Category Archives: dark days

Dark Days: Breakfast

Posted on March 6, 2010 by marisa

Typically, Sunday nights are my fall-back position for these Dark Days meals. Waiting until then means that I have Saturday to hit the Rittenhouse Square farmers’ market and the Fairfood Farmstand and restock my week-ravaged pantry as well as most … Continue reading →

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Dark Days: Mini-Turkey Burgers, Roasted Sweet Potatoes and Sprouts

Posted on February 27, 2010 by marisa

I’m afraid that this week’s Dark Days meal contains some repeats. Delicious though they may be, you’ve seen me do roasted sweet potatoes and brussels sprouts before. Happily, I do have one new component to bring to the table. Mini … Continue reading →

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Dark Days: Quick Tomato Sauce and Locally Made Pasta

Posted on February 22, 2010 by marisa

For those of you who’ve been keeping track, you might have noticed that I missed getting a Dark Days post up last week. I’ve taken to waiting until the last minute to cook and record my all-local (or mostly local) … Continue reading →

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Dark Days: Roasted Sweet Potato Wedges

Posted on February 7, 2010 by marisa

Kids, the larder was really bare of fresh, local foods this week. Couple my trip out of town last weekend with the fact that I missed the ordering deadline for my bi-weekly Winter Harvest delivery and that Philly got more … Continue reading →

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Dark Days: Roasted Potatoes, Local Greens and a Cast Iron Frittata

Posted on January 31, 2010 by marisa

Scott and I spent the weekend away, and by the time we rolled back into town tonight, I was hungry, tired and totally weary of eating food prepared by others (admittedly, part of my fatigue came from the fact that … Continue reading →

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Dark Days: Local Bits, Pieces and Pizza

Posted on January 25, 2010 by marisa

I had a harder time cooking for the Dark Days challenge last week than I ever have before. It’s not that we didn’t eat locally. There was carrot soup, made from farmers market carrots and onions, and simmered in chicken … Continue reading →

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Dark Days: A Local Salad in January

Posted on January 17, 2010 by marisa

I’m feeling a little lazy tonight, so instead of telling you about the local sausage we ate tonight with some of my homemade, home-canned, red sauerkraut (the picture is still on the camera, which is all the way across the … Continue reading →

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Dark Days: Sausage, Kale and White Bean Soup

Posted on January 11, 2010 by marisa

I’m coming to realize that during the winter months, Sunday is nearly synonymous with soup in my brain. Here in Philly, it barely got above 30 degrees today, making soup doubly necessary. Luckily, I had everything I needed in my … Continue reading →

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Dark Days: Chicken Soup on New Year’s Day

Posted on January 3, 2010 by marisa

For New Year’s Eve this year, Scott and I hosted a little party. It wasn’t anything fancy. In fact, the idea for it sprung out of a simple desire to have people over to help us drink up some of … Continue reading →

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Dark Days: A local snack

Posted on December 28, 2009 by marisa

I spent last night on an airplane, struggling to get comfortable in a narrow seat, in the very back row. When I got back to Philly earlier this morning, on very few hours of sleep, my brain was slow and … Continue reading →

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