Monthly Archives: May 2009

In My Kitchen Garden: Pole Beans

By Ang Jordan | Published: May 10, 2009
We checked the pole beans yesterday and found these ready to harvest. They’ve done well this year; I wish I had planted more. The cherry tomatoes have tons of small fruits, the blueberries are slowly ripening. Our lemon tree has lost all but one of its fruits, so I hope it blooms again.
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Farmers Market Update

By Ang Jordan | Published: May 9, 2009
I had chemotherapy on Thursday and didn’t feel great, but I dragged myself down to the market. Available for purchase: cabbage, citrus (kumquat and lemon), cucumbers (I keep forgetting to mention these), green beans, greens (collard and turnip), lettuce, okra, onions, peaches, potatoes, radishes, sugar snap peas, summer squash (yellow, zucchini, and patty pan), pecans, [...]
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Make Better Use of Your Freezer

By Ang Jordan | Published: May 6, 2009
In this week’s Minimalist column in the New York Times, “Freeze That Thought”:http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/06/dining/06mini.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss, Mark Bittman gives advice about how to prevent wasted food and save time on meal prep. The tips are not news to anyone who’s made a habit of putting up a bountiful harvest of produce or saving extra portions, but are still [...]
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In My Kitchen Garden

By Ang Jordan | Published: May 4, 2009
My cherry tomatoes have their first fruits on them, which look like they’ll be ready to harvest by late May. The pole beans have tiny pods and plenty of blooms. The jalapenos have tiny flower buds. The dewberries are reaching the end of their productive period. Lavender is blooming and the herbs are doing well [...]
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Lemon Curd

By Ang Jordan | Published: May 4, 2009
If you bought (or have) Meyer lemons and you’re looking for something to do with them, you should try making “lemon curd”:http://www.recipegirl.com/2008/11/10/meyer-lemon-curd/. That’s what I did with the lemons I bought last week. If you’ve never had it, lemon curd is an irresistible confection of lemon juice (and zest), butter, eggs, and sugar. Use it [...]
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Pollan on the First 100 Days

By Ang Jordan | Published: May 3, 2009
At Salon, you can read a few “comments from Michael Pollan (and others) about President Obama’s first 100 days in office”:http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/04/29/100_days/index3.html, specifically in regards to food policies.
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Sustainable Seafood?

By Ang Jordan | Published: May 3, 2009
“All You Can Eat? A Journey Through a Seafood Fantasy”:http://www.orionmagazine.org/index.php/articles/article/4395/ is an excellent article by Jim Carrier in the March/April issue of Orion. This revealing look at the history and current state of the shrimping industry features snippets of conversations with Leslie Hartman, Alabama shrimp biologist working in Mobile Bay, and Mike and Joe Skinner, [...]
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Farmers Market Update

By Ang Jordan | Published: May 2, 2009
Week two of the Market on the Square saw much the same: warm weather and lots of late spring/early summer produce. Available for purchase: cabbage, citrus (kumquat and lemon), green beans, greens (collard and turnip), lettuce, onions, peaches, potatoes, radishes, summer squash (yellow), pecans, beef, eggs, fresh goat cheese, honey, seafood, baked goods, jellies/preserves, pasta, [...]
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