Eat Local – Fight Big Food!

I was just looking at the Mother Earth News Website, something I don’t do often enough.  There is so much great information there.  Anyway, I clicked on the Farm Aid video from the 2006 Farm Aid concert and found it really interesting and inspiring.  So, here is the link.  Take a look and enjoy. 
http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1911416491/bctid894795069
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Corrected Bread Baking Notes

I had it all wrong.  The notes I shared on my previous post, Harvestyme Bread,  on how to proof your bread quickly were incorrect.  The following instructions are straight from the baker’s mouth, so to speak. 
“What I did for the water, I heated it up until it almost boiled, place in the oven;  you can [...]

It’s a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood….

Ah, the promise of Spring.  The sun is out in all its glory; there is light breeze (okay, it’s windy, but, hey, this is Oklahoma); the birds are singing; and I’m eating a great salad from my favorite neighborhood cafe. 
I’ve parked in my favorite summer lunch spot – a church with a parking lot full [...]

Harvestyme Bread

I had a great time last night!  The rescheduled bread class from two weeks ago (aka tornado night) was a blast.  Pat and Helen Kelley welcomed us to their bakery-beside-their-home, out in the country sort of, at the end of a cul de sac on lovely wooded land.   We mixed whole wheat bread and learned [...]

A Good Day

I came into work today and found a brand new, flat screen computer on my desk!  Woohoo!  I had known I was going to be getting a new one and had only hoped for a flat screen (you must remember that I work for an underfunded state agency and we don’t always get the latest [...]

Turtle Barn Farm

My husband and I went to visit Turtle Barn Farm yesterday.  Its a CSA garden or a “you-pick-it” garden, as the owner calls it.  Sue and Tom were more than generous.  They gave up almost 2 hours of a busy Saturday to give us a tour.  Later, over a cup of tea, they shared some [...]

Catching Up

Just a note to say hello.  I haven’t posted anything in a while due to….I don’t know, nothing particularly  interesting happening, the aggravation of an old back injury, an absolutely miserable visit to the dentist that has left me feeling bruised and battered and the fact that, I guess, for now, things are sort of [...]

I Made Dirt!

This morning I decided it was time to go out and do a little turning of the compost pile.  I have been neglecting it as of late other than throwing eggshells and scraps on it and walking away.  I think the design was flawed.  I made a fenced area of chicken wire and stakes and [...]