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Dark Days Challenge Poll

Alright, based on the comments on this week’s wrap-up and the emails I’ve gotten, it seems that maybe we should keep this going. If we do, I need some help making that happen, hence my first try at adding a couple of poll questions.
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Would you participate if the Dark Days Challenge continued through March?

Absolutely! (88%, […]

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Has it really been more than a week since I posted? Sorry about that. It’s been a bit nutso around here what with packing and house shopping and everything else. But more on that tomorrow.
It’s been almost 3 months since the launch of the Dark Days Eat Local Challenge and what a journey it’s been. […]

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Last night Mike and I had dinner at Tilth. We were supposed to go to Phoenix for Christmas - but didn’t so that we can spend the whole week getting our house in order - and dinner at Tilth was our special celebration for just the two of us. Even though we’ll now be spending […]

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Cider Braised Ham Roast

Turns out that you can cook a fresh ham roast just like you can cook a pork shoulder. Once I found that out from a very helpful internet friend, then the world was my oyster. Or at least my pork roast. I looked around for a while and finally decided to try a recipe from […]

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Last week was tough for us, food wise, as I didn’t have time to go to the farmer’s market. I think the only really completely local dinner we had was eggs and bacon. The rest of the meals we cooked were between 50 and 75% local, but none were really the 90% I strive for.
This […]

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This has been an out-of-sorts week around here. With my last minute trip home last weekend, I didn’t make it to the Saturday farmer’s market. Which left us with what was in the fridge and the few local ingredients I could pick up at the grocery store nearest our house. So our only all local […]

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Dark Days Challenge, Week 7 recap

Whew, I have a new appreciation for what Laura does every week! Please let me know in the comments if I overlooked your Week 7 post. And thanks for your patience.
(Note: Some Dark Days participants have added Week 8 posts since I started recapping; This roundup includes “Dark Days Week 7″ posts published 11/25 to […]

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