The Raw and the Cook

You add soy sauce? And konbu to eat? I was a lit...

2010-03-10T21:39:17.012-05:00

You add soy sauce? And konbu to eat? I was a little surprised by your fish stock suggestion - you should take that konbu and buy some shaved bonito to make your own dashi! Do you use white or red miso? I've been eating more of the red lately. And a dash of sesame oil is sometimes a nice addition. Oh, and I'm with you on the daikon. You should consider winter melon too for something

Great story! But you should have known he wanted ...

2010-02-28T19:01:04.599-05:00

Great story! But you should have known he wanted to meet the girl with the blog. Support from June 21, 2008: "I hope you have a good experience with the chickens you wrote about in this post. I'd love to read your reflections on their lives and their deaths when the time comes."

I'm so sorry for your loss, MK.

2010-02-22T14:02:55.020-05:00

I'm so sorry for your loss, MK.

Congratulations! Lars told me, but it's so much m...

2010-02-18T10:13:41.408-05:00

Congratulations! Lars told me, but it's so much more awesome to read the whole story. Wahoo! (And I second the tears at work comment...) Oh, and I was going to comment before, and didn't, but since I'm four sentences in to a way-too-long comment anyway, I love your writing. I keep your blog in my google reader thingy, and it's the first one I glance at every morning to see if

Ok, seriously, just cried... at work. I love you....

2010-02-17T10:16:10.124-05:00

Ok, seriously, just cried... at work. I love you. And both of you together. So happy for you!

Those old fashioned little butter churns you find ...

2010-02-17T05:17:11.835-05:00

Those old fashioned little butter churns you find in antique stores work excellent. They're a a one gallon glass jar fitted with a metal lid and crank that attaches to wood beaters. Mom has one on her shelf as a decoration but we take it down and use it every once in a blue moon. Very satisfying, cranking wooden beaters. I have a cuisinart and I would definately use the butter churn instead.

Holy crap!! Lovely! Blessings to you both. and ...

2010-02-16T18:25:20.449-05:00

Holy crap!! Lovely! Blessings to you both. and CONGRATS!

Ooh. That's so romantic.. why I didn't meet a hand...

2010-02-16T11:33:12.411-05:00

Ooh. That's so romantic.. why I didn't meet a handsome organic farmer when I went WWOOFing back in the day? Amazing story!

Did you never make butter in elementary school? W...

2010-02-11T22:58:50.427-05:00

Did you never make butter in elementary school? We just took heavy cream and shook it in tupperware containers (with salt and yellow food coloring to create imitation industrial butter) until it reached the right consistency. I don't remember it well, but I know that it more or less worked.

maybe scarlet runners? sounds like life is good fo...

2010-02-06T10:32:54.476-05:00

maybe scarlet runners? sounds like life is good for you mk. i agree, getting the seed orders in the mail is truly exciting. we are sowing the first seeds of the season out here. woo woo!

Oh, man! I kind of wish I'd been there to try it,...

2010-02-05T08:55:55.074-05:00

Oh, man! I kind of wish I'd been there to try it, but I still don't know if I could stomach it, pardon the sort-of pun. Great read though!

So glad to have you writing again! Looking forwar...

2010-01-15T16:40:42.150-05:00

So glad to have you writing again! Looking forward to hearing what you do with your dirt. Miss you!

Best of luck with your new venture. The web site ...

2010-01-13T11:16:36.585-05:00

Best of luck with your new venture. The web site looks great.

So excited for your upcoming year. I am also hope...

2009-12-28T13:39:32.994-05:00

So excited for your upcoming year. I am also hopeful for 2010, and its weather!, and perhaps I can finally make a mini trip up to Mass to visit!

Hi MK, I've recently found your blog and I like yo...

2009-12-28T08:24:38.876-05:00

Hi MK, I've recently found your blog and I like your writing very much! I wish all the best for your future endeavours! I must say I easily admire anybody who raises their own chickens and slaughters them too. I wish that was possible for me as well.

whoa. thanks for that, E. I had been compiling d...

2009-12-24T07:56:33.330-05:00

whoa. thanks for that, E. I had been compiling data from lots of different sources, but that site is delightfully comprehensive!

a great planning tool: http://www.victoryseeds.com...

2009-12-24T06:46:05.731-05:00

a great planning tool:
http://www.victoryseeds.com/information/planting_guide.html

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2009-12-17T14:44:14.638-05:00

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You aren't the only defender of fat. Have you pic...

2009-12-05T21:34:39.028-05:00

You aren't the only defender of fat. Have you picked up a copy of Jennifer McLagan's Fat yet? It won the 2009 James Beard Foundation Award for Cookbook of the Year.

When you're in town we'll have to sear some foie gras.

hey, mary kathryn! i managed to find you, but am ...

2009-11-30T22:36:19.511-05:00

hey, mary kathryn! i managed to find you, but am not sure i can figure out how to post....wanted you to have one of my favorite wendell berry poems....may have to send you more!

How To Be a Poet (to remind myself)

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Make a place to sit down.
Sit down. Be quiet.
You must depend upon
affection, reading, knowledge,
skill—more of each
than

That looks delicious!

2009-11-19T18:23:10.187-05:00

That looks delicious!

Isn't it the most depressing recipe ever?

2009-10-29T20:50:39.349-04:00

Isn't it the most depressing recipe ever?

Hi- I've been reading and enjoying here for a few ...

2009-10-26T09:27:43.004-04:00

Hi- I've been reading and enjoying here for a few weeks and just wanted to say hello!

I noticed that recipe too - so absurd!

I was given a food dehydrator a few years back and was looking at the recipe ideas and they suggested dehydrating your leftover canned soup. . .

Beautiful post, MK. I ate veal testicles at H+F t...

2009-10-23T14:21:54.683-04:00

Beautiful post, MK. I ate veal testicles at H+F the other night, which was an... interesting experience.

Can't wait to see you next month!

hiya, i'm one of your blog readers and am wonderin...

2009-10-20T22:25:34.009-04:00

hiya,
i'm one of your blog readers and am wondering if you could email me your email address. i wanted to see if you'd be interested in contributing a piece of writing to a book project i'm embarking on. will tell you more about it via email.
thanks!
shash (kshooshy@yahoo.com)