Author Archives: Letty

“A cooked tomato is like a cooked oyster: ruined.” Andre Simon (1877-1970) ‘The Concise Encyclopedia of Gastronomy’ I love tomatoes, cooked or raw, but at the beginning of every tomato season I can’t get enough of a sliced tomato.  Tomato … Continue reading →

Statistics show that we lose more fools on this day than in all the other days of the year put together. This proves, by the number left in stock, that one Fourth of July per year is now inadequate, the … Continue reading →

“Mosquito is out, it’s the end of the day; she’s humming and hunting her evening away. Who knows why such hunger arrives on such wings at sundown? I guess it’s the nature of things.” –  N. M. Boedecker, Midsummer Night Itch  … Continue reading →

“What good is the warmth of summer without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.” -John Steinbeck Farm News:  Chickens will be processed this Tuesday.  Garden is growing great guns.   We have a film crew headed out on … Continue reading →

RANDAL MARLIN The pursuit of truth is like picking raspberries. You miss a lot if you approach it from only one angle. My mother-in-law, Lovella, has helped me many years with my gardening and CSA adventure.  She is a wealth … Continue reading →

” I didn’t just fall off the turnip truck”.  Johnny Carson Has anyone ever told you that?  I think I have been asked if “I just fell off the turnip truck”.  I think it means you are a country bumpkin. … Continue reading →

“Self-pity is the hens’ besetting sin,” remarked Mr. Payton. “Foolish fowl. How they came to achieve anything as perfect as the egg I do not know! I cannot fathom.” ― Elizabeth Enright, Gone-Away Lake Any of you who have been in our … Continue reading →

When all the world appears to be in a tumult, and nature itself is feeling the assault of climate change, the seasons retain their essential rhythm. Yes, fall gives us a premonition of winter, but then, winter, will be forced … Continue reading →

“And he gave it for his opinion…that whoever could make two ears of corn or two blades of grass, to grow upon a spot where only one grew before, would deserve better of mankind, and do more essential service to … Continue reading →

“How one learns to dread the season for salads” -Elizabeth David, Summer Cooking I send this quote out every year because it is how I feel after a few weeks of salads and greens.  Especially when I start to send … Continue reading →