What is the single most pressing issue, or single most important action that someone can take today? I think it’s to withdraw patronage form the food processors. That’s going to take you buying unprocessed food. Michael Pollan talks about shopping the outside of the supermarket, not the inner aisles. I would even go a step further and say: buy seasonally. Whether it’s a CSA or a famer’s market, a buying club or a food co-op. The thing you can do today is quit buying processed food. You don’t need microwavable boxes and processed food. Get in your kitchen and enjoy being jazzed up by domestic culinary arts. - Joel Salatin
We put in a good work day on Sunday. Temperatures creeped into the 80s while we put in new support stakes, dug new trenches, and planted. Thom Hanks, one of Leo’s BFFs, supervised and approved of our late afternoon efforts.
Here’s what we got going on in our main plot.
MG and I dug a…
Big pig news from the USDA: They’re officially granting everyone permission to cook pork to only 145 degrees — that’s medium, baby. The previous guidelines suggested cooking cuts like loins and chops to an infernolike 160, but now the government is totally cool with letting you keep them pink and juicy in the middle. Still, when it comes to cuts like pork belly, you’re gonna want to just braise that thing until it melts into a delicious chunk of soft, jiggly tenderness. And bacon will remain excellent and unparalleled no matter how you cook it, because everyone knows there is no wrong way to cook bacon.
Lake Monona B&W on Flickr.
My brother took this picture of Lake Monona a couple of weeks ago. I’ve been enjoying the stormy weather lately, and feel fortunate to be able to say that. My thoughts go out to communities across the world affected by all of this extreme weather that is causing so much suffering.
Chive Pesto and Fingerli(cki)ng Potatoes good…
Wow. The chive pesto from the latest bon appetit is really good. It marries very well with crispy baked fingerling potatoes - and we picked the chives from our garden! Click the link for the recipe.
