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Local Flavors

June 15, 2010

I’ve mentioned here before that we here in my family are big fans of farmers’ markets.  Even though we have a good-sized garden just steps from our back door, we still like to head downtown on our bikes every Saturday and see what our local farmers have for us that week.  We invariably pick up [...]

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Local foods for Easter

March 24, 2010

Easter is in 11 days.  While children all over the Commonwealth of Virginia are fantasizing about Easter baskets full of chocolate — and I know that my daughters are — I’m guessing that we adults are thinking more about Easter brunch and dinner. Have you thought about eating locally and/or seasonally on Easter?  Even though [...]

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Cookbooks that inspire seasonal eating

March 14, 2010

I love cookbooks. In order to keep my shelf-space under control I try to be very choosy about the ones I actually purchase and use, as opposed to hopping on the Internet to find my recipes. For eating seasonally, there are 2 cookbooks that I absolutely love and live by: Local Flavors, Cooking and Eating [...]

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