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Daily Archives: October 31, 2009

CSA Share Week 5

31 Saturday Oct 2009

Posted by John Reinhardt in CSA, Farmers' Market

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CSA, Food System

Share week 5

CSA Share Week 5

Greg and I rode our bikes down to Adam’s Morgan to pick up the CSA share at the farmer’s market.  We had a great conversation with Michael about his farm operation, food systems, capitalism, obesity and the built environment, and a whole slew of other interesting things.  I mentioned this blog to him, and he was really excited about it.  It was very stimulating conversation.

We got another nice mix of items, and with some leftover items from last time it should be a week full of delicious meals.  We got:

  • 1 liter of apple cider
  • 1 acorn squash
  • 6 red apples
  • 2 green apples
  • 3 pears
  • 4 sweet potatoes
  • 1 butternut squash
  • 2 turnips
  • 1 bunch Tok Choy (similar to Bok Choy and to be used in the same way)
  • 1 bunch spinach
  • 1 bunch arugula
  • 1 small green cabbage

I also picked up 4 conventional beets, which I’m going to use to make borsch.

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Multigrain Pancakes with Fruit

31 Saturday Oct 2009

Posted by kimhodgson in Breakfast, Recipe, Vegetarian

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apples, blueberries, cornmeal, pancakes, raisins, raspberries, spelt flour, yogurt

This is a hearty, breakfast pancake recipe. Unlike most pancakes, you won’t be hungry 2 hours after eating these. The recipe calls for fresh apples and raisins, but the pancakes are also delicious with frozen raspberries and/or blueberries.
INGREDIENTS
  • 1 ½ cup spelt flour
  • ½ cup unbleached, all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup oats
  • ¼ cup yellow cornmeal
  • 3 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 ½ to 1 ¾ cup skim milk (use less for denser pancakes or more for lighter, fluffier pancakes)
  • 2/3 cup plain, low-fat yogurt
  • 2 tbsp canola oil
  • 2 eggs
  • ¼ cup brown sugar
  • 1 large apple, peeled, and finely diced
  • ¼ cup golden raisins (optional)
  • 1/4 tsp cinnamon (optional)

DIRECTIONS

  1. Combine first 6 ingredients; stir well and set aside.
  2. Combine milk through brown sugar in a separate bowl, whisk until combined well.
  3. Add to flour mixture, stirring until smooth. Fold in diced apple and raisins.
  4. Spoon about 1/4 cup batter for each pancake onto a hot nonstick griddle or nonstick skillet. Turn pancakes when tops are covered with bubbles and edges look cooked. Serve with maple syrup.

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Happy Beer’Oween

31 Saturday Oct 2009

Posted by kimhodgson in Beverage

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beer

BeerOween

In addition to all the fabulous pumpkin ales available this time of year, there’s also plenty of seasonal ales and lagers. Here are a few of our favorites. Thanks John and Sutton for a wonderful evening of socializing, beer drinking, and gourmet eating.

  • Rogue | Mogul Madness Ale
  • Dog Fish Head | Pangea
  • Dog Fish Head | Punkin’ Ale
  • Dog Fish Head | Palo Santo Marron
  • Brewery Ommegang | Rare Vos
  • Trader Joe’s | 2008 Vintage Ale
  • Victory Brewing Company | Weizen Bock

For more information about these and other great beers, click here.

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Spinach and Arugula Pesto

31 Saturday Oct 2009

Posted by John Reinhardt in Dinner, Entree, Farmers' Market, Lunch, Recipe, Vegetarian

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arugula, garlic, parmigiano-reggiano, spinach

Spinach and Arugula Pesto

Last week was busy.  Greg was out of town and I had several work events.  I didn’t get to do much cooking, and we had some items left over from the week this morning.  The arugula was starting to wilt a bit, as was the bagged spinach we purchased, so I decided to turn it into a pesto.  This is not a traditional recipe, but it ended up bright, fresh, and delicious.  The arugula maintains its crisp flavor.  I served it on an egg sandwich to make “green eggs,” and will be serving it over pasta tonight.

Ingredients

  • 1 bunch arugula (about 2 cups loose)
  • 1 bunch baby spinach (about 2 cups loose)
  • 1/4 cup raw almonds (you can substitute pine nuts or walnuts)
  • 1/4 cup parmesan cheese
  • 2 cloves garlic (add 1 if you don’t like garlic as much)
  • salt to taste
  • olive oil to drizzle

Directions

  1. In a food processor, pulse the almonds until crushed.
  2. Add the garlic, greens, cheese, and salt.  Stream in olive oil and process until a creamy pesto forms.
  3. Serve over warm pasta, as a dip, or spread on a sandwich.

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Bon Appetit Montreal!

31 Saturday Oct 2009

Posted by kimhodgson in Food System, Restaurant

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food stores, Food System, montreal, urban agriculture

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Last weekend my cousin got married in the beautiful, romantic city of Montreal. As a kid, I grew up visiting Montreal every summer, where my Polish grandparents – Babcia and Dziadzio – lived. I can remember walking with my sister and Babcia to the small grocery store at the end of the street to pick up fresh bagels, bread, yogurt, cheese, and other food items to complement the deliciously fresh produce from Babcia’s backyard garden. Every meal was homemade and scrumptious. Breakfast always included some type of fresh fruit, homemade jam, and fresh bread. For lunch I can remember eating raw, sliced radishes, Polish coldcuts, cucumbers, tomatoes, cheese, and bagel sandwiches with some sort of Polish soup – potato or cucumber. For dinner Babcia would concoct some type of Polish meal – cabbage rolls; kasha, beets, and meat; stew; pierogies; or some other yummy, hearty food. My sister and I would often be given the chore of picking raspberries, strawberries or some other fruit from the garden for dessert. Of course we would eat everything we picked, and come back inside, empty handed but with bright red lips, tongues, and fingers and try to convince Babcia that there were no more berries on the bushes.

While I have such fond memories of Montreal, it’s been wonderful to explore the city as an adult. My husband and I have had the opportunity to visit the city twice in the last 4 years. The first time we stayed in the English section of town and this past time in the French section. The city is walkable and bikable, has an amazing public transportation and subway system and an amazing arts and culture scene. We definitely ate and drank well, walked everywhere, and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.

Here are some of the places we visited:

Jardin Communautaire L’Eglantier | Parc Maisonneuve, Boulevard Rosemont, Montreal, QC

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While biking around Montreal, we had the opportunity to visit a community garden. Unfortunately everything had already died, but we were impressed by its size and number of composting bins and the view of the Olympic Stadium in the background. For more information about Montreal’s extensive community garden system, click here.

Cafe Santropol | 3990 Rue St-Urbain, Montreal, QC H2W 1T7, Canada, (514) 842-3110

CafeSantropol

A quaint, cozy cafe in a converted corner row house in the Plateau Mont-Royal neighborhood. The sandwiches are huge and delicious and come on fresh bread made down the street at a small bakery. Highly recommend the carrot and apple sandwich – delicious. Save room for dessert and coffee!

La Maison des Cyclistes | 1251, rue Rachel Est, Montréal, QC H2J 2J9, Canada

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This small, cozy cafe shares space with Vélo Québec – a non-profit cycling member-based organization that has been defending the rights of cyclists since 1967. Try the coffee, chai tea, biscotti, and other baked goods. This makes the perfect pre- or post-pit stop for a day of biking on Montreal’s bike sharing program – Bixi.

St Viateur Bagel | 1127 Mont. Royal East, Montreal, QC

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A great, local bagel chain. If you’ve never had Montreal bagels, you’re in for a treat. This bakery/restaurant serves up tasty bagel sandwiches, salads and soups and offers options to-go, including a dozen bagels.

Corner Stores | Integrated into all neighborhoods throughout Montreal

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There is no shortage of healthy foods in Montreal – or at least in the neighborhoods we ventured to. It seems like there’s a corner produce shop or market on every other corner. Here are some pictures of a few of them.

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