We made our first winter squash soup of the year with the Sibley Squash that I picked up at the Hillsdale Farmer’s Market this morning . Our main purpose of going to the Hillsdale Farmer’s Market was to procure some Ayers Creek Farm heirloom beans but I couldn’t resist when I saw this beautiful squash [...]
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Winter squash soup
Posted in Dark Days Challenge, Markets & farms, Portland, Soups, Vegetables - cool weather, tagged Ayers Creek Farm, Dark Days Challenge, Local sources, Soups on January 11, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Borscht
Posted in Dark Days Challenge, Soups, Vegetables - cool weather, tagged beets, Dark Days Challenge, Local sources, Soup on December 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I have never thought that borscht looked like a soup that I would like to eat, let alone make. But our visit to Belly changed my opinion of borscht. Brian ordered borscht for dinner and kindly let us all taste it and it was delicious. I think the color is what turned me off. Its [...]
A Local Thanksgiving
Posted in Dark Days Challenge, Holidays, Vegetables - cool weather, tagged brussel sprouts, Thanksgiving on November 29, 2008 | 6 Comments »
We have a tradition of gathering in Sunriver, OR for Thanksgiving with about 10-12 friends that are also Oregon transplants. This is my 10th Sunriver Thanksgiving and Matt’s 12th. We rent a big house that fits all of us and everyone pitches in with some part of the meal either by making a dish or [...]
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