Auf Wiedersehen to RAWK-toberfest (So Long, MoFo!)

October 31st, 2011 - posted under: The Food » Food and Health

But Before We Begin: From a Baby Owl and a Freudian Slip, to all you ghosts and goblins out there . . . Alright, now with that out of the way, I can finally say, “Auf Wiedersehen” to MoFo 2011, the 5th annual Vegan Month of Food. “You were fantastic and I loved you!“ For [...]

Apple Tasting

October 23rd, 2011 - posted under: The Food » Food and Health

I grew up in southern California, where avocados were abundant and much of my youth was spent swinging from citrus trees. Apples, when one encountered them, came in three varieties: if you were lucky it would be Fuji (way back in the day it was Macintosh – remember when those were actually apples and not [...]

Waits Hearts Bananas

October 20th, 2011 - posted under: The Food » Food and Health

Totally not gonna lie: I’m feeling a bit of the ol’ blogger burnout as we chug on through this MoFo season. But I’ve managed to post every. single. day. so far, even weekends, even through a dead computer!, so I can’t just up and break now . . . It’s okay. I’m prepared with backup. [...]

More Photos From The Farmer’s Market, Autumn 2011

October 16th, 2011 - posted under: The Food » Food and Health

Wild plums! A few Sundays back I rounded out the first MoFo weekend with a few snapshots from the Portland Farmer’s Market. This precious weekly ritual, our Saturday morning market, is one of my greatest pleasures. Perhaps these new photos will inspire you, the way that my market always inspires me. Fall is such an [...]

Computer?

October 10th, 2011 - posted under: The Food » Food and Health

*sigh* No, no computer. But I am determined to go-go with MoFo, so here’s a pictorial recap of my afternoon/evening spent playing with pumpkin. Despite my recent quarrel with Lady Luck, I do so love autumn . . . Yellow split peas . . . Mirepoix in the crock . . . Pumpkin chunks! Fresh [...]