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Rustic Pumpkin Pie

November 11th, 2008 · 11 Comments

Somehow I missed reading about the pie challenge at The Kitchn until about 9pm tonight. I’d been planning to roast my beautiful Cushaw pumpkin tonight, so why not throw together a pie? After a mad rush to roast, bake and blog by the stroke of midnight, I completed my entry form at 11:59pm on the […]

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Tags: dessert · one local summer · recipes

One Local Summer BBQ Bash

September 2nd, 2008 · 4 Comments

To close out the summer, we savored the best of local foods from coast to coast. I’ll write more about our Oregon finds later this week, but for the official last post of One Local Summer I wanted to detail the family barbeque we had this weekend for the toddler’s 2nd birthday. On the menu: […]

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Tags: grilled · NoVA Locavore · one local summer · recipes

Peach Hoarding and Fridge-Clearing Suppers

August 18th, 2008 · 3 Comments

This weekend we made only a quick stop at the West End Market, a rare break from the market-hopping marathons I’ve been filling our summer weekends with. Then again, we were just at the new Old Town market on Wednesday, although we were restrained there with just a few peaches and apples purchased. Since two […]

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Tags: at market · one local summer · vegetables · weeknight meals

Virginia Market Week

August 11th, 2008 · 5 Comments

Last week was Virginia’s Farmers Market Week, so we celebrated by heading to three local markets last weekend. The toddler and I visited the McLean Market Friday morning, which is located in a shady corner of a park and had a nice mix of vendors, many familiar and a few new. The Middleburg ice cream […]

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Tags: at market · one local summer · recipes

Chesapeake Corn and Peach Crepes

August 4th, 2008 · 6 Comments

Last weekend, the toddler and I wrapped up the Maryland/WaPo Eat Local Challenge week with a tour of the farmstands and markets of the Chesapeake shores. The husband was away for work, so I thought the boy and I would fake a beach trip with day-trips to the Bay. On Friday nights, the town of […]

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Tags: at market · one local summer · recipes · whole grains