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Dinner Tonight: Soba Noodle Soup with Spinach and Smoked Trout

I make versions of this soup all year long. I often add a hunk of ginger to the broth while it is simmering for extra flavour. Really good. :) A little squeeze of lime at the end is good too.

KimmieD at 5:01PM on 06/14/11

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Budding gardener with bitter greens.

Agree about the hot temperatures. Greens usually like cooler temps, so maybe you could grow them earlier in the year and then switch to tomatoes etc.

Is there a cooler place inside your appt that still gets sun?

KimmieD at 7:32PM on 06/06/11

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Vineyard Haven, MA: Brunch Highlights at Art Cliff Diner

Beautifully written. Thanks for all the mouth-watering details. :)

KimmieD at 8:43AM on 06/03/11

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In Season: Rhubarb

Love rhubarb! This year we're aiming to try out some homemade rhubarb ice cream and a rhubarb meringue pie! Can't wait! :)

KimmieD at 9:12PM on 05/15/11

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Dinner Tonight: Soba Noodle Soup with Spinach and Smoked Trout

I make versions of this soup all year long. I often add a hunk of ginger to the broth while it is simmering for extra flavour. Really good. :) A little squeeze of lime at the end is good too.

KimmieD at 5:01PM on 06/14/11

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Budding gardener with bitter greens.

Agree about the hot temperatures. Greens usually like cooler temps, so maybe you could grow them earlier in the year and then switch to tomatoes etc.

Is there a cooler place inside your appt that still gets sun?

KimmieD at 7:32PM on 06/06/11

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Vineyard Haven, MA: Brunch Highlights at Art Cliff Diner

Beautifully written. Thanks for all the mouth-watering details. :)

KimmieD at 8:43AM on 06/03/11

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In Season: Rhubarb

Love rhubarb! This year we're aiming to try out some homemade rhubarb ice cream and a rhubarb meringue pie! Can't wait! :)

KimmieD at 9:12PM on 05/15/11

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Sage Explosion

lol. The first thing I thought of was squash and saltimbocca. Tyler Florence has a great recipe for a hearty minestrone that uses lots of fresh sage as part of its base. Its meant for winter, but it's a great soup all year.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/tyler-florence/hunters-minestrone-recipe/index.html

Can I ask what zone you're in? I'm thinking about planting sage this year and I'm wondering if it will survive the winter (I'm in zone 5).

KimmieD at 11:59AM on 05/10/11

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The Crisper Whisperer: 10 Ways to Get Ready for Berry Season

ps. Love your garden blog lemonfair! :)

KimmieD at 9:18AM on 05/10/11

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The Crisper Whisperer: 10 Ways to Get Ready for Berry Season

Yes! @ lemonfair: Works well with plain yogurt too. I usually sprinkle my brown sugar over the top of a shallow bowl of yogurt or sour cream. It melts quickly and then you can dip just about anything. Stone fruits work just as well as berries. Instant dessert!

I'm so happy that you mentioned it!

KimmieD at 9:14AM on 05/10/11

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In Season: Asparagus

Here's a quick one that explains the plant. Cheers!
http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/life/botany/asparagus-info.htm

KimmieD at 7:03PM on 05/01/11

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In Season: Asparagus

Here you go: http://www.veseys.com/ca/en/search?keywords=asparagus

KimmieD at 6:57PM on 05/01/11

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In Season: Asparagus

@ Mohican: You can grow asparagus from seed, but it's more common to buy roots. Your first real harvest will be about three years if you plant crowns and four if you plant seeds. This is bc you need to let the spears mature into their full fern for a few years in order to build the up the root system.
You also need a bit of space, since the mature plants are a fair size, and you can count on two starter plants per person that you intend to feed - crowns are planted about a foot apart.
Hope this helps! (maybe do a Google search for mature asparagus plants to see what they look like) Vesey's is a good mail order source, depending on where you are.

KimmieD at 6:55PM on 05/01/11

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Deep Fried Zucchini

I do mine in a flour,egg,panko/parm crust and just bake them drizzled with olive oil. 400 or so. I eat them alone or with marinara for dipping. They're super crispy and as good as the greasy ones. Some garlic powder in the crust mixture is killer too.

KimmieD at 10:40AM on 04/02/11

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Hangover Helper: Creamed Chipped Beef on Toast at Melrose Diner, Philadelphia

lol. We always called creamed peas on toast "SOS." My dad used to love it.

KimmieD at 10:35AM on 04/02/11

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Should food blogs cater to the "foodie"? (pun intended)

Yeah, except they sound snooty, which is probably why people resort to "foodie."

KimmieD at 5:02PM on 02/22/11

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How to make a small vegetable garden - help for a newbie gardene

@lemonfair - I couldn't get either of your profile blog links to work. (Was just curious since I also have a cooking/gardening blog and haven't seen too many of them out there)

KimmieD at 10:05AM on 01/27/11

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How to make a small vegetable garden - help for a newbie gardene

ps I second that if you are starting this year from nothing, it will be a huge amount of work. Start small.

KimmieD at 9:55AM on 01/27/11

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How to make a small vegetable garden - help for a newbie gardene

This is all great, but you need to read a book. Gardening is easy, but there are a lot of ways to go about doing it.

Good place to start: Square Foot Gardening by Mel Bartholemew and The Garden Primer by Barbara Damrosch.

Square Foot is meant for beginners without very much space, and the Primer is a great starting point for everything from soil to seeds etc. Both are free at your local library.

Good luck.

KimmieD at 9:51AM on 01/27/11

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A Sandwich a Day: Hot Lobster Roll at Neptune Oyster, Boston

I live in a lobster fishing village, and I've never heard of a hot lobster roll.

I cannot wait to try this!!!!!!!!!! (although normal lobster supper will still be eaten cold, tyvm)

KimmieD at 6:16PM on 01/24/11

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Food related books - need a good read.

Almost forgot to second the Jacques Pepin autobiography. Will make you love him even more (if that's possible).

KimmieD at 6:13PM on 01/24/11

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Food related books - need a good read.

Another vote for:

Kingsolver's "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle."
Child's "My Life in France"

Also, the lesser known "The Sharper Your Knife the Less You Cry." Can't think of the author off hand, but it is a chronicle of a woman's mid-life chance to go to the Cordon Bleu in Paris. Really Good.

KimmieD at 6:11PM on 01/24/11

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Niki's Pizza Is Not Detroit's Best, But It's Not Too Far Behind

Dude, if you are in Detroit, you must cross over and have Windsor pizza. Best za ever - I live in Nova Scotia now, and I crave it like crazy. Something about the sauce and the pepperoni...

KimmieD at 9:26PM on 01/19/11

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Santa doesn't understand...

@bowlofjesslove - maybe you could make some great iced tea from it? You could cut it with some pekoe for a more tea-y flavour.

KimmieD at 10:02AM on 12/27/10

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Change of stomach

Cheese! As a kid I was mozza or mild cheddar only. Now I love it all!!!

KimmieD at 10:00AM on 12/27/10

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Thanks for the story - I really enjoyed it. Great for SE to mix things up.

KimmieD at 9:54AM on 12/27/10

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Dude, you should have posted the Pepin video too. Just for comparison...

KimmieD at 9:05PM on 12/16/10

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Wow. No kidding.

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About KimmieD

Website: http://www.hungrytiller.com/

Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

About: I grew up in one of Canada's agricultural hot spots, but my travels have led me to settle in rural Nova Scotia. Here I've been learning to grow my own food (on a very small scale) and am falling in love with the local food scene.

Favorite foods: Corn on the cob, straight from the stalk to my pot.
Radishes with salt and butter on a baguette.
Lobster. Nuf said.

Last bite on earth: Barbequed corn on the cob with butter, salt and pepper. I would die a happy lady.