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Dark Days: Sweet Potato Galette

March 1st, 2008 · 6 Comments · Uncategorized

A potato galette traditionally is made with standard potatoes. But I thought, Why not sweet potatoes? We love sweet potatoes–they are so nutritious and full of flavor–and we often get them in our CSA box from our farmer friend Brett. These were purchased at the Dupont Circle Farmers Market last Sunday. To make the galette, […]

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Dark Days: Choucroute

February 23rd, 2008 · 5 Comments · Uncategorized

“Choucroute” is simply French for sauerkraut. But it has also come to mean a dish marrying sauerkraut with some of our favorite pork products, such as garlic sausage, bacon, pig’s knuckle or hock. I’ve been looking forward to having friends over to sample some of my homemade kraut and Kielbasa sausages. But this is a […]

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Dark Days: Roasting Chicken and More

February 18th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized

A roasting chicken arrived in our weekly CSA box which happily answers the question, What are we making for our Dark Days Local Challenge meal this week? Concidentally, our friend Marty from California, who we haven’t seen in a lifetime, came to visit. Isn’t it nice to have a friend who exclaims over a simple […]

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