Category Archives: Food
Fences, lettuce and the leafy greens
I first noticed the gnarled twigs showing up behind my lettuce about two weeks after the seedlings started to sprout. I’d find them in the same spot every other day during my morning weeding routine, and every time I’d shovel … Continue reading
Filed under backyard gardening, Basil, Food
Rob Jaehnig — Portraits of a Food Economy
Rob Jaehnig, a project coordinator for the Center for Innovative Food Technology, stands in a hallway at Wilmington College, where he is based. CIFT aims to promote economic development across the state through the food and agriculture industries, and Jaehnig … Continue reading
Filed under Food, Photography, Portrait, Portraits of a food economy
Adventures in baking, week 4
This week’s breadmaking was less of an adventure and more of recreating what has already worked well. I wanted to make the Egg Bread recipe I discovered last week for a dinner party this weekend. Instead of braiding it in … Continue reading
Adventures in baking, week three
After two weeks of relatively successful bread baking, this week I wanted to depart from the ordinary and try something new. I think I’ve fairly mastered the normal loaf of white or wheat bread despite some initial problems getting the … Continue reading
Adventures in baking
I’m not exactly sure why, but on a weekend day last month I was overcome with the urge to bake some bread. I had recently written a small feature story on a woman in northern Kentucky who decided to bake … Continue reading
Filed under Baking, Cooking, Food, Sustainability
Signs of Spring
We have our first sign of Spring sitting in the window sill, looking out onto an alley and parking lot that don’t really seem suited for growing food. That’s one of the trade-offs of living downtown, I suppose; I gave … Continue reading
On Not Eating Out
Ah, the comforts of the kitchen. In college I had gotten used to the dimly lit, closet-sized kitchens of campus apartments. We’d cook in them, sure, but only as quickly as possible and maybe once or twice a week. Meals … Continue reading
Fruit of the Gods
If ever my plans of writing and making photographs for a living don’t pan out, I’m taking a cue from Jason Mraz and starting an avacado farm in California. Watch me.
Filed under Food, Random Musings
