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Jam session

I find my thrill in blueberry preserves—and so can you 2
Posted 2 weeks, 2 days ago
It's getting hot out there. For April McGreger, high summer is canning season--time to put up the season's bounty for the cold months. In this edition of Farmer's Daughter, she tells how to make a delicious batch of blueberry preserves--and cornmeal pancakes to go with them.
Little feast on the prairie

From grass to grill, a Midwestern farm struts its stuff—and dishes up delicious lamb chops 4
Posted 3 weeks, 3 days ago
Chef Kurt Michael Friese recently joined the members of Slow Food St. Louis for their fourth annual "Lambstravaganza" at Prairie Grass Farms just outside of New Florence, MO. Get a taste of the event yourself with a recipe for grilled lamp chops.
Pizza party!

How to turn your backyard into the best pizzeria in town 7
Posted 1 month ago
Want to improve on a warm summer evening outside? Throw an outdoor pizza party.
Slicing and dicing reality

From “local” Lays to Oprah’s KFC promo, hypocrisy abounds in the food world 2
Posted 1 month, 1 week ago
Everyone's a little bit of a hypocrite, but the food industry takes the cake, says Kurt Michael Friese. The recent declaration that megabrand Lay's potato chips are "local" send him to his kitchen to whip up some real local chips--plus an easy recipe.
Also, Can We Come Over?

Have a happy (and green) Memorial Day weekend 2
Posted 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Whether you're grilling, gardening, or sinking your teeth into a big, juicy watermelon, we've got some choice advice.
Bread winners

Against the grain of industrial agriculture, truly local bread stages a comeback 1
Posted 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Most bread sold in the United States relies on pre-fab flour from a few varieties of wheat grown on large Midwestern fields. But a new wave of bakers is seeking out old grain varieties and grinding their own. April McGreger spells out why that's good for our taste buds and the food system alike--and delivers a delicious recipe for quick bread from heirloom grain flour.
Farm team

In the lush dirt of Iowa, community grows alongside veggies 4
Posted 1 month, 4 weeks ago
Think of Iowa farms, and most folks get images of vast cornfields devoid of people. Things couldn't be more different at ZJ Farms, near Iowa City.
Sorrel of the story

From a zingy spring herb, a soup for sipping on the porch 2
Posted 2 months, 1 week ago
Gardeners and gastronomes fawn over sorrel -- and almost everyone else ignores it. That's a shame; it's is a powerful addition to soups and sauces, and tasty in salads when picked young.
Mama always said

Eating your veggies doesn’t have to be scary 4
Posted 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Save some moolah (and Ma Earth) by snarfing beans instead of burgers once a week.
Ramp it up

Stalking the wild leeks of spring 3
Posted 2 months, 3 weeks ago
What could improve a forest walk in early spring? Spotting a bunch of that delicious wild relative of the leek known as the ramp.
A new low-carbon (if not low-carb) way to cook the Italian staple 7
Posted 4 months, 1 week ago
Where the Wild Greens Are

When the season’s first edible weeds poke through, it’s time for gumbo z’herbes 8
Posted 4 months, 1 week ago
Put wild greens in salads, pizzas, sandwiches, and more.
Think Outside the Lunchbox

For a quick fix to school-lunch woes, pack an appealing salad and dip 5
Posted 4 months, 2 weeks ago
My Vegan Valentine

A decadent chocolate cake for your sweetie, minus the animal products 10
Posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago
Good Food for Hard Times

Take the chill off the bad economy with a frugal, delicious vegetable soup 14
Posted 5 months ago
Menu for a New Day

Ruminations on the Obama era, with a side of spicy peanut sauce 2
Posted 5 months, 1 week ago
Interesting food articles from around the web 2
Posted 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Why conventional popcorn sucks, and what you can do about it 20
Posted 5 months, 2 weeks ago
What the Shuck?

Maintaining healthy wild-oyster beds isn’t quite as easy as oyster pie 1
Posted 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Recycles of Life

When you get fed up with separating trash, make a quick-and-easy Spanish-style tortilla 11
Posted 5 months, 3 weeks ago