This is my first year planting leeks so I do not claim to be an expert. But I am liking the way our leeks look heading into the summer. These were planted March 8 from seed at the bottom of a long trench I dug out of one of our vegetable beds. Yesterday I spent some time weeding, [...]
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Don’t look now, but I think I detect the flavors of fall creeping into the menu. I like simple pasta dishes. The whole wheat varieties have arrived at a point where you no longer have to fear they’ll have the flavor and texture of cardboard. They really are extremely good. I also like robust flavors [...]
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Do you remember when whole wheat pasta tasted like cardboard? It’s much improved these days. In fact, where dried pasta is concerned, I prefer whole wheat for texture and flavor. Plus I know I am getting the extra fiber and nutrients that are lost in refined pasta. Add the meaty flavor and fullness of lentils [...]
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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