Last night was the 7th annual Oktober Fest at our house and we had 20 people for it. Not the smallest we’ve ever had, but definitely not the biggest either - a few years ago we had more than 40 people join us.
No matter. Every year we provide a keg of local beer, German brats […]
Monthly Archive for October, 2007
We now have 18 participants for the Dark Days challenge - wow, I really didn’t expect that many people to want in - so glad to meet everyone and I can’t wait to see what we all come up with for winter meals.
I’ll post a recap here each Saturday with a review of what everyone is […]
What part of seasonal don’t they get?
Posted in locavore on Oct 12th, 2007
It seems there’s been a rash of articles lately criticizing the “locavore” movement for missing the boat when it comes to understanding the differences between food miles, carbon footprints and sustainability. Apparently we don’t understand that there’s more to sustainability than distance. We don’t get that local farms that use commercial fertilizers and chemicals are […]
With 9 of us now participating, I’ve created a new page just for the Dark Days Eat Local Challenge. I’ve also fixed the apparently bad code for the squash button. You can get it on the original Dark Days post or the new page.
The new page lists all of the participants, and I’ll link to […]
Chicken Update - It’s a Hen!
Posted in urban chickens, dogs on Oct 11th, 2007
I think. I’m 99% sure that the little black chick is actually the smallest hen in the flock. Good thing I decided to keep her. Now I could still be wrong, but she’s now clucking and sqawking just like the rest of the girls with nary a practice crow to be heard. She’s officially the […]
By request of a comment, I’m going to share my two favorite apple dessert recipes. I could in theory live on apples this winter and meet my Dark Days challenge without breaking a sweat - this is of course the apple state. But then that might be cheating, or at least it would be boring. […]
Cookbooks are my porn. I love cookbooks and have to physically restrain myself from buying every one that takes my fancy. I own a surprisingly small collection for someone that loves them, and for that I can only thank the fact that visiting them at the bookstore gives me a fix that will last at […]
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