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September 2016 – Fleur-de-Blog
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September 23, 2016. We pass fields of bleached cornstalks, swales of goldenrod, and horse-drawn buggies. The afternoon’s soft September light peeks through barn boards. Display cloths are adorned with fleur-de-lis. Pecks of produce. Bins of bread. Jars of honey. A handful of pullet eggs. A trickle of nostalgia seeps into my heart. There were French baguettes and olive bread loaves to carry home, tastes of thin slices of wild Pacific Salmon that Eric smokes over apple wood at the farm, and an array of des...
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Fleur-de-Package – Fleur-de-Blog
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December 26, 2016. Wij kleden ze niet uit. It’s a Flemish saying that translates roughly as We do not undress them which, in the words of my favorite Ghent gent, means: We pay a fair price for good produce. Only this time, it has a few other meanings. Apparently customs clerks on both sides of the Atlantic have a motto that’s quite contrary: We. Undress them, rifling through the birthday-Christmas package for my mom and me from our Belgian family. Faux Gras de Gaia ( www.fauxgras.be. Faux Gras faux pas.
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December 2016 – Fleur-de-Blog
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December 26, 2016. Wij kleden ze niet uit. It’s a Flemish saying that translates roughly as We do not undress them which, in the words of my favorite Ghent gent, means: We pay a fair price for good produce. Only this time, it has a few other meanings. Apparently customs clerks on both sides of the Atlantic have a motto that’s quite contrary: We. Undress them, rifling through the birthday-Christmas package for my mom and me from our Belgian family. Faux Gras de Gaia ( www.fauxgras.be. Faux Gras faux pas.
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November 2016 – Fleur-de-Blog
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November 28, 2016. Oven, grill and Wille. What I learned as a Thanksgiving sous chef. Cooking with fire is no big deal. The Indians did it. The Pilgrims did it. Heck, what Girl Scout hasn’t made S’mores over a campfire? And, yes, barbecue grills use firebut I’ve always left that to the men in my life (sorry, Gloria). Turkey and pumpkin roasting. Aromatics is the foodie term for herbs, spices, and anything within easy reach of the kitchen stove or the herb garden. Thursday, 9 am: I pushed the wheelbarrow ...
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July 2016 – Fleur-de-Blog
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July 19, 2016. Nice is nice. Pronounced “Neese is nice, it’s been my mantra the last few days. It is a line from. Bonjour, Mr. Satie,. One of our favorite books when my kids were young. It keeps reverberating in my mind. Nice is nice. Nice is nice. Nice is nice. In Tomie dePaola’s enchanting book, worldwide traveler Uncle Satie visits his niece and nephew and tells them of a contest in Gertrude Stein’s Parisian salon to determine the better artist: Pablo (Picasso) or Henri (Matisse)? So I pull my bicycle...
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October 2016 – Fleur-de-Blog
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October 28, 2016. Several years ago I was telling Cousin Ruthie about a book Richard bought me, and how much I enjoyed it. The real treasure, she said, is having a son who knows what his mother loves to read. Before Richard returned to Belgium in July, he gave me George R.R. Martin’s. A Song of Fire and Ice. A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows,. A Dance with Dragons. Oh no, he said, I think you should read them one right after the other. A Game of Thrones,. The chara...
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Fleur-de-Plowshare – Fleur-de-Blog
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November 19, 2016. In this season of Thanksgiving, Bethany and Micah are on my list. Last September, our Master Gardener group took a tour of their Plowshare Produce in McAlevys Fort. They’ve had the CSA for eight years and the pleasure of being able to raise their two sons there while earning a living. A CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) farm sells seasonal shares, you pay upfront, they use the money to buy seeds and other supplies, and each week, or two, shareholders get a portion of the harvest.
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June 2016 – Fleur-de-Blog
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June 26, 2016. Sometimes gardening in a yard whether it is a city plot or several acres is overwhelming. Don’t throw in the trowel just yet. Try a grow box. As fate would have it, a mini-tornado blew the plastic off our Master Gardener high tunnel in February, so I am still babysitting the MG herb boxes. That gave me the luxury of making. Salad on a Stick. Oz Tait Farm Strawberry Shrub. 1 oz Basil-infused Vodka. For other recipes or to order Tait Farm Shrubs, check out www. taitfarmfoods. June 10, 2016.
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March 12, 2017. I took a long trip this winter 945 pages worth. The first book of my self-selected trilogy was Taras Grescoe’s. The Devil’s Picnic, Around the World in Pursuit of Forbidden Fruit. The second book, also a mouthful:. Provence, 1970, M.F.K. Fisher, Julia Child, James Beard, and The Reinvention of American Taste. The third was simply. The World of Venice. My bedside reading of history, adventure and travel kept me going through the doldrums of our short-day, long-night winter. In 1970, I was ...