Rebecca Weger

When I was growing up, my parents had blueberries in the backyard.  They were enclosed in with blue wire fencing, covered with netting.  Mirrors or unused AOL cds hung in between to scare the birds away.  Mom made the best blueberry muffins and blueberry cobbler.  I think of those cobblers each summer as the [...]

As sometimes happens, a break was unavoidable, but I am still here, and we’re still eating.
In a surpise move, I was inspired to craft something on a recent weeknight.  I had been out of town for 5 days and Joseph took a shot at a bread recipe we hadn’t tried before.  It was an artisan [...]

The concept for this recipe originated with a friend named Steve who I haven’t seen in many years. It was the perfect meal for the season’s first summer squash and basil.

If desired, cook some Italian sausage, cut into half-moons and set aside.
Cook pasta (Tinkyada rice pasta) with several handfuls of fresh chopped basil [...]

img_1407

In the spirit of “Food Independence Day” we decided to cook up a pretty traditional meal for the 4th, and took the challenge to source our food pretty close to home.  Here’s how I think we did:

Grass-fed beef and potatoes from Sabol’s Farm (26 miles)
Bun from Le Garden Bakery (13 miles)
Mushrooms (Pennsylvania)
[...]

There’s so much going on and so much to write about, but I’m busy living it! In the meantime, here’s a shot of today’s bounty from the Farmer’s Market: flowers, dill, lettuce, kale, chard, bok choy, snap peas, garlic, broccoli, eggs, sausage.

I’ve been finishing up a big work project on deadline. Almost there, but I’ll probably go in for a few minutes over the holiday weekend. But tonight, it was time for a break. First we headed out to the wine tasting at Red Feet. The focus was on American wines, and [...]

Tammy Tuesday tonight covered a wide range of topics from rating local doctors to the “fire” at the Friends of the Library, from grandma’s 93rd birthday and strawberry shortcake to planning a trip for a Shakespeare in the park picnic.
We sat on the porch with the plants, watched the neighborhood (including the comings [...]