Okay, I normally don’t chase these blog awards. But this one is for a good cause: recognizing coverage of the school food issue. Do you like the way I’ve been covering school food? It’s not exactly how I intended to spend my time when I decided to spend a week in the kitchen at my daughter’s [...]
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The new year brought a surprising revelation: my guest post questioning the current model for community gardens came in third place for the year at the internationally renowned Garden Rant blog. That would be in terms of the number of comments the post elicited from readers. My reward: the “Top 10 Garden Ranter” badge you [...]
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The Culinary School Guide has selected The Slow Cook as one of the 100 top “food blogs for foodies.” We’re listed in the “Healthy and Green” category with the following citation: “Not every entry on this blog is about health food, but it does discourage the eating of fast food and pre-packaged meals. Instead, you’ll [...]
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We are engaging the concerns of a hungry planet--slowly--right here in our kitchen garden in the District of Columbia, about a mile from the White House.
What's in your turkey? We killed and butchered more than 80 birds on the farm of Mike and Michelle Klein in Prince George's County. Thankfully, Michelle did the gutting. Unfortunately, Mike bought his turkey chicks earlier than usual and they did not stop growing. Our prize for helping was a carcass that weighed nearly 40 pounds. It barely fit in the oven. Here, Mike is subjecting a slaughtered bird to the "magic fingers," a machine with a nubby, rotating barrel that removes most of the feathers. 
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