Thanksgiving has always been my favorite holiday; family and friends, good food, fellowship, no gifts.I think it’s that last piece that I find so freeing. I’ve never been a good shopper, don’t enjoy it as a way to socialize – heck, just ask my family – when they do receive gifts, sometimes they’re not even wrapped!
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Spiralizing and the Sharing Economy
In my grandmother’s kitchen there was a gadget for everything. Can’t retrieve the pickle from the bottom of the jar? Use the pickle poker. From lemon squeezers to cherry pitters to olive forks and corn handles, there was a specific use for everything and the appropriate sized baking dish to accompany it.
Posted by Tammy on June 26, 2016
https://agrigirl.com/2016/06/26/spiralizing-and-the-sharing-economy/
Kinda Like the Walking Dead
Top of the Cask. Dos Cabezas Tasting Room, Sonoita, AZ
“It’s sort of like watching one of those TV series. You know, like the Sopranos or the Walking Dead. You watch it, you like it, but every season, somebody’s gonna die.”
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Posted by Tammy on May 30, 2016
https://agrigirl.com/2016/05/30/vranac-grapes-red-wine/
Creative Crowdfunding Models
Community Supported Agriculture, a method by which individuals prepay for a share of a farmer’s produce, has been around in the U.S. since the 1980s. It was based on the Japanese concept of teikei translated literally as putting a face on one’s food. CSA enables farmers to sell directly to consumers, ensures a certain level of food safety by allowing individuals to see and in some cases work at a farm and creates a mutually beneficial relationship where food dollars stay local and food miles are reduced. As most of you know, I could go on.
Posted by Tammy on May 10, 2015
https://agrigirl.com/2015/05/10/creative-crowdfunding-models/
The Farro-est of All
When I refer to something as vulgar, it’s highly likely that your mind drifts instantly to that which is tasteless or more likely, something indecent. However, if I was using it as an adjective for Latin, then I would be using a generic term to describe a non-standard version of Latin rather than the classical form.
Nothing Vulgar About It
Posted by Tammy on January 11, 2015
https://agrigirl.com/2015/01/11/farro-berries/
Yesterday’s Wine
In 1971, country western singer, Willie Nelson had no hits. He and his wife had divorced, his Tennessee ranch had burned to the ground and he’d lost any money from his song-writing due to unsuccessful music tours. Nelson moved to a new ranch and went to a recording studio to record a couple of new songs. The concept album, as it was called was about the Imperfect Man and it contained the song, Yesterday’s Wine.
- Day After Savory Bread Pudding
Posted by Tammy on November 28, 2014
https://agrigirl.com/2014/11/28/using-leftovers-passage-of-time/
Laboring Last Labor Day
Let’s face it, we all believe that every weekend should be at least three days long. There’s the unwinding and then the settling followed by the satori-moment when we catch our wave and finally, the gearing back up. Isn’t it odd how even the most mundane of tasks can translate from labor to a zen-like repetition under the right circumstances?
Posted by Tammy on September 7, 2014
https://agrigirl.com/2014/09/07/homemade-bloody-mary/
Egging it on
It is that time of year. Relentless heat still pounding down upon us while we are setting up and settling in to the back to school routine. I’m ready for autumn to be here while holding onto the sweet memories of our summer and not wanting to wish time away any faster than it is currently clicking. My oldest is a high school senior and our remaining weekends before he ventures out likely total less than 50.
Shakshuka – a seasonal transition meal
Posted by Tammy on August 25, 2014
https://agrigirl.com/2014/08/25/transitioning-from-summer-to-autumn/
What’s in a Name?
There is something about a wrong label that invites us to take a second glance. It can be one of those odd names like the main character in Michael Dorris’ novel Yellow Raft on Blue Water. Her name? Rayona – captured when her birth mother glanced at the rayon zipper on the front of her nightie. It can also be a error in facts like the one in the AZ Republic that described my friend Jim Mapstead as Frank Mapstead yesterday or when a lanky bachelor farmer decided to name a rutabaga after himself but labeled it as the Gilfeather Turnip.
The Veg Goddess herself, Deborah Madison, showing off a Gilfeather Turnip
Posted by Tammy on June 22, 2014
https://agrigirl.com/2014/06/22/gilfeather-turnip/
Dads and Home
Wherever I looked yesterday and today, I was reminded of something that we were or ought to be celebrating. Yesterday was Flag Day, Juneteenth, National Bourbon Day, Family History Day, and World Blood Donor Day. Today we’re greeted with the World Cup, Magna Carta Day, National Lobster Day and of course, the homage to our male lineage – Father’s Day.
Father Daughter Lecture out by the Chopping Block
Posted by Tammy on June 15, 2014
https://agrigirl.com/2014/06/15/fathers-day-vegan-carrot-dip/
Tammy
A wife, a mom, an executive, a certified leadership coach and a breast cancer survivor. I love learning and I love to write and I'm often fascinated with the life lessons that come from my kitchen. Focusing on community-based Placemaking is the way that I work towards creating a healthier planet.
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