Monthly Archives: June 2011

Cooking With Mavea: Pickled Carrot and Daikon

Posted on June 14, 2011 by Marisa

Cooking with MAVEA: Pickled Carrots & Daikon with Food in Jars from MAVEA Inspired Water on Vimeo. While I work on meeting a couple of freelance deadlines, I though I’d post another one of the videos I made with Mavea … Continue reading →

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Urban Preserving: Refrigerator Dill Pickles

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Marisa

I firmly believe in the power of pickles. A few slices of pickled beets can elevate a basic salad into something worthy of the word dinner. Lay a couple of dilly beans alongside your hot dog and and suddenly it … Continue reading →

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Finished Chive Blossom Vinegar + Bon Ami Winner

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Marisa

It had been my intention to get this post up last night, but instead, I spent a good four hours straight tethered to my stove making a batch of Strawberry Lemon Jam (same essential formula as this jam, only skip … Continue reading →

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CSA Love + Spring Onion Greens Kimchi

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Marisa

I am a big believer in the concept of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) programs. If you’re new to the idea, the gist is that you support a local farmer by giving them a lump sum of cash to help them … Continue reading →

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Press Trips, Classes and Bulk Produce Buying in Philadelphia

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Marisa

Last weekend, my day job life collided with my freelance food writing life. Philly Homegrown, the program I spend three days a week working and writing for brought a collection of food bloggers and journalists from around the country to … Continue reading →

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Keepin’ Clean + Giveaway

Posted on June 5, 2011 by Marisa

I’ve noticed that there something of a natural progression when you start canning, even if it’s on a very small scale. Suddenly you start looking around your home and looking for ways that you can streamline, simplify and make from … Continue reading →

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Cooking with Mavea: Pear Vanilla Jam

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Marisa

Cooking with MAVEA: Pear Vanilla Jam with Food in Jars from MAVEA Inspired Water on Vimeo. Many months ago, I recorded a series of four canning videos for the folks at Mavea Inspired Water (I gave five of their water … Continue reading →

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Urban Preserving: Small Batch Strawberry Vanilla Jam

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Marisa

As many of you know, I live in a fairly compact apartment (remember these pictures of my kitchen?). My husband and I have something in the neighborhood of 1,050 square feet that we call our own. In the last three … Continue reading →

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