It’s Been A Touch Weird.

It’s been an emotionally draining couple of weeks here, with the tragedy in Boston, and The Husband’s work and travel schedule, so I have been struggling with what to write here. So, here’s a suggestion: go catch up on The Perennial Plate’s new videos! They have a few new ones up, and some exciting news-Daniel and Mirra are getting married! That Daniel’s a smart guy; I’m pretty sure there aren’t too many girls like Mirra around.

So while I get my act together, head over to The Perennial Plate (there’s a link to click in my list of blogs) and enjoy! I’ll see you soon.

Two Options- #perennialplate

The Perennial Plate | Adventures in Sustainable Eating has a new video up titled “Two Options”. It’s about farmers in India, their age-old practice of saving seeds, and two women reviving the practice, in response to the desperate choices farmers must make when they begin doing business with Monsanto. I’ll let the video speak for itself, but the Indian farmers, and farmers all over the world (including North America) who are being driven out of farming by Monsanto’s predatory business practices and high-stakes legal bullying need someone to speak for them. Contact your Congressmen and let them know what you think about Monsanto.

If you don’t know what you think of Monsanto, google Monsanto and seed-saving, and see what you think then. Google Monsanto and GMO. Google Monsanto and rGBH. But don’t just sit there and take for granted that Monsanto is some benevolent food giant that wants to feed the world, because that is not what they really want.

Eat Local, Eat GMO-free, and I’ll see you down the Road.

Winter Is Coming

I’ve been a bit preoccupied with the approaching blizzard, so instead of a marvelous post about my marvelous food, I bring you a couple of links.

1. The Perennial Plate cooking show! Yes, those krazy kids from Minnesota have a cooking show on YouTube. Go check them out here: The Perennial Plate In The Kitchen. Also, if you haven’t seen their latest video stylings of their trip to India, you really should watch it, it’s one of their best videos yet: A Day In India.

2. If you are in the path of the Winter that Is Coming, I strongly suggest you check out the latest posts from Stephanie Pearl-McPhee over at Yarn Harlot; she was a very smart (lucky) woman who managed to be out of Toronto for this possibly historic weather event, and instead finds herself in the Caribbean. The photos alone are a perfect antidote to what’s going on outside on the East Coast of the United States right now, but also read the posts, as her descriptions of her island paradise will warm you right through.

That’s all for now; there is some serious cooking in the works, and that means some serious blogging in the next few weeks. See you soon.

#perennialplate Needs Some Love!

Just a quick flyby to urge everyone to check out the latest video from Daniel and Mirra at The Perennial Plate. Their views counts are down and they could use some love! Plus the video is excellent, profiling a young farmer walking “The Middle Way” between two different food worlds in China. Go check it out! The link to their site is on the right side of my page, under “Blogroll”, and the video is titled, “The Middle Way”. Go! Now! Tell your friends! See you!

You’ll want Chinese food after this… #perennialplate

Quick! The Perennial Plate has a new video up, this time from China! Your mouth will be watering by the end of it. Go take a peek: The Traveler’s Republic of Tofu

Enjoy, and I’ll see you soon on the Road.

This Week’s Farm Finds

Wow, that week went by quickly! There was a lot of cooking, but no photos to show for it. However, I do have some photos of what I have been gathering from local farmers and vendors this week.

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Miso Corn Chowder @perennialplate

In honor of Perennial Plate’s around-the-world tour, about local foods people eat in countries other than the US, and just because it sounded intriguing and the corn is so good right now, I present to you Daniel Klein’s recipe for Miso Corn Chowder. His photo is better than mine, so here’s the link to the recipe and photo at Perennial Plate. Follow Daniel and Mirra on Twitter (@perennialplate, @kaleandcola), and you’ll be treated to photos of their trip, plus links they like, blog posts, and other fun stuff. They are in Japan right now, eating and photographing the most amazing sushi and noodle dishes and other foods, and sharing it with their followers day by day.

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Foraging for Inspiration

Have you been to the site The Perennial Plate yet? You may have noticed it’s one of the links I recommend over there on the right of this page. They are just wrapping up their second year of blogging (and video blogging, although really, the micro-documentaries Daniel Klein and Mirra Fine make are sooooo much more than mere point-the-camera-at-something-and-put-it-online-blogging), and it was even better than the first year. In the first year, their focus was on local, seasonal eating in Minnesota (yes, even in the winter). The second year, they took a road trip around the country, to see what local food traditions they could discover. Their blog is great too (Mirra has her own unique take on this journey, and her relationship with Daniel, and she is damn funny), so I would strongly suggest you hole up this weekend with your computer, and do a marathon of The Perennial Plate.

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