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Living Local MV

In Support Of Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution

In support of Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution Day, we have launched a week long campaign in support of Island Grown Schools. We are on a mission to raise 1,000 supporters of IGS by next Saturday. For every new ‘like’ IGS receives on Facebook there will be a seedling donated for a school garden. Island Grown [...]

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Knotweed Chutney

I went to pick watercress today and ran into Cathy Walthers who had an armful of knotweed.  Cathy reminded me that Russ Cohen had pointed it out to us as an invasive edible plant that tastes very much like rhubarb.
I was making an Indian meal and had not made a chutney yet and there was [...]

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April is time for tomatoes…

Kitchen Porch April 2012 Newsletter
The first of the season: our own tomatoes!

Pictured is a delicious Tomato & Eggplant Tart. If you have too many tomatoes, here is a favorite simple recipe for Tomato Confit. This simple recipe allows you to preserve the best flavors of the season now to save for later [...]

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Passover & Easter

Every year our family celebrates Passover and Easter, but it is a rare year to celebrate both on the same weekend.
My first exposure to Passover was as a 4th grader at a catholic grade school when my teacher, a nun, took us to her convent where we had Passover. It was the first time [...]

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