Don’t be casting aspersions on my asparagus! Or said another way, please refrain from tarnishing the reputation of my flowering perennial vegetables.
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Asparagus Aspersions
Posted by Tammy on May 20, 2013
http://agrigirl.com/2013/05/20/asparagus-aspersions/
Haiku for Dinner
We all have to make choices and frankly, offering choices is a trademark of my parenting style. So, when I told my children that they had a choice of doing a family Harlem shake or writing dinnertime haiku, each sharpened their pencil.
What Goes Best with Haiku?
Posted by Tammy on April 18, 2013
http://agrigirl.com/2013/04/18/haiku-for-dinner/
Dinner and a Poem
Beans and Rice
Posted by Tammy on April 7, 2013
http://agrigirl.com/2013/04/07/dinner-and-a-poem/
Staking Out the Steak Out
“I say,those people will always be thirsty on those hot stakeoutswithout a water fountain in sight.”
Coordinated surveillance of a location is referred to as a stakeout. It’s generally performed covertly in order to collect data about a criminal, a celebrity, or their activity. I could wax on about my own quiet neighborhood erupting with suspicion when tight-lipped Ray-ban-clad drivers were parked on our corner for days.
Dillinger Stake Out Plan at the Biograph Theater – FBI file
Posted by Tammy on March 14, 2013
http://agrigirl.com/2013/03/14/roasted-cabbage-steaks/
Thawing Out
In 1971, it was -40 farenheit in Arizona, setting a record low. Over the past week or so, we haven’t come close to that high country freeze but it has been cold. Our beautiful bougainvillea are ugly and brown. Fronds are falling from the jacaranda as if it was an aspen in autumn. I’m even carrying gloves in my handbag. We rarely experience the opportunity for top coats and cocoa.
AZ Cold Snap
Posted by Tammy on January 24, 2013
http://agrigirl.com/2013/01/24/thawing-out/
Lightening Up
Do you know the feeling when you’ve just finished cleaning out the hallway closet? For me, that stack of old sweaters bound for the thrift shop is much more than a closet cleansing and it leaves me energized and feeling remarkably satisfied. I experience the same sensation at work when I hack through the items on my desk so that I can actually see the surface again.
A light dish for the New Year
Posted by Tammy on January 4, 2013
http://agrigirl.com/2013/01/04/lightening-up/
Transitions
We’re stuck on the edge right now. Daily temperatures are reaching up to snag the hemline of summer’s skirt and hold her in place while comforting lentil and pumpkin soups are beckoning from cold-weather kitchens. Our kids are back in school and once again, have well established routines. It’s time to take inventory of the yard, clean it up and plant some winter flowers. I want to go hiking in the middle of a Saturday without risk of heat stroke and dehydration. I want the elections to be history. This year I’m ready for change but sometimes transitions are more difficult.
Heading into Autumn
Posted by Tammy on October 12, 2012
http://agrigirl.com/2012/10/12/moving-from-a-summer-to-autumn-menu/
Imitation Being the Highest Form
We all have food traditions – recipes that are woven into our holiday and heritage celebrations. They’ve been handed to us with instructions scratched in the margins of cookbooks, on dog-eared recipe cards, or sometimes via hands-on kitchen instruction. They have names like Elsie’s Cranberry Ice, Grandad’s Horseradish Sauce or other words that indicate the culinary lineage.
Cookbook Corner in My Kitchen
Posted by Tammy on October 2, 2012
http://agrigirl.com/2012/10/02/pasta-with-zucchini-sauce/
Honoring Okra and the Summer Games
Who knew? I was on my way to the office listening to an update about last night’s games when this story from National Public Radio struck me from across the airwaves. Apparently, from the dawn of the Olympic games until 1948, poetry was included as part of the competition.
Olympic Stamp 1960 Greece
Posted by Tammy on August 4, 2012
http://agrigirl.com/2012/08/04/honoring-okra-and-the-summer-games/
“I like pie”
Urban dictionary says that this is a phrase used to politely decline to engage in discussion, with the implication that the original speaker is deliberately trying to upset or post flamebait. Perhaps I will have to do a future post on flamebait but as this political season heats up with all of its rhetoric and smear ads, I prefer the idea of eating more pie.
Summer Tomato Pie
Posted by Tammy on July 29, 2012
http://agrigirl.com/2012/07/29/i-like-pie/
Tammy
A wife, a mom, an executive, a certified leadership coach and a breast cancer survivor. I love food and I love to write and I'm often fascinated with the life lessons that come from my kitchen. Participating in Community Supported Agriculture is one way that I work towards creating healthier communities.
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