Around here, corn is only supposed to be “knee high by the fourth of July” as the saying goes, so that means we aren’t seeing much for fresh ears locally. Thankfully our friends just south of us are already starting to get some perfectly sweet ripe corn and it’s showing up at farmers markets stands….
I realize at this point we haven’t actually completed the third trimester, but anything that happens differently at this point is going to be more about birth than the actual trimester. Also, I wanted to get down my thoughts before they were altered too much by time and events. I’m told that happens.
This trimester has been distinctly different than the others. I mean I’m getting the same questions that I was before, and the answers haven’t changed much, but other things are different. The one thing that everyone has been asking which is a little different lately is if we are ready, and to that my answer is of course not. How can anyone be ready for such a huge life change? Even if you do all the research, have lived with young kids and all the other things, the first baby is a whole new experience. It’s a different experience for everyone, and no one knows what to expect. So on paper? Yeah sure we have all the things, but the reality is we are no more ready than the next new parents.
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I realise that it’s summer now, and most places have already begun to move on from beets and radishes, but around here they are just starting to wane. So I’m posting this recipe anyway.
Last weekend Chuck and I found ourselves at the farmers market, ogling all the bright beauties and I couldn’t help myself from buying them. I didn’t need pink and purple radishes or orange beets, but sometimes you just have to go with your gut right?…
I’m sure you’ve seen fresh herbs being used by chefs on TV and even found them in your food at restaurants, but for a lot of people, they can be intimidating. There’s a lot to consider when using fresh herbs, their flavour is a little different than the homogenous dried stuff we are used to, how do you prep them, and what do you do with the remainder?
Using fresh herbs in cooking doesn’t have to be scary, it’s actually pretty easy and rewarding. Not to mention that fresh herbs are usually rather pretty and have numerous health benefits. Learning to use fresh herbs in cooking can really help you take it to the next level….
