Some of you may remember our Kennedy Center adventure back in December when we were hit with a huge snowstorm here in the nation’s capitol. I had tickets for the Washington Chorus’ annual Chistmas sing-along and wasn’t about to miss it. Well, even though most of D.C. had come to a standstill, the show at [...]
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South Mountain Creamery, where we subscribe for weekly dairy deliveries, also sells meat products from its own grass-fed cattle. We couldn’t resist putting burgers on the menu for the 4th of July, especially my wife’s special stuffed burgers. The stuffing starts with creamed cheese–just the thing to add a little unctuousness to that lean, grass-fed [...]
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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