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All Choked Up

I love to try new foods. Even better I love to try new foods that my local farmers have grown. When the Garden Lady (Diann Dirks) announced via email that she was going to have Jerusalem Artichokes (aka sunchokes) at the Rancho Alegra farmer’s market, I was intrigued. I’d never had a sunchoke. I didn’tContinue reading “All Choked Up”

Georgia Onion Soup

French onion soup has always been one of my favorites. Rich broth and onions and cheesy goodness…what’s not to like? I recall trying to make it once a number of years back. It isn’t a good memory. It was time to conquer the soup, this time with a twist. I made beef stock using myContinue reading “Georgia Onion Soup”

Behold the Power of Tomato Basil Soup

A while back I discovered a recipe for tomato basil soup, I can’t even remember where. It was supposed to be a copycat recipe for the one at La Madeline restaurant. Since I haven’t had the one there I don’t know how close it is, or even how much I’ve changed it since then, butContinue reading “Behold the Power of Tomato Basil Soup”

Chicken 3 1/2 ways

I recently obtained several real chickens from my heros at Nature’s Harmony Farm. I was totally excited because I haven’t had chicken in 2+ years (if you missed why, read here.) What I didn’t know is how many different ways this chicken would display herself… The first night after the 4.9 lb bird was thawedContinue reading “Chicken 3 1/2 ways”

Reluctant Heritage

I have a lot of Norwegian ancestry. I get excited when Norway is in the news. I root for Norse athletes in the Olympics. My home town is full of “I-wegians” (Iowans of Norwegian descent) and is one of the few places where you can find lutefisk on the Sunday brunch buffet. It’s probably thatContinue reading “Reluctant Heritage”