Comments for The 50 Mile Diet

Comment on An Abundance of Goodness by Neal

Neal — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:10:41 +0000

And this is the reason I love 50milediet.com. Killer posts.

Comment on Straw’ Muffins by Terry R.

Terry R. — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 03:16:56 +0000

Those look really good, will defnitely have to make them when strawberries are in season. Thanks.

Comment on Heart Happy by HSA

HSA — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 23:50:05 +0000

It actually looks pretty good not to mention the ingredients are good for you.HSA

Comment on Bartering Our Best by Justin Hutchins

Justin Hutchins — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 20:17:49 +0000

nice idea! I am bartering online at http://barterquest.com 1

Comment on An Abundance of Goodness by Solome

Solome — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 19:20:48 +0000

Ah, that all sounds so good and fresh!
And here I am, just finishing this 45%-daily-sodium frozen meal for lunch with a stomachache coming on. Yuck. Hope to talk to you sometime soon!

Comment on An Abundance of Goodness by Terry

Terry — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:24:29 +0000

Have you ever heard of a place called “Traditional Foods”? It is a hole-in-the-wall warehouse type place that sells food directly from local farmers. They have fantastic pork and chicken along with many other farmers market type of things. They have a tiny bit of fresh vegetables/fruits once in a while. I usually make a weekly trip for meats. Here is a link to their website:

http://web.me.com/willwinter/traditionalfoodsmn.mac.com/Welcome.html

Comment on Rhubarb Aplenty by Marilyn

Marilyn — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 20:10:13 +0000

Yes, Rhubarb custard pie is in my cookbook.

Comment on I Left Some for You by Amy

Amy — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:26:53 +0000

Feel free to bring some to Relay…

Comment on Disappearing Lettuce Blues by Terry

Terry — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:25:33 +0000

so sorry to hear about the lettuce. you won’t like to hear this but…i have harvested several meals of spinach from my garden and just harvested all of the swiss chard for last night’s dinner. it is sooooo yummy. i’m going to pull the spinach and chard roots and replant with carrot seeds for a fall harvest. i LOVE my new raised garden bed—no rabbits! still waiting for tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, yellow beans, broccoli, and peas. good luck!

Comment on Strawberry Bonanza by Diane

Diane — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:15:37 +0000

are you picking?
what are the prices?

Comment on Lucky Little Eggs by Amy

Amy — Fri, 29 May 2009 00:33:24 +0000

Cool! I signed up for 2 CSAs this year, one veggie, one meat and egg. Picked up my first batch of the latter this weekend; haven’t tried the eggs yet, although they sure are purdy.

I must remember to check the size of the meat portions, though–there’s fajita-cut beef, but the amount I got is about enough to feed one teenage boy. I’ll have to buy some extra next time.

Comment on Rhubarb Aplenty by Natalie

Natalie — Fri, 22 May 2009 04:08:15 +0000

Does anyone have a good recipe for something besides jam and chutney??

Comment on Simon & Garfunkel and Herb(s) by Natalie

Natalie — Fri, 22 May 2009 04:06:42 +0000

It looks terrific!! glad I could help you out!!

Comment on Asparagus in its Glory by Terry

Terry — Thu, 14 May 2009 01:56:55 +0000

Another great way to fix asparagus is to stir fry it with garlic and ginger. Slice the tougher part of the stalk a little thinner. Dice garlic and ginger. Heat oil until almost smoking in a non-stick wok. Add garlic and ginger and stir fry for 30 seconds. Add asparagus (dry asparagus well with a paper towel before adding) and stir fry for 2 – 3 minutes more. Add a couple of tablespoons of soy sauce, stir, and turn off heat. Delicious!

Comment on From Dirt to Soup by Terry

Terry — Thu, 14 May 2009 01:51:02 +0000

If you add a little heavy cream to the soup at the end it will have less of a green pea soup look (and of course have a smoother mouth feel and taste great!).

Comment on From Dirt to Soup by Jay

Jay — Sat, 09 May 2009 02:12:44 +0000

We take the spears, brush them with olive oil and sprinkle with kosher salt, then broil them in a pan for 8-9 minutes. Simple and delicious!

Comment on Asparagus Wakes Up by Terry

Terry — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 23:31:47 +0000

When I was a kid, my dad picked wild asparagus that grew on the sides of ditches and ravines in southwestern Minnesota. These spots were a fiercely guarded secret by those who went spring asparagus hunting. Anyone know of a “secret” spot???

Comment on Bye-bye-bunny Salad Table by seema

seema — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:27:58 +0000

i just read that cayanne pepper will keep the bunnies away?
i just had a salad table built (cost way more than $100 but worth it to have someone else build us a good one that we can use for many years) and it requires ALOT of watering!! Especially as it is getting hotter with many days without rain!

Comment on Bye-bye-bunny Salad Table by Terry

Terry — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 23:23:45 +0000

Yes, great idea. I am finally going to be able to garden this summer. We cut down a couple of trees in our backyard last fall so we now have a nice sunny spot. I am going to install a raised garden bed since the area is full of roots from a maple tree. I can also control the quality of the soil and I don’t have to bend over so far! Any ideas of how to keep rabbits out of this type of garden?

Comment on Save the World One Bag at a Time by Selma Grossman

Selma Grossman — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 18:38:20 +0000

It’s great to conserve by not using grocery store plastic bags…But I have a dilemma. I must dispose of my wet garbage in plastic bags in order for it to be picked up. If I don’t use store bags I will be forced to buy plastic bags!

Comment on Bye-bye-bunny Salad Table by Jay

Jay — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:42:13 +0000

Another neat idea!
I’ll be curious to know, if you build one, how much watering your greens need, given the shallow box and mesh bottom.

Comment on Bye-bye-bunny Salad Table by Amy

Amy — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 17:24:04 +0000

I belong to the Arboretum too, but somehow I missed this. Thanks for sharing! I have an itty-bitty garden and wanted to expand slightly this summer, but wasn’t sure how to go about it.

Comment on Amber Waves: Elixir from the Maple Trees by Terry

Terry — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 11:13:36 +0000

Yes, there is nothing like real maple syrup. I could have made my own syrup this spring from a silver maple in my front yard. I had some trim work done last fall. The sap has been “raining” from one of the cut limbs for the past three weeks. I had no idea maple trees sucked this much water from the ground and produce that much sap! Hopefully it will heal itself soon.

Comment on Local Gruyere by john

john — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 05:54:31 +0000

I just had this at a cheese tasting for Wisconsin cheeses. I am a chef so they are trying to sell me a bunch of cheeses. This, along with the German-style blues, were the standouts. It is a very nice cheese. Leagues above the generic american “swiss” and comparable to many real Swiss gruyeres i’ve had.

Comment on Olympically Clean by Terry

Terry — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 17:37:51 +0000

You are such a great source of information! I have been using this soap since you posted this several months ago. I love the body soap! I even used it all winter long—it did not make my skin dry. Thanks!