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Happy Chinese New Year! Gung hei fat choi!

Wishing you all a wonderful and prosperous Chinese New Year’s Day! This is the Year of the Snake and this year’s animal is a water snake, specifically a female black water snake. I’m not exactly sure what that means, but … Continue reading

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Mustard-Butter Chicken and Roasted Savoy Cabbage

I cannot take credit for this meal; that distinction belongs to the amazing Hannah over at Inherit the Spoon. For about a year now (or maybe it has been longer — I’m getting forgetful), I have been following this her … Continue reading

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Simple Roast Chicken and Yotam Ottolenghi’s Parmesan Rice with Buttered Almonds and Fresh Oregano

The past few weeks have been insane schedule-wise. First of all, I had a slew of administrative concerns that needed to be sorted out. Never fun. Secondly, I had to take a Foreign Language Proficiency Exam. In Spanish. I don’t … Continue reading

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High Point Farms Buyers Choice CSA! Sign Up Now!

As many of you know, one of the major inspirations for this blog was High Point Farm’s Meat CSA — my very first CSA ever. CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture. The basic CSA model is that you become a … Continue reading

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Classic Southern Fried Chicken

This recipe is not for the faint-of-heart. Your mission, should you choose to undertake it, will require Crisco. Lots of it. More, probably, than you have ever felt comfortable using. Gobs. Of. Crisco. But the payoff is huge: the crispiest … Continue reading

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Meat Week NYC Starts Today!

Organized by our friends over at Jimmy’s 43, Meat Week NYC kicks off today with a Meat and Cocktails party at City Winery. General tickets are $45, but include lots of goodies like duck liver-beef brisket boudin balls and beer, … Continue reading

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Sign-up for High Point Farms Winter CSA!

High Point Farms still has space for more members! Sign up today for their Winter CSA, beginning December 14 and running until February 22. This is a fantastic opportunity to plan ahead for delicious dishes for the holidays, Valentine’s Day … Continue reading

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High Point Farms CSA: Last Chance to Sign Up for the Fall

Our Fall CSA is currently underway with one pick-up out of 6 down. Shares are still available to you lucky ducks who are salivating at the thought of grass-fed beef, pastured pork, free-range chickens and eggs! Sign up now and … Continue reading

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Congratulations to London’s Pitt Cue Co.

Congratulations to London’s Pitt Cue Co. crew on a wildly successful summer run! I hear that there are officially no more pigs in England because you smoked and sold them all! Thank you for warmly welcoming a Yank into your … Continue reading

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High Point Farms: Fall CSA Membership Drive is on!

CSA sign-ups for the fall have begun! The upcoming distribution cycle will run every other Thursday from September to November. Pick-up dates are as follows: • September 8 • September 22 • October 6 • October 20 • November 3 … Continue reading

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