Monthly Archives: July 2007

One Local Summer – Week 4

July 20, 2007 – 8:06 am

I forgot to post about my mind-blowing breakfast of week 3, but in the meantime, here is the scrumptious meal Dan and I put together for week 4. We’re about to head up to Lake George for the wedding of some good friends, and had to use up a lot of the veggies in the [...]

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One Local Summer – Week 3

July 14, 2007 – 8:10 am

This shot is about as close as I get to food porn. That’s mostly because my camera is not cut out for the dim light of my kitchen. This was shot in the studio, a place where food usually isn’t. Truly a breakfast of champions, my friends, and all the better because Dan can actually [...]

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One Local Summer – Week 2, part II

July 7, 2007 – 8:15 am

Making up for lost time here, as we were on the road — driving cross-country — for week one. As you can see, for dinner last night we made a mostly local pesto pizza. We usually make our own pizza crusts (Dan makes a killer pizza), but tried a locally made crust from the co-op [...]

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Some Fantastic Broccoli

July 6, 2007 – 4:53 am

We arrived at the market late, apparently, and we nearly missed it because there seemed to be only one vendor, perched on the back bumper of her car with the hatchback open and a row of coolers inside, presumably hiding luscious stores of leafy greens. My heart sank. It had been a morning of ups [...]

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One Local Summer – Week 2

July 3, 2007 – 5:29 am

Officially, and for the first time, I am a One Local Summer participant. At long last, I’m in real local food territory, with the lucky break of being as close to Vermont as possible without living there. This means, of course, that it’s super-easy to find stunning local cheeses, including this smooth chère from the [...]

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