July 1, 2008
My Kitchen
July 1st came barreling in this morning and found me in my kitchen personifying summer. By 9:00, I had already beat the birds and picked my daily bowl of figs and had them and yesterday’s harvest in a heavy pot simmering and ready to can, picked and cut enough okra to smother for lunch and was doing so, and snapped one of the seasons last magnolias for my kitchen and it was sitting near my sink smelling like summer. Jimmy Buffet was on my preferred FM station singing one of my favorite songs from my youth, ‘Come Monday’, and I was happy there in my kitchen in the middle of summer. Outside was equally enchanting; the crepe myrtles are breathtaking here. I have a picture of some, but no justice was done with this photograph; they are so stunning in person.
I am making this entry primarily to share something I have recently read by Alice Waters. For those of you not familiar with her, she is a chef responsible for a sort of food revolution in California and is the person behind the Edible Schoolyard program in Berkeley. She is all about sustainable farming, organics, and eating locally and in season. Anyway, I found this little list she has compiled that really summarizes who she is and I wanted to share it: Eat locally and sustainably
Eat seasonally
Shop at farmer’s markets
Plant a garden
Conserve, compost, and recycle
Cook simply
Cook together
Eat together
Remember food is preciousHow wonderful are these words by Alice Waters!!
I am making this entry primarily to share something I have recently read by Alice Waters. For those of you not familiar with her, she is a chef responsible for a sort of food revolution in California and is the person behind the Edible Schoolyard program in Berkeley. She is all about sustainable farming, organics, and eating locally and in season. Anyway, I found this little list she has compiled that really summarizes who she is and I wanted to share it: Eat locally and sustainably
Eat seasonally
Shop at farmer’s markets
Plant a garden
Conserve, compost, and recycle
Cook simply
Cook together
Eat together
Remember food is preciousHow wonderful are these words by Alice Waters!!
Till next time,
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