Posted on May 1, 2008 by judy24
Hey it’s happening - the Farmer’s Market! It is so nice to run into our neighbors and friends every Saturday. I have been missing that! Can’t wait to see and smell all the glorious fruits and veggies displayed lovingly by their growers.
A big hug and kiss to Erin Tormey for making it all happen again for [...]
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Posted on April 11, 2008 by judy24
Here is an upcoming event from Visionary Edge:
Hi Moviegoers!
“It ain’t easy being green!” That’s the story and John Peterson, an eccentric midwestern artist, writer and traditional farmer, is sticking to it. This is a film of the tribulations and successes of maintaining a family farm in an era of production farming, about holding to the [...]
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Posted on April 7, 2008 by judy24
Water and athletic events are themes that are entering my field right now. Here is a very interesting story about some Maasai warriors who are running in a London marathon. They are doing this to raise money to fund a water source for their people. I admire their innovative and peaceful solution to bring attention to their plight.
LONDON (Reuters) [...]
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Posted on March 18, 2008 by judy24
The results of the “Dining in 2015″ design competition are announced. I picked out a couple I liked and they were not even in the top 5 and still very cool!
I think if you have kids (or male adults) at the table, these could be really fun…or not!
Name of design : Wheel you pass me [...]
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Posted on March 17, 2008 by judy24
As I mentioned in a previous blog entry, I had my first ‘pistou’ and loved it, but did not exactly know what the green bits bursting with flavor were that were floating in my soup. So I looked up ‘pistou’ online and here is what I found out at foodandwine.com
“Pistou is Provence’s much-loved answer to [...]
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Posted on March 15, 2008 by judy24
In case you may want to do an afternoon in Berkeley and are not quite sure where to go, let me tell you about our lovely day filled with - art, incredible food, and finishing with a chocolate delight!
Charlene and I drove from Half Moon Bay to Berkeley via Devil’s Slide which is always a [...]
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Posted on March 11, 2008 by judy24
What a great combo: vocabulary and rice! Check out FreeRice.
Every time you get the definition of a word correct it, the site gives 20 rice grains to those in need.
Okay do you know what petiole means?
genius, barge, Irish moss, or leafstalk?
via: http://momeld.wordpress.com/
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Posted on February 23, 2008 by judy24
Find out which foods are lucky to eat during this auspicious time.
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Posted on February 20, 2008 by judy24
We had an incredible 6 course meal to celebrate Chinese New Year’s.
S.T.’s brother Andrew and girlfriend Rachel who were visiting from Switzerland, are quite the cooks. All we can say is that they have to come to HMB more often or we are going to Bern, because it was a delicious, beautiful, and imaginative dining experience.
If [...]
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Posted on February 14, 2008 by judy24
millie says:
“…..I offer up blues, sweets and yukon golds as preferences to the white Idahos due to the fact that the formers are not members of the nightshade family and therefore do not promote inflammation in the joints like the latter. Variety is not the only thing to follow however as method of cooking determines [...]
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