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Monthly Archive for June, 2012

Blueberries are the first fruit I pick in the year that I get to actually stand up for. As I ride up to the field behind a tractor, I can see the ripe fruit beckoning me. I tend to go on Friday mornings rather than the weekends because I’ve found the weekends to be too […]

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My weight loss was slightly weird this month and didn’t fit my usual pattern. It could have been one of a few things or a combination: Going on a camping trip the first weekend and imbibing a bit with some mead and chocolate. Adding coconut meat and water to my diet and not eating as […]

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I normally only write about food-related items, but this has gotten me so upset, I’ve decided to put this out there. By day, I’m a computer programmer. I am an employee of a contracting company. Next week, my current contract is ended and I’m going to be starting one that requires me to work from […]

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Starting to Make Cheese

I love cheese. There are so many varieties from the buttery soft Brie and Camembert to the crystallized aged Gouda. There are sharp cheeses and sweet cheeses and savory cheeses.  I love eating cheese. While I really enjoy eating cheese, the question now becomes, can I make cheese?  I have a great source of grass-fed milk. I love the feeling […]

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English Peas are one of those vegetables that says late spring to me. They have a very short growing season where I live, so its one of those vegetables that you really need to pounce on when they are available. While English Peas aren’t the lowest carbohydrate vegetable around, a little in a recipe can […]

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Storing Greens

At this time of the year, I get overrun with greens, both cooking and lettuces.  Between the greens that come from my CSA to the greens that come on the top of my turnips and my radishes which are way too yummy to just get rid of, I end up with more greens than I […]

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