ John Supreme

Posted on September 28, 2010 by

A divine dinner, inspired by the Edible: A Celebration of Local Food.  It had lots of little parts, but was, in the end, easy to prepare.  But first, a look at the glorious mess that was dinner last night.  The … Continue reading →

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Boston Baked Beans, Brown Bread and Summer Squash Corn Soup

Posted on July 8, 2010 by

History time: Boston Baked Beans and Boston Brown Bread are an interesting part of Bostonian heritage.  The main reason for this is that these two dishes have a lot of molasses in them.  Boston was a big rum producing city, … Continue reading →

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Food Philosophy and Reflection… The Strawberry

Posted on July 4, 2010 by

I had promised that, once a week, I would present a small piece of food thought, theory, research or philosophy on why we are undertaking this challenge.  This is both to convey our reasons for devoting so much of our … Continue reading →

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How We Began, The Final Chapter and a New Beginning… The CSA

Posted on June 13, 2010 by

Yesterday was an auspicious day.  June 12th was our first day of our Local Eating Challenge Year.  This is the perfect time to complete the story of how we arrived at this day.  Our philosophies and views of our food … Continue reading →

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