Saturday, I proudly carried what I was sure was the winning entry in the Baked Bean Taste Off into the Wytheville Library and plunked it down on the counter. I had soaked two cups of dried navy beans overnight in cold water. I simmered them for 3 hours or so until they were tender. I [...]
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this and that
August 3rd, 2010 · 1 Comment · faces and places, food, recipes
Tags:baked beans·clogging·flatfooting·Rural Retreat·Wytheville Farmers Market
relief?
July 30th, 2010 · No Comments · Sources, musings, wildlife
Maybe, just maybe a little relief from the miserable heat is in store for the next few days. I got to tell you, folks are getting MEAN. The various weather reporting services are all over the place. But as I write this, it’s 12:45pm and it’s not yet 80 degrees and the humidity is much [...]
Tags:baked beans·groundhog·Wytheville Farmers Market·Wytheville Library
cookin’ at the market
July 25th, 2010 · 5 Comments · faces and places, food, recipes
all photographs for this post courtesy of Suzie Richert Yesterday was cooking demonstration day at the Wytheville Farmers Market and I got to be the Ol’ Rock’n Roll Chef one more time. Folks, I had a blast. I’d like to thank all of you who stopped by to say hello. It is truly gratifying to [...]
Tags:free-range eggs·omelets·organic vegetables·Wytheville Farmers Market
ain’t life a bitch?
July 18th, 2010 · No Comments · faces and places, musings
A week or so ago, I got a letter from a retired police officer who is interested in leasing the Franklin County farm as his private hunting preserve. You know Franklin County, the moonshine capital of the world. Franklin County, the place Anne said that as beautiful as it is, it will be a cold [...]
Tags:Floyd Country Store·Floyd VA·Franklin County VA·Mickey G's·moonshine·Wytheville Farmers Market