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A woman from my town posted this the other day after visiting our neighbor’s farm stand across the street.
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And I had to laugh.
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Because it was totally something I would do.
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Hell, we brought an anatomically correct eggplant to our local pub last year.
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Needless to say it was a big hit.
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And oddly enough, is still talked about fondly.
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We were back in the barn this weekend and ran the new heat pump for the first time. It’s a big space so it took a while to warm up… but the building held the set temperature all day, which means all our stuff and seal each and every god damn gap insulation work…
Worked.
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But there were still a few more windows to trim and that’s when things went downhill.
There was sputtering, mumbling, cursing and okay…. small pieces of wood may or may not have been flung across the room.
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When the wood started flying? I knew it was time for a distraction… so I trudged down to our crap filled underground nightmare basement and retrieved a treasure we purchased a few years ago.
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A neon bar sign from the Ommegang brewery in New York. We stumbled on them when we visited the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown and fell in love with their Belgians.
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If you’re ever in the area, check out their tasting room in the old barn… and if you’re visiting this time of year? Try my favorite.
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There’s a tavern in Brussels famous for it’s pigeon racing?
Sounds like my kind of place.
And speaking of Brussels…
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When you live across the street from an organic vegetable farmer?
You never know what will show up on your doorstep in the morning.
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In what universe are these an acceptable substitute for Lays?
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Give me potatoes or give me death.
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Exactly!
And have you wandered down the bottled water aisle lately?
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One puts you to sleep, the other wakes you up.
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I bet this one makes you crave junk food, and I’m not talking about the beet variety.
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But is it?
Is it really….
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Our final CSA harvest from the farm across the street was picked up yesterday.
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Peppers, turnip, tomatillos, parsley, basil, leeks, fennel, radishes, carrots…
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A fabulous watermelon I wish we’d seen more of this past summer…
And this:
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A beautiful thing I had to look up.
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I’d never heard of it. And after sampling a little? I was glad. Mountain meadow my *ss.
Blech! Shiso was a great big no no.
But apparently it’s very popular in Japan where they use it in sushi and drink it as tea.
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Can’t say the pesto looks very appetizing.
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Or whatever the heck that is. If I didn’t know better I’d say marinated dog poo on rice.
Well, to each their own. But take my word for it, it is popular.
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I have no idea what that says, but yeah. I’m still going to pass.
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Our weekly CDA is winding down for the year, but the harvest is still plentiful.
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Peppers, turnip, ginger, Korean melon, spinach, salad greens, kohlrabi, radishes, chard, celery, dill and yes. Some awful version of kale.
Our weather has started to change and we’re feeling some delightfully brisk and crisp air. When that happens?
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It’s time for a big pot of homemade chili. And a trip to our local pub.. at an off hour when no one is there. Perfect.
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On the menu? Duck wings with sweet Thai chili sauce.
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Tis the season.
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And thanks in part to my suggestion… okay my endless badgering, whatever!… the owner has agreed to run weekly cocktail specials. He even bought a lovely coffee table book of choices for me to peruse.
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Keep the customers happy.
And the really good customers like me? Keep them soused, they complain less that way.
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The harvests keep on coming.
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Peppers, fennel, radish, celery, bok choy, chard, eggplant, salad greens and spinach.
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Of course it’s fall, so even the eggplants look like pumpkins.
And at the grocery store this week? A run on creamer.
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WTH? Is there a new Covid cure I’m unaware of that requires cream…
Good thing the beer aisle was still fully stocked.
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And if you’re lucky enough to live in an area that stocks Sam Adams? Do yourself a favor and buy their limited edition seasonal. Jack-O Pumpkin is da bomb.
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A four foot rope of sausage? Not so much.
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Paper towels are still a no go. Except this one lone package… which was on sale. 6 rolls for $13. But look at the regular price. $16. That’s $2.66 a roll!
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With prices like that, is it any wonder people are making their own truck repairs?
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Duct tape. A most versatile product.
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Another veggie bonanza.
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Tomatoes, beets, leek, basil, carrots, parsley, squash, radish, chickory, spinach, Korean melon and yes… the dreaded kale.
It’s lovely having fresh organic veggies right out of the ground and buying less at the grocery store’s produce section.
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Tastes like an artichoke. Then why not buy an artichoke? I’m so tired of wannabe food.
Be what you are…. and be happy!
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Burgers are not made from plants! Not in my world anyway. But did you notice the oh so cleverly named Incogmeato only has 32% less fat than the real thing? Where’s the other 68% come from… lard coated arugula?
I’ll pass.
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Right Rice made from vegetables is wrong.
So wrong in fact, check out the bottom left corner of the package. It’s made from chickpeas, peas and.. rice.
Rice made from rice.
What a novel idea.
And then, because I live and shop in Maine? This was also available for purchase:
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A map of mooses.
(Meese?)
Big goofy looking things with horns, often seen in the company of a squirrel.
You can’t miss them.
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This week’s CSA bounty was full.
With onions, fairy tale eggplants, celery, garlic, basil, rainbow chard, tomatoes, carrots, and salad mix.
But did you see it?
There, on the right hand side…
A slightly wrong tomato.
It’s either flipping me off…
Or sticking out it’s tongue.
Either way?
It’s rude produce, and that’s just wrong.
Remember the bizarre eggplant?
The ‘extremely happy to see you’ eggplant?
We decided to gift it to our local pub’s owner/bartender/new friend.
He wasn’t quite sure what to make of it at first…. and tried to pass it off to his employee.
Who immediately weaponized it.
And then succumbed to it’s charms.
And once he saw how well it was being received?
He fell in love.
I mean really, how could you not?
At first glance our weekly bounty looked like any other.
Basil, carrots, rainbow chard, tomatoes, cucumber, lettuce, onions, eggplant, zucchini and squash.
But on closer inspection?
The eggplant looked….
Happy.
But wrong.
So very, very wrong.
