This week’s sugarhouse was The Strawbale Cafe at Hanging Mountain Farm in Westhampton. I went there last year, when it was set up as an all-you-can-eat buffet, and we had a great time but thought it was a little pricey. In fact, I believe there was a sharp intake of breath all around when the cost per person [...]
Archive for March, 2008
Sugaring Season Special- Hanging Mountain Farm
Posted in Farms, Local food, Sugaring Season Special, Western Massachusetts on March 31, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Salty Delicious Almond Dip
Posted in Chicago, How to make things, Snacks on March 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Today I decided to try my hand at vegan cream cheese with an almond base. My friend Alisa offered me some of this once, on a long car trip, and I had to decline because the oils were separating in an unappetizing fashion, but the idea stuck with me (I’m a sucker for dips, spreads, [...]
Weekend Breakfast series- buckwheat pancakes
Posted in How to make things, Local food, Weekend Breakfast Series, Western Massachusetts on March 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I made these a really long time ago, but I’m only just getting around to posting the recipe now. Buckwheat is supposed to be really good for you, it’s gluten free or something. I don’t know. I tried them because Upingill Farm sells their own buckwheat flour, so I had to buy some, and what [...]
wednesday Knitting Update: but it’s not really an update, and it’s not going up on Wednesday
Posted in I Respectfully disagree, Wednesday Knitting Update on March 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Here are the mittens, all done. I’ve been walking around with sweaty hands for about two weeks, since it’s been quite warm but I insist upon wearing them anyway. You know how you see little kids wearing cat ears and tails and vampire costumes to school because they’re so excited about having them, even though [...]
Sugar Season Special- Davenport Maple Farm
Posted in Farms, Local food, Sugaring Season Special, Western Massachusetts on March 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This weekend, my brother was visiting, so I dragged him all the way up to the Davenport Maple Farm sugar house in Shelburne. The wait was maybe 45
minutes, and it was an uncommonly beautiful day so we sat in the sun and enjoyed the sweet smell of the sugar steam escaping from the boiling room and [...]
my very first load!
Posted in Bicycles on March 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This is my bike trailer with its very first load. I don’t think I’ve ever been so eager to do my laundry! Not to overstate the glory of the bicycle trailer or anything, but so far, it is exceeding all expectations and fulfilling all hopes. I mean, all bicycle-trailer related hopes, at least.
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Knitting Update!
Posted in How to make things, Wednesday Knitting Update on March 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Claire pointed out that I take pretty blurry pictures. This is something I hadn’t noticed. But Claire – you’ve got a point. Not only are these photos a lil blurry, they are weirdly monochrome (that is *not* the color of our dining room table), and also seem to showcase the slightly sticky veneer that our [...]
You want bubbles? Oh, I’ll show you bubbles.
Posted in Fermentation on March 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Emily’s not the only one with a bubbly bacterial colony living in her apartment. This is my sourdough starter at work in some waffle batter. Look at those little guys move! Go starter go!
Bike trailer day!
Posted in Bicycles on March 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My bike trailer arrived in the mail this Saturday! I was thinking to myself, “I should leave a note for the fed-ex person since I’ll be at breakfast when they get here,” when I looked out my window and spied the truck. I ran/fell down the stairs and, drooling with excitement, scooped up the box [...]
Sunday Cooking Project: The Final Butternut
Posted in How to make things, Local food, Sunday Cooking Projects, Western Massachusetts on March 23, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Well, here is very last butternut squash in my stash. Or should I say, there it was? It’s gone, gone, gone now.
I guess it’s possible that another butternut squash will find its way into my hands before next fall, and I do have some frozen squash soup and the like, but this is the last squash [...]
