Seems like New England can't decide whether it's summer or fall, and personally, I can't decide which I'd prefer right now, so we're even. A little rain would be good, though. It is HOT and DRY.
No dinners this week for the Eat Local Challenge -- it feels good to take a bit of a breather. Dinners out with friends are not something to be ignored on a busy busy week. And there are Concord grapes in the fridge, along with a ridiculous number of tomatoes, so once the heat breaks (tonight? please?) I'll be putting up some grape jam and the family chili sauce. (Think condiment, not entree.) Finally, we decided to go ahead and buy a dehydrator, after playing with our friends' for a couple of weeks. Gots to get our Schnitz on!
Browsing the Eat Local Challenge, I found your blog. I thought that you might be interested in our website Loulies which has two features: (1) "e-bites" which are sent out , on average, twice a week via email. The are short musings on anything and everything inspired by food and always include a great recipe, must-have tip, menu idea, new ingredient discovered etc. You must sign-up to receive the e-bites. (2) A Cook the Book club for those who want to learn to cook better with us (like a traditional book club, but we cook instead of read - this is how Suzanne and I met over 10 years ago and have learned to cook better with friends - it is really a great concept).
Please go to our website and sign-up to gain a better sense of who we are and how our site works. Everything we have written so far is archived on our home page.
Bettina
http://loulies.com/local_foods
Posted by: Bettina Stern | September 13, 2007 at 06:26 PM