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Making literate biscuits, not literally (Taken with instagram)
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Stocking up at our neighbors’ pickle stand. They’ve noticed an upswing in sales since we moved to the hood. Today’s purchases: raw local sage honey, whole dry-farmed tomatoes, quince jelly, raspberry lemon summer jam. (Taken with instagram)
Oh, and if you’re curious what dry-farmed tomatoes are: Read this. They are special because the “lack of water [in the summertime once they’ve become established] stresses the plant, forcing its roots deep into the soil in search of water and focuses its efforts on producing fruit. The resulting tomatoes are usually smaller and lower in yield but pack tremendous flavor and texture.” Indeed.
Kind of like my comment below about deprivation leading to inspiration. If tomato plants have feelings, that is, and I’ll go on a limb and say they do.
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Step 1: Onions and garlic in olive oil (Taken with instagram)
[Note: I (finally) dropped my 3-year-old iphone badly enough that the screen cracked and I needed a new one. The new 4S is so much spiffier. Hence, the following series of instagram shares. I spent all evening playing with my social media accounts, but I’ll try not to go overboard with this surge of renewed contact with the online world, for my sake and yours.]