I have a favorite pair of shoes, a favorite pillow, a favorite coffee mug and a favorite ethnobotanist. And he says that mesquite was the most wildly consumed food amongst native desert people prior to WWII. Since then however, consumerism and commercialization have radically altered diets creating some of the most diabetic populations in the world.
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Local Food Focus: Mesquite
Posted by Tammy on July 21, 2012
https://agrigirl.com/2012/07/21/local-food-focus-mesquite/
Playing Squash
I don’t think I’d ever heard of the game of squash prior to moving to England. Growing up we were a tennis family and although I do think my dad may have gone out for the occasional racquet ball game, squash, the sport, just wasn’t in our experience.
Posted by Tammy on July 14, 2012
https://agrigirl.com/2012/07/14/playing-with-zucchini-squash/
Independents Week
Sure. You’re thinking I can’t spell and perhaps that does happen on occasion but not today. This 4th of July week is not only symbolic of our nation’s freedom but it’s a time for all Americans to celebrate the importance of our economic democracy by honoring the locally owned independent businesses.
My Mantra
Posted by Tammy on July 1, 2012
https://agrigirl.com/2012/07/01/independents-week/
One More for the Cuke
Temperatures have hit 110 degrees fahrenheit consistently all week. I slug home from the office, kick off my shoes, pull my hair back, and change into lighter clothes. The AC blasts a cool reprieve. So does the cucumber.
Cucumber Smoothie
Posted by Tammy on June 23, 2012
https://agrigirl.com/2012/06/23/cucumber-coolers/
Summer Solstice
It is the time of year when the sun’s rays are directly overhead at 23.5 degrees North of the equator providing the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere and a signal that summer has begun. Gardens are blooming. School’s out. Turn on the sprinklers. Eat a popsicle.
Posted by Tammy on June 17, 2012
https://agrigirl.com/2012/06/17/summer-solstice/
Taking the Cake
Posted by Tammy on June 9, 2012
https://agrigirl.com/2012/06/09/apricot-upside-down-cake/
Tammy’s Top Ten (t3 report) Kitchen Tools
Our kitchen setup is quite traditional. We have a beautiful Dacor range that we installed several years ago when we bought our home, a respectable stretch of concrete countertops where stains and acidic rings indicate frequent use, and a few other high-tech pieces that I’ve grown to love. In past posts, I’ve introduced you to Alex and you know that I rely on our Vitamix daily. Still, there is a short list of rather low-tech items that I’ve come to depend on and find useful everyday.
Posted by Tammy on May 26, 2012
https://agrigirl.com/2012/05/26/tammys-top-ten-t3-report-kitchen-tools/
Tastes of Spring
Do seasons have flavors? For some of us, they do. A scent, a kitchen memory or a photo in the latest edition of Saveur causes action between the anatomic connections of the olfactory bulb and the ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus known as the the satiety center. In other words, they cause us to remember a flavor associated with an experience.
Posted by Tammy on May 12, 2012
https://agrigirl.com/2012/05/12/tastes-of-spring/
Get Your Grains On!
It’s true that for two years of my life I lived on little more than beans and rice. Pinto beans and long grain brown rice to be specific. Now, they’re still a fall back food. They cook easily on their own and offer up that warm comfort that’s hard to match. So last Sunday, after receiving a lovely batch of homegrown pinto beans from my blogging friend, Linda, and a dozen thick corn tortillas from another friend, I decided to make a pot of brown rice to go along. One problem, there wasn’t any.
Posted by Tammy on April 28, 2012
https://agrigirl.com/2012/04/28/get-your-grains-on/
Size Matters
Asparagus?
One thing that caused me to want to eat asparagus even more was Barbara Kingsolver’s description of creating an asparagus bed on her farm when she moved to North Carolina. Her depiction of soil prep and care and the fruits of the effort was worthy. When I was about 7 years old, I remember my parents enthusiastically welcoming my discovery of wild asparagus growing at the creek bed behind our home.
Posted by Tammy on March 25, 2012
https://agrigirl.com/2012/03/25/asparagu/
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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