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An Under-the-Weather Thanksgiving Weekend

All of our plans after a family Thanksgiving on Thursday have been thwarted by illnesses. Bright and early Friday morning, we realized we’d have to cancel my family Thanksgiving, and by last night, it became clear any plans of Christmas-tree shopping or friendly gatherings at our place would have to be postponed. So much forContinue reading “An Under-the-Weather Thanksgiving Weekend”

Spicy Pickled Carrots

When we first moved to Madison, we frequented Casa de Lara where we experienced spicy pickled carrots served in our chip bowl. Such delicious memories of those that my mouth actually started watering typing that last sentence. Our first year as Harmony Valley members we acquired enough carrots to can a few batches of ourContinue reading “Spicy Pickled Carrots”

Curious Fruits: Sunberries and Ground Cherries

We are always on a quest to grow new fruit. Since we live in a climate with such a short growing season, fruit growing feels challenging. This  year, we planted ground cherries for the second time, and sunberries for the first. What are these, you may ask? Probably the more popular of the two isContinue reading “Curious Fruits: Sunberries and Ground Cherries”

Naysayers Beware: Beets = Nutritional Goodness

Earlier in the week, we pulled our garden’s first beets. Yesterday, we planted another row of them. Today, we juiced a few for a recovery drink after our 60-minute run. Beets are good to us. Beets are one of those roots that many claim not to like. I (or rather we) challenge those naysayers toContinue reading “Naysayers Beware: Beets = Nutritional Goodness”

Strawberry Days 2010!

Every summer, we attend Harmony Valley Farm’s (HVF) Strawberry Days. As always, this year Strawberry Days fell on Father’s Day, June 20.  HVF is right outside of Viroqua, a small Midwest city with a personality that coincides well with my and Andy’s interests. So, we usually spend a night or two in Viroqua leading up toContinue reading “Strawberry Days 2010!”

The Asparagus to Zucchini Cookbook Rocks: Two Awesome Recipes in One Week

With our first CSA box being delivered last Saturday, we decided to try a few new recipes. Of course, the first resource that we grabbed was the From Asparagus to Zucchini Cookbook. Our first delicious surprise was a beverage – Rhubarbade. After an awesome five-mile run last week, this drink quenched every bit of myContinue reading “The Asparagus to Zucchini Cookbook Rocks: Two Awesome Recipes in One Week”