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Wheat Berry Apple Salad: Hearty, fresh, and you always end up wanting more

Posted on March 12, 2014March 16, 2018 by Kasha

I DVR'd Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern the other day. Thomas and I sat down to watch it and I couldn't remember for the life of me WHY I wanted him to see it. He wasn't too impressed with the Texas State Fair food or the javelina hunt 'n' roast, but as soon as the NASA food developers came on the screen, boy did he light up! My progeny decided long ago that he will be an astronaut when he grows up. I have to keep him focused on that goal at times by reminding of things like "they won't...Read More

I Fell Off the Meat Wagon

Posted on June 19, 2012February 25, 2018 by Kasha

The need for Chicken salad with curry mayonnaise, apples and chive blossoms. A few weeks back, as he does most every week, Thomas 'worked' the Ringwood Farmers Market with me. It's a good thing, too, because I needed his smiling face and skinny-armed hugs. By the time I arrived I was NOT in any mood to display exemplary customer service. I got a flat tire on the way to market. It was that sudden, "hey, is that a rock on the roadway...?" that got me. KLUNK! I saw the damn thing at the last minute and, sure enough, it...Read More

Kohlrabi Apple Salad

Posted on July 6, 2011February 25, 2018 by Kasha

This weekend was pretty slow at markets. I'm going with the 'everyone is having fun away while we're stuck working' theory. So I had some time to chit-chat with customers and that was helpful because we had a new veggie this week: kohlrabi! I was pleasantly surprised how many people just grabbed one or two even though they had no idea what it was or what to do with it. We used to grow kohlrabi when I was a kid and I have such fond memories of it. Back then, and I'm not saying just how long ago that is, but let's assume it was the mid-70s,...Read More