We did a little fridge cleaning this weekend. And I unearthed this bag of frozen edamame that have been in our freezer since the Bush administration. Probably the son.
Not surprisingly, they looked bad.

Really bad.

A few had freezer burn, many were shriveled. I reluctantly made peace with putting them out to pasture (in the compost pile), [...]

Last month, I linked to the Amazon page for my book. And I did the same on Facebook, where I gave a little disclaimer that the cover would change a bit. And so it has!
Folks, here’s the final final version:

And because I’m trying to bolster my Facebook “likers,” you can visit my page to participate [...]

Sorry for the shamelessness I don’t feel too bad about shamelessly sharing these two bits of info. This won’t be new to those of you who follow my Twitter feed or this site’s Facebook page.  (more shamelessness–likely too much)
Anyway, my book is now available for pre-order on Amazon. In addition to being really, really heartening, [...]

This is my first year growing carrots and I’ve been surprised by how verdant the greens have remained through the North Carolina heat. Sunday, I dug up a few carrots, leaving me with a mass of tops.
Not one to casually discard anything even possibly edible, I wondered what one could do with these carrot greens. [...]

After hearing the news that SunChips were now sold in compostable bags–sorry, “‘chip package”–I finally got a chance to inspect a bag up-close and personal. I’m not much of a chip purchaser, but I was happy to kick the tires when a bag showed up in my kitchen yesterday.

My first reaction was: ‘Holy crap, this [...]

Last year, I wrote about having extra hamburger buns and turning them into French toast. And prior to that, I got some great ideas on what to do with extra hot dog buns. Well, this past weekend I found myself in a similar situation, only this time with sub rolls.
I bought the rolls to house [...]

90 degrees + picking corn + long pants/sleeves for protection + no pay = fun!
It’s hard to believe that that equation really works, but when the food goes to help hungry folks, it sure does. That’s gleaning for you.
It had been a while–too long–since I’d gotten out there and picked crops for those in need. [...]

Without many book tasks left, I’ve gone all Facebook and started a page for this here blog. As you super-observant visitors will have noticed, I have a link to it on the sidebar. I humbly ask for your official FB “thumbs up.”
Who knows, I might just do a little raffle next week for all those [...]

I love this Red Robin to-go box.
Only one problem–it’s not a take-home box. Huh?!
The faux picnic basket is instead Red Robin’s centerpiece/vessel for ads. Not according to my mother-in-law (bless her heart), who decided it would make the perfect doggie bag and took some leftovers home in the paper box.
Upon further examination, it wasn’t [...]

I had the privilege of going to a pig pickin’ this weekend. For those of you non-North Carolinians, that means a whole hog roast. Although, in this case it was a half hog (minus the head).
Now, if you’re going to eat meat–and I do–this kind of event makes for a darn efficient use of it. [...]