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Pigeon des Landes roti en poele et sa salade verte

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A quick supper dish that really was an inspiration du marché as the French say…an inspiration from a farm stand at the Sunday market at Amou, a short drive north of Orthez in the adjacent region of Les Landes  Pigeon breast, legs, gizzard and heart, marinated with a bit of port wine, thyme and garlic, then […]

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A quick supper dish that really was an inspiration du marché as the French say…an inspiration from a farm stand at the Sunday market at Amou, a short drive north of Orthez in the adjacent region of Les Landes  Pigeon breast, legs, gizzard and heart, marinated with a bit of port wine, thyme and garlic, then

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GM Foods in the Spotlight

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Its not easy being GM Two recent articles, one featured on National Public Radio, and the second on New York Times Op-Ed page, both look at the trials and tribulations of the approval process for  new GM products. In his piece for NPR, Dan Charles looks at the different motives behind the development of so-called

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Its not easy being GM Two recent articles, one featured on National Public Radio, and the second on New York Times Op-Ed page, both look at the trials and tribulations of the approval process for  new GM products. In his piece for NPR, Dan Charles looks at the different motives behind the development of so-called

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Ferme Bethanoun

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A Family Run farm Last week, I had a chance to visit another cheese producer in the Pyrenees of the French Basque countries (I say “another” because last Spring, I visited Ferme Kukulu which is just outside of the Basque town of Espelette).  Ferme Bethanoun produces farmhouse cheeses, including an AOC Ossau Iraty and sheep’s

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A Family Run farm Last week, I had a chance to visit another cheese producer in the Pyrenees of the French Basque countries (I say “another” because last Spring, I visited Ferme Kukulu which is just outside of the Basque town of Espelette).  Ferme Bethanoun produces farmhouse cheeses, including an AOC Ossau Iraty and sheep’s

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Famous Trout

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The cold streams of the Pyrenees are renowned for the wonderful quality of the freshwater fish they produce.  For this reason, one can find the designation Truite de Banca in markets and on menus throughout the  the Southwest of Franc. The Branca trout are raised in stream-fed ponds in the mountain pass above Saint-Jean Pied

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The cold streams of the Pyrenees are renowned for the wonderful quality of the freshwater fish they produce.  For this reason, one can find the designation Truite de Banca in markets and on menus throughout the  the Southwest of Franc. The Branca trout are raised in stream-fed ponds in the mountain pass above Saint-Jean Pied

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Rainy Saturday at the Farmers Market

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Saturday morning,  having coffee at a Greek restaurant up the street from the University District Farmers Market, reading Michael Lynch’s In Praise of Reason, thinking the reasonable course might be to stay here instead of going out into the rain to shop. Proof of what a strange transition from Summer to Fall we had this

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Saturday morning,  having coffee at a Greek restaurant up the street from the University District Farmers Market, reading Michael Lynch’s In Praise of Reason, thinking the reasonable course might be to stay here instead of going out into the rain to shop. Proof of what a strange transition from Summer to Fall we had this

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Where did the flavor go?

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It looks so nice;  why doesn’t it taste better? “Plant geneticists say they have discovered an answer to a near-universal question: Why are tomatoes usually so tasteless?” This is the question posed by a recent New York Times article by Gina Kolata. “The unexpected culprit is a gene mutation that occurred by chance and that

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It looks so nice;  why doesn’t it taste better? “Plant geneticists say they have discovered an answer to a near-universal question: Why are tomatoes usually so tasteless?” This is the question posed by a recent New York Times article by Gina Kolata. “The unexpected culprit is a gene mutation that occurred by chance and that

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Farm Table Report – University Market May 26

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9am Saturday at the University Farmers Market Memorial Day Weekend and the weather feels almost like summer.  Even at 9am, the air is warm, no breeze, few clouds. I took the old number 43 bus to the University Farmer’s Market this morning, not sure exactly what to expect.  Given the holiday weekend, it is possible

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9am Saturday at the University Farmers Market Memorial Day Weekend and the weather feels almost like summer.  Even at 9am, the air is warm, no breeze, few clouds. I took the old number 43 bus to the University Farmer’s Market this morning, not sure exactly what to expect.  Given the holiday weekend, it is possible

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University Farmers Market

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The sky looked broken and unpromising on the way to the University Farmers Market this morning.  The market itself, by contrast, had a decidedly early Spring feel; not cold but not really warm.  Snatches of sunshine breaking through the clouds but a rainbow hinting at rain to come. In the year-long life cycle of the

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The sky looked broken and unpromising on the way to the University Farmers Market this morning.  The market itself, by contrast, had a decidedly early Spring feel; not cold but not really warm.  Snatches of sunshine breaking through the clouds but a rainbow hinting at rain to come. In the year-long life cycle of the

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Benefit for Green Plate Special at Cafe Presse

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What:  Benefit for Green Plate Special at the Corner Table When:  Tuesday May 29, 2012, 6:30pm Where:  The back room at Cafe Presse Cafe Presse is Happy to Welcome Green Plate Special If you follow this blog, you know that I am a big supporter of Green Plate Special (see my post from last summer). 

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What:  Benefit for Green Plate Special at the Corner Table When:  Tuesday May 29, 2012, 6:30pm Where:  The back room at Cafe Presse Cafe Presse is Happy to Welcome Green Plate Special If you follow this blog, you know that I am a big supporter of Green Plate Special (see my post from last summer). 

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Ferme KUKULU in Espelette

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During a recent visit to the Southwest of France, we visited one of the artisan cheese makers who’s cheeses we are lucky enough to feature on our cheese board at both Le Pichet and Cafe Presse.  Ferme Kukulu is located just outside of the small town of Espelette in the heart of the French Basque

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During a recent visit to the Southwest of France, we visited one of the artisan cheese makers who’s cheeses we are lucky enough to feature on our cheese board at both Le Pichet and Cafe Presse.  Ferme Kukulu is located just outside of the small town of Espelette in the heart of the French Basque

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