Monthly Archives: January 2011

Essential Recipe: Roast Vegetables with Chicken Sausage

The third (and final, though belated) recipe in my set of three which I feel everyone but everyone should have under their culinary belt, easy enough for the greenest of beginners but still fun to play with for those with … Continue reading

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Winter at the Market

For the first time this year, there’s a farmer’s market operating throughout the winter in my neighborhood. The Somerville Winter Farmer’s Market has vendors selling fruit, vegetables, meat, fish, baked goods, and value-added foods like jam, cider, wine, and chocolates. … Continue reading

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Essential Recipe: Pasta with Veggies

Everyone needs to have a few basic recipes in their cooking repertoire. In addition to the not negligible satisfaction of being able to feed yourself, cooking at home is an important piece of a sustainable lifestyle (says Mark Bittman; and … Continue reading

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Essential Recipe: Black Bean Soup

This is one of my favorite ways to combat the cold and to fulfill the need for comfort food without delving into the realms of cheese or large hunks of meat (though I’m a fan of both, in general). If … Continue reading

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Recipes for Change

I’m embracing the meta-information aspect of the blogosphere and providing my own take on Mark Bittman’s suggestion for three recipes anyone and everyone could make. Continue reading

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Food Lessons from Poverty

The food of the poor has become the food of the wealthy, and the highly processed, “value-added” products that resulted from a huge economic boom making waves in the food industry are now the cancer-causing, obesity-inducing, calorie-rich manger of the urban poor. Continue reading

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Survival vs. Sustainability

Today I was going to write either about my freezer full of amazing sustainable meat, recently acquired, or about the sourdough bread making process. However, my camera batteries are recharging, so this seems like a good time to go off … Continue reading

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Sustainable Resolutions

After a hiatus for the holidays, I’ve been finding it hard to get back into gear (witness: it’s Wednesday after New Year’s, and I’m just getting this post up). Momentum will return as I get back into my sustainability reading … Continue reading

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