When was the last time you saw kids celebrating spring around a May pole? Not in this part of the country, not that I can remember. But that was part of the celebrations at my daughter’s elementary school yesterday here in the District of Columbia. It was supposed to have happened last month, but was [...]
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Our friend Eric was not born in the U.S. but in the city of Lille, France. His future wife, Mary, was American, however. They met in France and farmed together, then moved to this country. We met Eric in the catering business. Eric had been a catering supervisor and was one of the best in [...]
Tags: catering·celebrations·cookies
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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