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Quintessential Bar Food (Remember those College Days?)

By Eliot, on July 27th, 2011%

Nothing local about this meal (except the tomato and basil) but this is a great sandwich that I have adapted from my favorite old college hangout. Keep reading for a recipe for a “Fowl Thing” and homemade teriyaki sauce. . . . → Read More: Quintessential Bar Food (Remember those College Days?)

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Grammy’s Doughnuts: Another walk down the nostalgia path…

By Eliot, on July 21st, 2011%

The zinnia post got me to thinking about family and food. Let’s jump to the other side of the family for another homespun recipe: Snowball Doughnuts. (And another old-time photo.) . . . → Read More: Grammy’s Doughnuts: Another walk down the nostalgia path…

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Giant sunflowers, zinnias and a family heirloom photo

By Eliot, on July 16th, 2011%

I think my love and fascination for zinnias comes from seeing an old family photo as I was growing up. I finally found the forgotten photo of my great-grandmother with her prized zinnias. . . . → Read More: Giant sunflowers, zinnias and a family heirloom photo

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Grandma’s new potatoes and peas

By Eliot, on June 27th, 2011%

Didn’t everyone’s grandmother make this most anticipated dish of the early summer? I know all of ours did. . . . → Read More: Grandma’s new potatoes and peas

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Grandma’s Custard

By Eliot, on June 23rd, 2011%

If we were sick, we got homemade custard from Grandma. So, I have mixed feelings about custard today. . . . → Read More: Grandma’s Custard

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Rustling roses

By Eliot, on June 5th, 2011%

Although she has reformed, I have reaped the benefits of my mother’s criminal behavior. . . . → Read More: Rustling roses

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Great-grandma’s rose

By Eliot, on April 28th, 2011%

More heirloom plants passed down in the family. . . . → Read More: Great-grandma’s rose

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Happy Easter

By Eliot, on April 24th, 2011%

Smoked Pork Roast and Sauteed Kale Recipes for Easter dinner. . . . → Read More: Happy Easter

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From one impressionable age to another…

By Eliot, on March 24th, 2011%

A recipe for a light refreshing salad inspired from “An Embarrassment of Mangoes” by Anne Vanderhoof. . . . → Read More: From one impressionable age to another…

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Day #18: Bean Porridge

By Eliot, on February 8th, 2011%

Another recipe from Grandmother’s 1959 Farm Journal Cookbook. . . . → Read More: Day #18: Bean Porridge

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