tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3702204535215616190.post1034317713143650995..comments2023-06-24T07:27:51.949-04:00Comments on Neen's Notes: Mystery Food Week 1!Neenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06676283666461130220noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3702204535215616190.post-21133185951551975302009-06-22T09:48:07.926-04:002009-06-22T09:48:07.926-04:00Hey! No, I don't live on a farm. I'm consi...Hey! No, I don't live on a farm. I'm considering possibly apprenticing at one after I finish graduate school, but that's still a good way off. <br /><br />I'm in the suburbs outside of DC, but we're fortunate in this area to have so many farms that visit our farmer's markets. I'm told there's actually a waiting list to get a stand at Arlington's market! Many of them also run CSA programs. <br /><br />I pick up vegetables once a week at a drop-off site about 2 miles from my house. It's been a wonderful experience thus far and I'm really excited to get into the more hearty veggies later in the summer.<br /><br />Pac-choi is a type of cabbage that responds well to long cooking. Baby bok choi is better for raw eating in my opinion because the Pac-choi can be a little bit bitter. Purslane is another leafy green often used in salad mixes. I've never played with it before, so experimenting will be fun.<br /><br />I definitely want to visit one of the Greenmarkets next time I'm in NYC! They look fantastic.Neenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06676283666461130220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3702204535215616190.post-14235349130292824612009-06-21T17:27:28.185-04:002009-06-21T17:27:28.185-04:00How cool! You sound UBER healthy. I am envious. ...How cool! You sound UBER healthy. I am envious. (And I KNOW "anyone can do it".... It's the matter of DOING it that is the problem.) Do you live on farm? It kind of sounds like it--you make your own ice cream! That is so great. It was one of my favorite parts of visiting my grandparents growing up, because they had an ice cream stenner.<br /><br />I, too, love shopping at local farmer's markets. And here in NYC, there are actually a lot! Greenmarket is the biggest "organization," as it were, and it is very cool to see what's in season. I never was so aware of that until I started trying to buy more of my food from fresh stands--now that I CAN of course.<br /><br />p.s. What is pac choi? What do you do with it? And what is purslane? And what do you do with THAT? I'm very curious about these things, particularly b/c I'm not very good at using spices spontaneously (i.e. when not instructed by a recipe), so I like learning about stuff. And I love cooking with vegetables, so anything new I can find out there, I'm ready to learn!ALGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08464897596594948677noreply@blogger.com